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Regulation ·
Oklahoma sweepstakes ban in force: what about Sweeps Coins?
Since 1 November 2026, Oklahoma's Senate Bill 1589 has treated online casino games that run on redeemable "dual-currency" coins as illegal gambling games. Several sweepstakes casinos have already left the state or dropped Sweeps Coins there. Here is what the bill says, which sites have pulled out, and what to check if you still hold a balance.
Online casino ·
888 voided C$1.27m in jackpot wins: Alberta player disputes
An Alberta player says 888casino removed C$1,267,003 in Jackpot Drop wins after a session on Pragmatic Play's Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake, citing a malfunction. An incident report seen by Gaming America and Casino.org blames test maths deployed to the live game. Here is what a malfunction clause means, why, by his account, the complaint route stalled, and what to keep if a win of yours is disputed.
Regulation ·
Maverick Games has closed: how to ask for your balance
Maverick Games, an AGCO-registered online casino in Ontario, has closed. Its homepage now says it has permanently closed its online gaming platform in Ontario, and wagering ended on 16 October. The operator says its team is processing payouts for outstanding balances and pending withdrawals, and asks players to email support@maverickgames.com with their full name and registered username. It gives no payout date. Here is what the notice and the terms say, and what is still unclear.
Crypto ·
MonkeyTilt is closing: withdraw before 9 November
MonkeyTilt, a crypto casino and sportsbook that says it is licensed by the Tobique Gaming Commission, is closing on 9 November 2026. Play stopped on 13 October and bonus balances will be converted to cash. Withdrawals stay open before and after the closing date. Here is how to get your money out.
Regulation ·
BresBet and Bet St George: can you get your money back?
Two months after the UK Gambling Commission suspended their licences, BresBet and Bet St George are in different places. Bet St George is in administration, and customers owed money are told to contact the administrators. For BresBet, no administrator was on record on 31 October and no official claim route has been published.
Industry ·
Poker malware exposed hole cards; ScreenShield now default
Tampered updates of two third-party poker tools, Jurojin and IntuitiveTables, put remote-access software on players' PCs and let an attacker see the hole cards of targeted, mostly high-stakes players. ACR Poker switched its ScreenShield protection on by default on 4 November.
Industry ·
MGM Digital Q3 revenue up 6% as EBITDAR loss shrinks to $4m
MGM Digital, the LeoVegas-led online gaming arm of MGM Resorts that excludes BetMGM North America, grew third-quarter revenue 6% to $183.7 million and cut its segment adjusted EBITDAR loss to $4.2 million from $23.2 million a year earlier.
Crypto ·
Polymarket refunds traders after vendor script breach
A compromised third-party performance script on Polymarket's international site used traders' open sessions to sell positions and move funds on 29 October. Polymarket says it is returning $3.9 million in total and that 689 of 726 affected wallets had been refunded in full by the afternoon of 30 October.
Regulation ·
Colombia bill would add 19% VAT to online betting deposits
Colombia's government has filed an economic rescue bill that, according to reports of its text, would charge 19% VAT on games of chance, with online games taxed on the value of each player's deposit. It is a proposal, not law, and, as of 30 October, Congress has yet to debate it.
Regulation ·
Malta's MGA refines checks on foreign-licensed firms
The Malta Gaming Authority has closed its consultation on the Recognition Notice framework, which covers gambling firms working in or from Malta on a licence from another EU or EEA country. It says the feedback led to refinements. Next.io, which obtained the regulator's feedback statement, reports that several planned information requests were cut back.
Regulation ·
Italy's 2027 budget asks gambling for €700m
Italy's government says its 2027 budget bill will raise another €700m from gambling. A copy of the bill text circulating since 30 October raises the standard tax rate on slot machines and VLTs, extends land-based concessions to 2029 and contains no online tax change. Parliament still has to pass it.
Regulation ·
Dutch licensed online gambling fell 21% in 2025, KSA says
The Dutch regulator says licensed online gambling revenue fell 21% in 2025, adjusted for inflation, and links the drop at least partly to the deposit rules from October 2024. In the first half of 2026 revenue rose again, accounts reached an average of 1.48 million a month, and the licensed share of revenue was estimated at 59%.
Regulation ·
UKGC study: illegal gambling beside licensed play
A Gambling Commission study of anonymised bank data found that, among people with repeated suspected illegal-site payments, 91% also used licensed operators. Of the 146 people with survey scores, 45% scored 8 or more on the problem gambling scale, against 6% of licensed non-lottery gamblers in the sample. The regulator says the data cannot size the illegal market.
Industry · Pragmatic Play ·
Pragmatic Play signs Logrand for Vivento and Jubilee
Pragmatic Play has signed a deal to supply its slots and live casino games to two Mexican online casino brands run by Logrand Entertainment Group, Vivento.mx and Jubilee.mx. The announcement gives no launch date, title count or financial terms.
Regulation ·
New Brunswick tables bill to regulate online live casino
New Brunswick has tabled Bill 8, which would give the province the power to regulate online live casino games run by the province's lottery corporation or a government-designated agency. Regulations are to follow, and as of 30 October the government's release gives no launch date.
Regulation · DraftKings ·
DraftKings and FanDuel pull sports contracts in Utah
DraftKings Predictions and FanDuel Predicts have dropped sports, political and novelty contracts for customers in Utah, and Fanatics Markets says it will stop trade placement there on 4 November. DraftKings and FanDuel keep financial contracts. The moves follow Utah's criminal charges against Kalshi.
Regulation ·
Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi and co-founders
Utah's attorney general has filed 14 criminal counts in state court against Kalshi's operating company, with co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara named as co-defendants. The case rests on 12 sports bets an undercover agent placed in September. These are charges, not findings.
Regulation ·
Finland names its first 18 gambling licence holders
Finland's National Police Board has granted 18 licences under the new Gambling Act and now publishes the holders with their licence numbers. Another 63 applications are being processed, each taking about six to eight months. No licensed site can open before 1 July 2027.
Industry ·
Veikkaus to launch Viabet in Finland and Denmark in 2027
Finland's state-owned gambling company Veikkaus will launch a new brand, Viabet, in Finland and Denmark from 1 July 2027 under a commercial deal with Viaplay. It is the first time Veikkaus will sell directly to players outside Finland.
Regulation ·
AMLA keeps €2,000 gambling check, sets linking rules
The EU's new anti-money laundering authority, AMLA, has decided not to lower the €2,000 threshold at which gambling operators must check a customer's identity. Instead, its draft rules set out how operators should decide whether separate bets or payments belong together and count toward that limit.
Industry ·
Rush Street Interactive Q3 2026: revenue up 39%
Rush Street Interactive, the company behind BetRivers and RushBet, reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $385.9 million, up 39% on a year earlier, and kept its full-year guidance. Latin America now has twice as many active players as North America, but each North American player brings in far more revenue.
Industry · Games Global ·
Games Global holds a majority of Wishbone Games
Games Global UK Limited now holds more than half of the shares in Wishbone Games, the studio behind Phoenix Reign of Horror, according to the UK company register. The entry dates the control to 1 October 2025 but was only filed this month.
Regulation ·
The Star ordered to pay A$260m for AML breaches
The Federal Court of Australia has ordered The Star to pay A$260 million for breaching anti-money-laundering law at its Sydney and Queensland casinos. The Court found the casino group failed to check who its high-risk customers were and where their money came from.
Regulation ·
Kalshi sues Missouri over sports event contracts
Kalshi has sued Missouri's attorney general and gaming regulators in federal court, asking a judge to stop the state from enforcing its gambling laws against Kalshi's sports event contracts. The suit comes days before the 30 October deadline Kalshi says it was given to comply.