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UKGC sets Category B machine session rules, staged to 2027–28
On 30 September 2026 the UK Gambling Commission published new Gaming Machine Technical Standards for Category B machines. New cabinets must show session length and net position. Existing machines are exempt. Rules stage in from March 2027 through October 2028.
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Brazil betting groups ask STF to suspend Lula’s MP 1.394 ban
President Lula signed Provisional Measure 1.394 on 25 September 2026, banning fixed-odds sports and online games from 6 October. ANJL and IBJR have asked Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court to suspend it; the AGU has sought 72 hours to reply. No suspension has been granted yet.
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UKGC and Manchester partners raid four city-centre premises: four arrested, more than £20,000 seized
Greater Manchester Police, with the Gambling Commission and Manchester City Council, raided four city-centre premises on 21 September 2026. Four people were arrested on suspicion of offences. Officers recovered more than £20,000 in cash.
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Curaçao regulator says its licensing portal was accessed for nine months under a false identity
The Curaçao Gaming Authority says an account registered under a false identity gave an outsider access to its online licensing portal from December 2025 until September 2026. The regulator confirms a security researcher's account of the breach but says it has not yet established what was taken.
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UK Gambling Commission suspends slot supplier Tom Horn Gaming's licence
The UK Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licence of slot supplier Tom Horn Gaming. The decision is dated 8 September 2026 and was first reported this week. The Commission's register now shows both of the company's GB activities as suspended.
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UKGC suspends Targetlocal remote licence over AML failings
On 21 September 2026 the UK Gambling Commission suspended Targetlocal Ltd’s combined remote licence — trading as Ken Howell’s Sports Betting on kenhowells.com — after AML failings. Customers can still withdraw. This is a suspension, not a revocation.
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Tunica-Biloxi announces SaltTrade Derivatives prediction-market app with Kalshi
On 18 September 2026 the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana announced SaltTrade Derivatives, a tribally owned venture for a prediction-market trading app powered by Kalshi. The app is not fully live; SaltTrade says it will rely on CFTC staff no-action relief and will not be CFTC-registered.
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House Ways & Means advances FULL HOUSE fix for gambling-loss deductions
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 38–5 on 16 September 2026 to advance a tax package that would restore a full federal deduction for gambling losses up to winnings. The fix is not law yet.
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South Korea refers 18 Polymarket users to prosecutors after blockchain tracing
As of 15 September 2026, Gangwon Provincial Police have booked 26 people and referred 18 to prosecutors over alleged illegal gambling on Polymarket, with combined stakes about $12.7 million. Conduct under probe predates the 18 August platform block.
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Missouri AG orders six prediction markets to stop sports event contracts
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway sent cease-and-desist letters to Polymarket, Kalshi, Crypto.com, Novig, Underdog and Robinhood over sports event contracts.
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Malta launches voluntary AI Gaming Charter with MDIA
The MGA and Malta’s digital innovation authority publish a principles-based AI framework for gaming — voluntary, and explicit that it adds no new licence duties.
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Lithuania’s LPT blocks Polymarket as unlicensed remote gambling
Lithuania’s Gambling Supervisory Authority ordered ISPs and payment firms to cut off Polymarket after classifying its sports markets as unlicensed betting.
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KSA renews first eight Dutch online gambling licences through 2031
The Dutch gambling authority reissues five-year follow-up permits for eight online operators as 2021 licences hit their first renewal cliff.
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Pernambuco court dismisses Spribe AVIATOR claims against NSX
A Pernambuco court dismissed all of Spribe’s trademark, copyright and unfair-competition claims against Betnacional operator NSX over AVIATOR, trade desks reported on 18 September 2026. Ownership is not finally settled.
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Lords committee recommends comprehensive ban on UK gambling advertising
The House of Lords Liaison Committee says a tobacco-style ban is the most effective way to reduce gambling harm. On-course racing and lottery advertising would need separate assessment.
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Entain urges immediate ban on unlicensed UK sports sponsorship
The Ladbrokes and Coral owner presses government to close the offshore sponsorship loophole before another full season.
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Brazil SPA Ordinance 2.750: banks must freeze illegal betting accounts in 24 hours
Portaria SPA/MF nº 2.750 tightens payment enforcement against unlicensed fixed-odds betting after formal SPA notice.
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Brazil prepares provisional measure to ban online casinos, sources say
Reuters and local desks report an executive order before the 4 October first round — sports betting expected spared; text not yet signed.
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Dabble pays A$1.07m after ACMA finds BetStop self-exclusion breaches
Dabble left 157 accounts open after BetStop registration and sent 839 messages to 165 self-excluded people. It paid A$1,069,200 and accepted a two-year compliance undertaking.
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Google Ads extends gambling certification to every games category
From 14 September 2026 every Google Ads account in any Gambling and games category must show good policy health. Manager accounts with repeated certificate revocations can lose the right to apply again.
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Brazil’s betting regulator blocked 66,482 illegal domains
Access-to-information figures through 2 September 2026 put Secretariat of Prizes and Betting domain blocks at 66,482 since January 2025, with R$18.019 million in fines already decided.
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Australia’s Adstop register and gambling red-flag duty become law
Parliament passed the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 on 19 August. ACMA says most of the package starts on 1 January 2027. ABC reported that the detailed red-flag criteria will be set later through regulation.
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FATF maps money-laundering risks in gaming and gambling
Paris report of 9 September 2026 updates the 2009 casino analysis. Denmark’s regulator confirmed on 11 September that many of the indicators apply to Danish licensees.
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New York AG secures $8m from VGW over sweepstakes casinos
Chumba, Global Poker and Luckyland settle New York's sweepstakes-coin case after a 2025 cease-and-desist.