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Indonesian Police Freeze $9.5 Million Tied to Online Gambling Operations
Indonesian authorities have frozen RP154.3 billion ($9.5 million) linked to online gambling networks, in the latest step of a broad...
Aug 27, 20252 min read


Ghana Enforces Biometric Verification for All Gambling Activities
The Gaming Commission of Ghana has unveiled sweeping new regulations requiring biometric identification for every bet placed in the...
Aug 27, 20252 min read


India Moves to Ban Real Money Games With Sweeping New Bill
India has taken a dramatic step toward outlawing real money games, introducing legislation that has already rattled the online gaming...
Aug 26, 20253 min read


Macau Government Gaming Tax Revenue Reaches MOP$8.11 Billion in July
Macau’s Financial Services Bureau has reported that the government’s revenue from gaming taxes in July amounted to around MOP$8.11...
Aug 25, 20251 min read


High Court Upholds Kenya’s Betting Taxes, Dismisses Constitutional Petition
The High Court in Kakamega has dismissed a constitutional petition that sought to overturn several central tax provisions governing...
Aug 21, 20252 min read


BHA Cancels All UK Racing on 10 September in Protest Against Government Betting Tax Rise
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced that all race meetings across the UK scheduled for 10 September will be cancelled...
Aug 21, 20252 min read


India Moves Toward Total Ban on Real Money Online Gaming Under New IT Ministry Bill
Real money online gaming in India may soon face a complete shutdown under a newly proposed piece of legislation aimed at outlawing the...
Aug 21, 20251 min read


Greece Moves to Stamp Out Illegal Gambling with Sweeping Reforms
The Greek government has announced its determination to eliminate illegal gambling, both land-based and digital, branding it not only a...
Aug 21, 20253 min read


Great Britain Defends Balanced Approach as European Nations Tighten Gambling Ad Restrictions
Across Europe, governments have moved aggressively to curb gambling advertising, with countries such as Italy, Spain, Belgium, and the...
Aug 20, 20253 min read


Philippine Senator Calls for Crackdown on Online Gambling Embedded in Apps and E-Commerce Sites
Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on August 18 urged regulators to move swiftly against online gambling operators accused of...
Aug 19, 20252 min read


Coordinated Casino ATM Fraud in Western Canada Exposes Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking Links
Financial crime specialists are closely monitoring an unfolding investigation in western Canada, where law enforcement is dismantling a...
Aug 19, 20253 min read


Ghana Imposes Mandatory Biometric Verification for All Gaming Transactions
The Gaming Commission of Ghana has rolled out sweeping new controls over the nation’s betting and gambling industry, making biometric...
Aug 14, 20252 min read


North Macedonia Braces for Fierce Parliamentary Clash Over Sweeping Gambling Law Reforms
North Macedonian ministers and political parties are gearing up for a heated parliamentary showdown over the terms and passage of a new...
Aug 13, 20253 min read


Peru’s Licensed Gambling Market at Risk as New Consumption Tax Sparks Industry Alarm
Over a month has passed since Peru began imposing a 1% selective consumption tax (ISC) on all bets, and industry stakeholders are warning...
Aug 13, 20253 min read


Sri Lanka FIU Fines Casinos and State Bank Over Serious AML Failures
Sri Lanka’s Financial Intelligence Unit has imposed a total of LKR 6.5 million in penalties on Bally’s and Bellagio casinos and the...
Aug 12, 20253 min read


Macau Police Shut Down Illegal Money Exchange Moving Millions Despite New Gambling Law
Macau’s Judiciary Police say they have dismantled an unlicensed money exchange operation that continued to run despite the practice being...
Aug 11, 20252 min read


Senegal Targets Online Gambling, Tobacco, and Mobile Money in Sweeping Austerity Drive
Confronted with public debt surpassing 119% of GDP, Senegal’s government is set to sharply raise taxes on online gambling, tobacco, and...
Aug 11, 20252 min read


Vietnam Eyes Streamlined Casino Entry Fees as Control Mechanism, Not Local Gambling Ban
Vietnam’s recent proposal to reintroduce local access to casinos through a simplified entry fee system is being interpreted not as an...
Aug 8, 20253 min read


Dutch Gambling Tax Hike Backfires, Offering a Warning Sign to U.S. States Eyeing Similar Measures
A sharp decline in gambling tax revenue in the Netherlands is raising concerns globally, especially in the United States, where several...
Aug 8, 20253 min read


Morocco Eyes iGaming Dominance as Youth-Driven Digital Boom Reshapes North Africa's Gambling Landscape
Morocco is positioning itself as North Africa’s premier digital gaming hub, with the rapid rise of iGaming and e-sports signaling a major...
Aug 8, 20253 min read
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