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Regulation ·
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.
Industry · Merkur ·
Merkur signs definitive deal for controlling stake in Société Française de Casinos
Société Française de Casinos announced a definitive shares transfer agreement dated 17 September 2026: Merkur will acquire 95% of Casigrangi, holder of about 81.21% of SFC. Transparency price €6.19; Interior Ministry approval still required; close eyed for Q1 2027.
Regulation ·
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.
Regulation ·
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.
Regulation ·
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.
Industry · BETBY ·
BETBY enters regulated Poland via Betters sportsbook partnership
BETBY announced on 17 September 2026 its first Polish partnership: Betters has integrated BETBY’s full sportsbook stack, including the Betby Games esports feed. No invented Polish licence IDs.
Regulation ·
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.
Industry ·
UK Gambling Commission: GGY hits £17.5bn as remote casino leads
Annual industry statistics show online yield climbing while the licensed estate shrinks.
Regulation ·
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.
Industry ·
British online casino yield reaches £5.7bn as slots account for £4.8bn
New Gambling Commission figures put slots at the centre of Britain’s online casino market. The totals describe operator yield, not players’ winnings.
Regulation ·
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.
Regulation ·
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.
Regulation ·
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.
Technology · Pragmatic Play ·
Pragmatic Play opens Helios – Triple Sun with three coloured scatters
The 6×5 pays-anywhere slot lands on 14 September 2026. Three sun scatters feed pots above the grid and can unlock free spins carrying up to three stacked modifiers.
Regulation ·
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.
Regulation ·
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.
Regulation ·
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.
Technology · Play'n GO ·
Play’n GO goes live on Ember Casino in West Virginia
A regulated US studio drop: West Virginia is live. Pennsylvania and New Jersey are planned, without published dates.
Regulation ·
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.
Regulation ·
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.
Technology · Thunderkick ·
Thunderkick releases Serpentico Smash
Meso-American ruins, heavy Crush cascades, and a serpent watching the cluster grid on launch day.
Regulation ·
Lagos and 24 Nigerian states declare Stake.com unlicensed
Regulators order banks and platforms to cut facilitation after ten compliance notices went unanswered.
Regulation ·
Frankfurt prosecutors raid alleged €5.86bn unlicensed gambling ring
Eleven searches, one arrest warrant, and an €82m asset freeze — plus trade calls to rethink Germany's black-market maths.
Technology · Blueprint Gaming ·
Blueprint Gaming releases Triple Power Cash Strike
Coloured fireballs refill the Cash Strike pots and open Expand, Collect, and Multi paths.