VGW Group
Florida Sues VGW and Stake Over Sweepstakes Casinos
The attorney general says the sites used a dual-currency model to disguise illegal gambling and prey on Floridians.
August 20, 2026
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Illegal Gambling
Angola Regulator Warns Mabunda Merchants Over Illegal Gambling
The ISJ used a market visit in Luanda to press the case for prior licensing, responsible play and tighter compliance.
August 20, 2026
Kansspelautoriteit
Dutch Regulator Publishes Open-Source Model to Spot Risky Gambling
Built with University of Amsterdam researchers, it scores players from betting patterns, session timing and reactions to winning and losing streaks
August 19, 2026
NSW Casinos Fined A$2.25 Million After Teen Used Fake ID
Crown Sydney received the larger penalty after the 16-year-old entered its gaming areas repeatedly, spent more than A$21,000 and was served alcohol.
August 19, 2026
Self-Exclusion
Holland Park Leisure Fined £150,000 Over Self-Exclusion Failings
The Gambling Commission said the Leicester operator had been warned before and later gave misleading information during its inquiry.
August 18, 2026
Australia
Australia Agrees to Gambling-Ad Opt-Out Register
The deal would also cap betting ads around live sport and ban them on jerseys, in stadiums and after sign-up.
August 18, 2026
Facebook
Zimbabwe Launches Responsible Gambling Skit Challenge
The arts council and gaming board are using short social-media videos to push betting limits, self-control and underage protection.
August 17, 2026
Australia
Ainsworth Signs AU$8.5 Million Patent Deal With Aristocrat
The agreement also gives each company reciprocal Australian patent rights and a royalty-free licence to responsible-gaming technology.
August 16, 2026
Brazil
Brazil Suspends Pixbet Over Compliance Failures
The bookmaker must cancel active bets and refund stakes, even as a separate police probe continues.
August 16, 2026
Facebook
Meta Ads for Illegal Casinos Expose Australian Law Gap
The watchdog says it can only act when most site users are in Australia, while parliament considers a broader test.
August 16, 2026
FanDuel Sportsbook US
FanDuel Defends VIP Sportsbook Program in Letter to Congress
The company said its high-value customer outreach is covered by the same monitoring and exclusion rules as the rest of its book, even as Democrats pressed it to shut the program down.
August 15, 2026
Online Sports Betting
IRS Warns Bettors Off Illegal and Crypto Gambling Sites
The agency tied illegal gambling to money laundering and tax crimes, while repeating that winnings must still be reported.
August 15, 2026
Mali Court Keeps 10 Chinese Suspects in Detention
Investigators say the Bamako casino case involved local accomplices, false authorisations and large cash flows.
August 14, 2026
West Virginia
WVU Begins Three-Year Study Into Online Gambling Loss Chasing
Arnold Ventures grant will help researchers analyse betting data and test whether interventions can curb risky play
August 13, 2026
South Korea
Gwangju Police Detain 12 in Gambling Laundering Probe
Investigators say two organisations moved KRW506.2 billion through burner accounts and Telegram instructions over about a year.
August 13, 2026
Facebook
Meta Removes Casino Ads Aimed at Dutch Self-Exclusion Register
BNR found hundreds of AI-generated promotions for unlicensed gambling sites, many built to lure people listed in CRUKS.
August 13, 2026
UK Gambling Commission
UK Gambling Commission Flags Identity Gaps in Risk Assessment Pilot
Helen Rhodes and Sarah Webster say fuzzy matching and incomplete records can leave customers unmatched, even as most checks are still expected to be frictionless.
August 13, 2026
Ireland
Ireland Tightens Gambling and Crypto Rules in New AML Strategy
Casino clubs, payment accounts and ownership disclosures are all set for closer scrutiny as Simon Harris launches the state’s first national anti-money-laundering plan.
August 13, 2026
Sweepstakes Casinos
InFocus Group Gives Codexa a VIP-style AI Overhaul
The sweepstakes platform adds social features and a compliance engine as the company pushes white-label licensing in the US.
August 12, 2026
Online Casinos
Search Hotspots for Gambling Addiction Are Mostly Outside Regulated Online-Casino States
Some regulated markets saw more helpline searches after online betting launched, but the study relied on Google Trends.
August 12, 2026