Macau Regulator Boss Says Responsible Gambling Is a Duty of Operators Summary Ng Wai Han, director of Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), emphasised that responsible gambling is not optional — it is a legal duty for casino operators and crucial to the lawful, healthy and orderly development of Macau’s gaming industry. The comments […]
Kalshi Faces Rising Risk in Nevada as Court Ruling Clears Way for Enforcement Summary Federal judge Andrew Gordon has refused to extend a preliminary injunction that had been protecting prediction market Kalshi from action by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. With that shield removed, the Board can pursue its cease-and-desist order alleging Kalshi offered sports […]
Betby Launches Industry-First 24/7 Live Chess Content Aligned With The Fide World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 Summary BETBY has launched the iGaming industry’s first continuous 24/7 live chess content, powered by a fully in-house developed live modelling framework. The product uses engine-vs-engine tournaments (standardised hardware, long time controls, round-robin and playoffs) to deliver an […]
Brazil Senate waivers on casino bill, jumps on betting tax change Summary Author’s take (punchy): The Senate just kicked the casino debate down the road but didn’t hesitate to hike taxes on online sports betting — a double whammy for the iGaming sector. Brazil’s Senate declined an urgency request to fast-track Bill PL 2.234/2022 — […]
Irish lottery regulator accused of ignoring gambling harm potential Summary A new academic study has analysed a decade (2014–2024) of annual reports from Ireland’s Regulator of the National Lottery and concludes the regulator presents a consistently positive, sanitised depiction of the lottery while downplaying or omitting gambling-related harms. Researchers from several Irish third-level institutions published […]
The Ultra-Realistic AI Face Swapping Platform Driving Romance Scams Summary Haotian, a Chinese-language AI app that produces near‑perfect live face swaps and voice cloning, has been widely used in romance and cryptocurrency “pig butchering” scams. Marketed largely via Telegram, the service offered granular face and voice controls and streamed its output into popular messaging apps. […]
Play971 goes fully live as the UAE’s first authorized online sportsbook and iGaming platform | Yogonet International Summary Play971 went fully live on 15 December 2025 as the United Arab Emirates’ first authorised real‑money online sportsbook and iGaming platform. The site is licensed and regulated by the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) and is […]
Buenos Aires Province mandates biometric identification for online gaming platforms | Yogonet International Summary The Province of Buenos Aires has announced that biometric identification and facial recognition will be mandatory for all authorised online gaming and sports betting platforms operating in the jurisdiction. The measure, revealed by Minister of Government Carlos Bianco, is aimed at […]
Robinhood rolls out NFL parlay and prop-style trading in prediction markets Summary Robinhood has expanded its prediction markets into NFL-focused products, adding preset game combinations tied to outcomes, totals and spreads, plus player-based, real-time contracts for events such as touchdowns and yardage thresholds. The firm plans to let users build custom combination products that can […]
Greece blocks 11,000 illegal gambling sites, plans tougher enforcement | Yogonet International Summary The Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) has identified and blocked around 11,000 domains it links to illegal online betting and gaming. The regulator estimates the unlicensed market at about €1.6–1.7 billion annually and says enforcement is hampered by roughly 10,000 new domains being […]
