Online gambling regulation

Crypto.com Scales Back Sports Event Contracts Across U.S. States

Crypto.com has significantly reduced the availability of its sports event contracts and broader prediction market offerings across the United States, pulling out of Arizona and at least eight other states as re...

Single-Action Betting Patents at Center of Penn Lawsuit

Penn Entertainment is facing a new legal challenge tied to the technology behind its Hollywood Casino mobile platform. Single Action Bet Tech LLC has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the US District Court...

ACMA Orders ISP Blocks for 12 Illegal Gambling Sites

Australia’s media regulator has directed internet service providers to restrict access to another group of illegal online gambling platforms, continuing a multi-year effort to curb offshore operators that targe...

Arizona Targets Underdog Over Crypto.com Partnership; Intends to Revoke Fantasy Sports License

Arizona regulators have initiated formal steps that could end Underdog’s authorization to operate daily fantasy sports contests in the state, marking a first-of-its-kind enforcement action tied to prediction ma...

Australia: Gavin Fineff’s Court Fight Puts Spotlight on Betting Practices

A high-profile legal battle has begun in Australia’s Federal Court, where former financial planner Gavin Fineff is seeking to compel three major betting companies to return millions of dollars he stole and subs...

UK Appeal Court Rejects Tycoon’s £1.5m Claim Against Betfair

A long-running legal fight in the United Kingdom between property investor Lee Gibson and Betfair reached its conclusion after the Court of Appeal ruled that the operator bore no responsibility for Gibson’s gam...

Estonia Moves Forward With Online Gambling Tax Cut

Estonia has taken a significant legislative step by approving a phased reduction of its online gambling tax, setting the rate on a path from 6 percent to 4 percent over two years. The decision followed a 51–31 ...

Florida Lawmakers Advance Plan to Curb Non-Seminole Gambling

Florida legislators are reviewing a slate of proposals aimed at restricting online gaming that falls outside the Seminole Tribe’s compact with the state. The central measure, House Bill 591, introduced by Rep. ...

Connecticut Orders Cease and Desist to Crypto.com, Kalshi, and Robinhood Over Illegal Sports Wagers

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) recently issued cease-and-desist orders to three major platforms—Crypto.com, Kalshi, and Robinhood—demanding they cease offering and advertising sports ev...