New York casino evaluation board adds final member as new phase begins Summary Cindy Estrada was appointed as the fifth and final member of New York’s Gaming Facility Location Board (GFLB) as the downstate casino licence process moves into its next phase. Metropolitan Park became the final community-advisory-committee (CAC) approved bid, joining Bally’s Bronx, MGM […]
Macau gov’t forecasts full tourism volume recovery in 2025, long-term growth to 2030 Summary Macau’s tourism authority (MGTO) projects a near-full rebound in visitor numbers for 2025, and steady growth through 2030. Arrivals reached 34.9 million in 2024 (88.6% of 2019 levels). MGTO forecasts 38.95 million visitors in 2025 and a range of 39.5–46.4 million […]
Chile’s Supreme Court orders immediate blocking of online sport betting platforms Summary Chile’s Supreme Court has granted a protection request filed by the Lotería de Concepción and ordered major telecoms — Claro, Entel, GTD, Movistar, WOM and VTR — to immediately block online gambling websites specified by the appellant. The Court characterised the operators’ prior […]
Brazil Cracks Down on Individuals Gambling with Social Benefits Summary Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has introduced Ordinance SPA/MF No. 2,217/2025 and Normative Instruction SPA/MF No. 22/2025 to bar recipients of Bolsa Família (PBF) and the Continuous Cash Benefit Programme (BPC) from participating in fixed-odds betting. Operators must cross-check player registrations against a […]
Spain mandates tobacco-style gambling warnings Summary Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has ordered all online gambling licence-holders to display prominent, tobacco-style warnings across sites, apps and digital advertising under Royal Decree 958/2020. Announced by Minister Pablo Bustinduy, the new requirement replaces generic “play responsibly” messages with three specific, data-based slogans: “Gambling addiction is a risk […]
Exclusive: GamCare and Gordon Moody urge government action on funding crisis Summary Two leading UK gambling-harms charities, GamCare and Gordon Moody, have issued a joint plea to the government and stakeholders to resolve urgent funding uncertainty caused by the chaotic rollout of the new statutory levy. The chairs — Margot Daly (GamCare) and Claire Arnold […]
Federal Reversal Casts Doubt on Alaska Tribal Gaming Projects Summary The US Department of the Interior has withdrawn a 2022 legal opinion that had opened a path for some Alaska tribes to operate casino-style gaming on allotment parcels. Deputy Interior Secretary Kate MacGregor issued a September 25 memo directing the National Indian Gaming Commission and […]
Europe Gets Closer to a Single Standard for Spotting Gambling Problems Summary National standardisation bodies have backed a draft European framework designed to identify risky gambling behaviour. The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) approved the draft on 25 September; it will undergo CEN’s formal completion steps, including translation and administrative checks, with a planned release […]
Australia Faces Rising Tide of Risky Gambling, ANU Study Finds Summary The Australian National University’s latest National Gambling Survey, led by Associate Professor Aino Suomi and co-authored by Dr Markus Hahn and Professor Nicholas Biddle, shows a worrying rise in harmful gambling behaviour despite a long-term fall in overall participation. Using the Problem Gambling Severity […]
RFC 9794: a new standard for post-quantum terminology Summary The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has co-authored RFC 9794, published by the IETF in June 2025, which defines standard terminology for Post-Quantum/Traditional (PQ/T) hybrid cryptographic schemes. The RFC, produced with Dr Britta Hale, lays out foundational definitions from algorithms to protocol-level artefacts to ensure […]
