Online gambling regulation

Missouri governor blocks debate of new sportsbetting legalization measure

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The governor for the American state of Missouri has reportedly blocked an effort by legislators to consider a measure on the potential legalization of sportsbetting as part of a special session convened to deal...

PAGCor orders two locally-licensed iGaming enterprises to close

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The gaming regulator for the Philippines has reportedly ordered a pair of locally-licensed iGaming firms to close after detaining 140 members of their staffs who were suspected of having been kidnapped and forc...

PAGCor to lead collective crackdown against online gambling-related crime

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The new head for the gaming regulator of the Philippines has reportedly announced that his organization is to lead a collaborative campaign that will endeavor to crack down on crimes associated with the operati...

South Africa to potentially take another run at federal iGaming regulation

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In South Africa and the opposition Democratic Alliance political party has reportedly introduced legislation that would look to end the nation’s long-standing ambiguous policies surrounding online gambling. ...

888 Holdings receives Michigan online sportsbetting green light

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The gambling regulator for the American state of Michigan has announced that it has awarded a local subsidiary of prominent iGaming operator 888 Holdings with a license to run the jurisdiction’s latest online s...

FanDuel Group enters new Kansas retail and online sportsbetting market

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American sportsbetting giant FanDuel Group has announced its entry into another domestic market following yesterday’s premiere of a new retail sportsbook within the Kansas Star Casino venue operated by Boyd Gam...

Entain facing High Court case over Ladbrokes problem gambling allegations

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Only two weeks after being hit with a record-setting Gambling Commission fine of £17 million ($20.4 million) and British land-based and online casino and sportsbetting behemoth Entain is reportedly back in the ...

Ontario iGaming market posts impressive opening handle and revenue figures

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In Canada and the recently-liberalized iGaming market of Ontario reportedly chalked up aggregated handle of approximately $3.05 billion in the twelve weeks following its April 4 launch to produce some $123.79 m...

IGT to co-found $415 million fund to settle DoubleDown Casino class-action lawsuit

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Multinational gaming machines, lottery, sportsbetting and iGaming innovator International Game Technology (IGT) has announced that it is to help establish a special fund to settle the class-action federal lawsu...

More support for Florida’s disputed sportsbetting-friendly gaming compact

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The Attorney General for Florida has reportedly come out in support of the state’s ill-fated gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida by urging a federal appeals court to overturn a November ruling tha...

Gambling Commission fines SpreadEx Limited to the tune of £1.36 million

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In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has announced that iGaming operator SpreadEx Limited is to pay a fine of £1.36 million ($1.61 million) for numerous social responsibility and anti-mon...