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Industry ·
Three sentenced for betting on the 2024 UK election date
Three people who bet on the date of the 2024 UK general election using confidential information have received suspended prison sentences and a 12-month ban on online gambling apps. The Gambling Commission brought the cheating case itself and calls it the first of its kind.
Industry ·
IG Group seeks UK gambling licence to run prediction markets
IG Group, the FTSE 100 trading platform, plans to launch financial prediction markets for UK professional clients in Q4 2026 and has applied for a Gambling Commission licence so it can add politics, entertainment and sports markets in early 2027. The licence is pending, not granted.
Regulation ·
Peru proposes lower online betting fines, stricter ad rules
Peru's Mincetur has put a draft decree out for comment that would cut the top fine for licensed online casinos and sportsbooks from 200 to 70 UIT, cap most fines at 10% of annual revenue, and tighten what gambling ads must show. It is a proposal, not yet law.
Regulation ·
AGCOM proposes stricter test for gambling-brand news sites
Italy's communications regulator AGCOM has opened a 30-day consultation on tightening the exemption that lets gambling brands run separate news, sports and entertainment sites. Under the proposal, a ".live" or ".news" spin-off would have to prove it is a real, independent business. The ad ban itself is unchanged.
Regulation ·
Malta's gaming and consumer regulators sign complaints deal
The Malta Gaming Authority and Malta's consumer authority, the MCCAA, have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on player complaints and disputes where their remits overlap. Here is what it covers and where a player with an MGA-licensed site can take a complaint today.
Regulation ·
UKGC: "not on GamStop" now a main route to illegal sites
New Gambling Commission research finds that "not on GamStop" has become a common search shorthand for sites with fewer checks and faster payouts, and a main way people reach the illegal market. It sorts the people using those sites into four groups with very different motives.
Regulation ·
Illinois proposes self-exclusion for video gaming machines
The Illinois Gaming Board has approved a proposed rule that would bring the state's roughly 50,000 video gaming terminals into its self-exclusion program, with ID checks before players buy vouchers and optional cashless accounts. It is not in force: a legislative rules committee reviews it next.
Industry ·
evoke Q3 revenue down 7% to £406m after 270 shop closures
evoke, the owner of William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, took £406 million in third-quarter revenue, 7% less than a year earlier, after closing about 270 William Hill shops. Its takeover by Bally's Intralot is still expected to complete around the turn of the year.
Industry · Evolution ·
Evolution Q3 2026: revenue up 3.7%, Brazil studio closed
Evolution grew third-quarter revenue 3.7% to EUR 526.1 million, with every region up on the previous quarter. Its Brazilian studio has been closed since 5 October because of the online betting ban, and Ice Fishing heads to North America before year-end.
Regulation ·
Latvia bill would raise gambling age to 21, cap online play
A Latvian parliamentary committee has backed a bill that would raise the gambling age from 18 to 21, limit online play to 21 hours in any 24 and bring in personalised player cards. Nothing is law yet: the newly elected parliament will decide.
Industry ·
Flutter closes Betfair in Brazil and keeps only Betnacional
Flutter is closing its Betfair brand in Brazil and cutting staff, blaming the online betting ban under MP 1.394. If Brazil's market reopens, the group plans to come back with Betnacional alone.
Regulation ·
US lawmakers ask six betting firms about VIP programs
Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Reps. Paul Tonko and Valerie Foushee have written to BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, Fanatics, Kalshi and Polymarket. They want answers by 5 November on VIP members, revenue, offers to players trying to cut back, and the use of AI to target promotions.
Regulation ·
Ksa fines Instantcasino operator a record EUR 37.25m
The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) has fined EOD Code SRL EUR 37.25 million for offering unlicensed online gambling to players in the Netherlands through twelve sites, including Instantcasino and Skyhills. It is the highest fine Ksa has imposed for illegal gambling so far, and the company can still object.
Industry ·
FDJ United cuts 2026 targets as jackpots shrink, taxes rise
FDJ United, the French lottery group whose online brands include Unibet, has lowered its 2026 targets. Revenue fell 5.6% to EUR 2,576 million in the first nine months, hit by fewer big EuroMillions jackpots, high sports-betting payouts, weaker shop traffic and EUR 62 million in higher gaming taxes.
Industry ·
Betsson posts record Q3 revenue as gaming taxes cut EBIT 31%
Betsson's revenue hit a quarterly record of EUR 326.5 million in July to September 2026, driven by casino and Latin America. Operating profit still fell 31%, as more of the group's income now comes from locally regulated markets that carry gaming taxes.
Regulation ·
Premier League shirt ban cut live gambling ads by just 10.5%
Gambling logos have all but disappeared from the front of Premier League shirts this season, but University of Bristol researchers estimate the change cut gambling messages in live matches by just 10.5%. Pitchside boards still carry most of the marketing, and branding on sleeves and training kit more than tripled.
Responsible gambling ·
iGaming Ontario shelved problem-gambling study, records show
iGaming Ontario commissioned a study to measure problem gambling before the province's online market opened, promised to publish it, then decided not to release it after early results came in higher than expected, according to records obtained by the Toronto Star. The findings themselves remain withheld.
Regulation ·
Fake Brasil sem Bets site charges 15% Pix "release tax"
A copy of the Brazilian government's Brasil sem Bets refund page, on a lookalike address, shows visitors betting balances they never had and asks for a 15% "release tax" by Pix before paying out, Veja reports. The official notice says banks would return balances automatically, and it asks for no fee.
Regulation ·
ACMA warns two ex-AFL players over Vegastars casino posts
Australia's media regulator has formally warned former AFL players Mitch Robinson and Rhys Mathieson, now social media influencers, for promoting the illegal online casino Vegastars on Instagram and a podcast. Both took the posts down. The ACMA says every influencer is now "on notice".
Industry ·
Booming Games moves Ontario slots to 93.5% RTP
From the end of October, every new Booming Games slot in Ontario will be certified at a 93.5% return to player, and 12 existing titles get replacement builds at the same rate. Game names, IDs and lobby art stay the same, so the change won't be obvious from the lobby.
Regulation ·
PointsBet Canada accepts two-day Ontario suspension
PointsBet Canada will take its Ontario gaming site offline for two days and undertake an independent audit, settling the AGCO case over its alleged failure to report suspicious bets on NBA player Jontay Porter. The AGCO and PointsBet say the dates are yet to be determined.
Regulation ·
Ohio tells licensees to cut prediction-market ties by 30 Oct
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has warned its licensees, from sportsbooks to integrity monitors and testing labs, that serving unlicensed prediction markets raises "significant suitability concerns", according to a copy of its letter published by The Event Horizon. They must stop and confirm compliance by 30 October.
Technology · Play'n GO ·
Triple Tumblin' Totems: Play'n GO slot due 5 November
Play'n GO lists Triple Tumblin' Totems for release on 5 November. The studio's page now sets out the features: tumbling reels, three Totem Blessings that grow the reels, frame Instant Prizes and add reel multipliers, and three Free Spins tiers.
Regulation ·
L & L Europe to pay £900,000 over withdrawal delays
The Gambling Commission says L & L Europe's rule allowing only one withdrawal request at a time was unfair under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The operator also asked some customers for extra information at cashout that it could have requested earlier.