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Regulation ·
Polymarket US stops sports contracts in Michigan
Polymarket US has agreed to stop offering new sports event contracts to Michigan customers and to close any open positions left by 25 November. It is the fourth platform to pull sports contracts in the state this year.
Regulation ·
ASA upholds complaint over bonus ad on self-exclusion search
The UK advertising regulator has upheld a complaint against betting affiliate Optival Ltd after its paid search ad, promoting welcome bonuses, appeared for someone searching "self exclusion bookies". The ASA found its targeting controls had not been sufficiently robust.
Regulation ·
Two Budget documents differ by £5m on Machine Games Duty
Budget 2026's Table 6.1 puts the Machine Games Duty changes at £145 million in 2031-32. The Policy costings PDF prints two separate notes that add up to £140 million. The other five years match.
Regulation ·
UK Budget raises Machine Games Duty to 25% from April 2027
The UK Budget moves gaming machines with stakes over £1 or prizes over £100 into the 25% band of Machine Games Duty from 1 April 2027. Lower-stake machines in pubs and seaside arcades keep their existing rate. Remote Gaming Duty on online casino play stays at 40%.
Responsible gambling ·
Kalshi adds a $2,500 deposit limit for traders aged 18-20
Kalshi is placing every trader aged 18 to 20 on a default $2,500 monthly deposit limit and adding an alert for new traders who put more than a quarter of their balance into one trade. Both features roll out in the coming days.
Regulation ·
Chile proposes a ban on all online betting ads and bonuses
Chile's government wants to ban all advertising by online betting platforms, licensed or not, and outlaw bonuses used to attract or keep players. The package also proposes a 22% total tax. A Senate committee began studying it on 27 October; nothing is law yet.
Regulation ·
Buenos Aires bill would ban online casinos and betting
A Buenos Aires provincial senator has proposed banning online sports betting and casino games in the province, ending its licensing system. Players would get their balances back within 30 days. It is a proposal only, with no vote date.
Regulation ·
US sues Utah to stop its gambling case against Kalshi
The United States and the CFTC have asked a federal court in Utah to declare Utah's gambling laws inapplicable to federally regulated prediction markets and to stop Utah's lawsuit against Kalshi. As of 28 October, no hearing date and no ruling have been reported.
Industry ·
Caesars Digital revenue up 4.8% to $326m in Q3 2026
Caesars' online casino and sports betting segment grew third-quarter revenue 4.8% to $326 million and lifted adjusted EBITDA to $44 million. The group's net loss widened to $123 million, and there was no earnings call because of the pending Fertitta takeover.
Regulation ·
Brazil's Supreme Court to hold betting ban hearing 3 Nov
Justice Luiz Fux has called a public hearing at Brazil's Supreme Federal Court for 3 November on MP 1.394, the measure that bans fixed-odds betting. Twenty-six bodies are invited, from the government and operator associations to ten football clubs. It is a consultation, not a ruling: the ban stays in force.
Industry ·
Betfair to close exchange, sportsbook and casino in Italy
Flutter says it will soon stop offering Betfair Exchange, Betfair Sportsbook and Betfair Casino in Italy, blaming recent regulatory changes. The Italian affiliate programme ends on 31 October, but no closure date or account procedure for players has been published yet.
Regulation ·
Betdaq has closed: your account, bets and balance
Betdaq stopped taking bets on 21 October 2026. Customers can log in and withdraw until 4 November. Bets matched before 14 October that settle by 30 November are honoured; later ones are voided and stakes returned. Here is what changes, and what is still unclear.
Regulation ·
Pennsylvania bill would cap online casino bets at $5
A bipartisan Pennsylvania House bill, HB 2879, would cap online casino bets at $2 or $5 a play depending on age, block all betting after set losses, allow only two deposits a day and end credit card funding. It sits in the House Gaming Oversight Committee with no hearing or vote yet.
Regulation ·
Kalshi sues Louisiana over sports event contracts
Kalshi has sued Louisiana's attorney general, governor and gaming regulators in federal court, asking a judge to stop the state from applying its gambling laws to Kalshi's sports event contracts. Louisiana has not taken enforcement action against Kalshi, and the court has not ruled on anything yet.
Regulation ·
NBA names Kalshi and Polymarket its preferred exchanges
The NBA has named Kalshi and Polymarket its "Preferred Prediction Market Exchanges" and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CFTC, the US federal derivatives regulator. The deals add trading limits and information-sharing duties, give both exchanges official data and marketing rights, and extend DraftKings' NBA deal to prediction markets.
Regulation ·
Finland grants 12 gambling licences; Veikkaus still waiting
Finland's National Police Board says it has granted 12 online gambling licences and rejected none, from 79 applications. Licensed sites cannot open before July 2027, and state operator Veikkaus is still waiting for its own decision.
Responsible gambling ·
Denmark warns parents about gambling-like features in games
Denmark's Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden, has started a campaign asking parents to look at what is inside their children's games, not only at screen time. Fake "Casino Kids" shopfronts in Aarhus, Odense and Copenhagen point to the advice site StyrPåSpillet.dk. No new rules come with it.
Regulation ·
Sint Maarten draft law would repeal offshore gambling rules
Sint Maarten has put a draft gambling law out for public consultation until 4 December. It would create an independent Gambling Authority, license casinos and lotteries, and repeal the country's offshore gambling ordinance. Online gambling is left for later rules. Nothing is in force yet.
Regulation ·
Lula re-elected: what's next for Brazil's MP 1.394 bet ban
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term in Brazil's runoff on 25 October, so the government that banned fixed-odds betting stays in charge. The ban remains in force and the licences are gone. What happens next depends on the Supreme Federal Court and on Congress.
Regulation ·
Brazil's betting licences end under MP 1.394, no fee refund
Every federal authorisation to run fixed-odds betting in Brazil ends today, Sunday 25 October, 30 days after Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 was published. Operators get no refund of the licence fee and no compensation, and their reporting and refund obligations carry on.
Regulation ·
NY regulator asks court to force Kalshi to answer subpoenas
The New York State Gaming Commission has asked a Manhattan court to make Kalshi comply with subpoenas for records on its sports contracts, its offerings to New Yorkers under 21, its advertising and its ownership. The Commission says it needs them to decide whether to seek civil penalties. Nothing has been ruled yet.
Regulation ·
Mexican court backs Bet365 and Betano operator over block
A federal appeals court in Mexico City has ruled for Ganador Azteca, the company that runs Bet365 and Betano in Mexico, in its challenge to the Interior Ministry's block on both sites. The ruling still has to be published and complied with, there is no return date, and players' balances remain frozen.
Regulation ·
Brazil court orders 7 betting firms to freeze refund money
A federal judge in São Paulo has ordered seven former betting operators, Blaze among them, to keep the money owed to their players segregated and to prove their account balances with bank records within two days. Each company faces a R$50,000 daily fine if it does not comply.
Industry ·
Alberta iGaming report: CA$122.1M from July to September
Alberta's regulated online gambling market took CA$122.1 million in revenue after winnings from its 13 July opening to 30 September, according to the first market report from Alberta iGaming Corporation. Casino games made up three quarters of September revenue, and the agency says the figures do not yet show the full market.