Month: October 2025

Flutter Brazil CEO Reveals the Company’s Next Steps in the Region Meta Date: 2025-10-13T15:18:48+00:00Author: Deyan Dimitrov Summary Flutter Brazil has opened a new 731-square-metre office in São Paulo’s Faria Lima, signalling a stronger on-the-ground commitment as Brazil’s regulated sports betting market matures. The office—designed by Athié Wohnrath—prioritises collaboration, sustainability and a sporting identity, with themed […]

Fate of US sweepstakes hangs in balance after California signing Summary Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Bill AB831, criminalising sweepstakes operators and those who supply the vertical in California. The law, passed unanimously by the state legislature, places the Golden State alongside Montana, Connecticut and New Jersey in outlawing sweepstakes-style online games, with similar measures […]

Italy unveils plans to slash the number of online betting brands Summary Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has announced a major regulatory overhaul that will restrict each licence-holder to a single website and effectively end the use of ‘skin’ sites. The reform will reduce the number of active online gaming websites from 407 to […]

Industry-linked Dutch billionaire forced to give up Malta-based bank holdings Summary Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn has been stripped of his “fit and proper” status by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and ordered to divest his stake in Novum Bank within six months, pending ongoing legal proceedings in Italy. Maltese regulators cited concerns linked to […]

GLI releases three new modules of its Gaming Security Framework Summary Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has released three new modules — Module 3: Vendor Controls, Module 4: Land-based Gaming Controls and Module 5: Online Gaming Controls — and updated Module 1: Common Controls to version 1.1 of its Gaming Security Framework (GLI-GSF). The framework provides […]

California: Governor Newsom signs AB 831, closing loophole on online sweepstakes casinos Summary California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 831 (AB 831), a law that bans online sweepstakes gambling statewide. The measure — effective 1 January 2026 — targets platforms that mimic real-money casino play by using dual-currency or virtual-coin systems and extends […]

Kalshi valued at $5 billion as it expands to 140 countries, aims to globalise prediction markets Summary Kalshi has raised more than $300 million in a Series D round co-led by Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz, taking the company’s valuation to $5 billion — over double the $2 billion valuation disclosed in June. The US-based prediction […]