Secuirty concerns cause Timor-Leste to halt gaming licesning Summary Timor-Leste’s government has abruptly cancelled existing online gaming licences and stopped procedures for issuing new ones after ministers cited risks to national security, social stability, economic integrity and the country’s international reputation. The resolution was presented by Minister for Cabinet Affairs Agio Pereira. The decision follows […]
Credit transactions in gambling to end in Sweden by April 2026 Summary Sweden will ban gambling-related credit transactions from 1 April 2026. From that date, operators and gambling agents subject to a Swedish licence must not process payments made with borrowed funds — including credit cards, bank loans, overdrafts and similar credit instruments. Licence holders […]
UK gambling sector faces tax hike as survey estimates 1.4M problem gamblers | Yogonet International Summary The UK gambling industry is under renewed political pressure after Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested bookmakers and online casinos should “pay more” ahead of the autumn budget. The Gambling Commission published an annual survey of more than 19,000 people showing […]
California’s Hard Rock Casino Tejon set to open November 13 Summary Hard Rock International and the Tejon Indian Tribe have confirmed that Hard Rock Casino Tejon will open on 13 November 2025. The privately funded development sits on tribal land less than 15 miles south of Bakersfield at the southern tip of the San Joaquin […]
Why now is the time to drive traffic to African football with MelBet Partners & Affiliates Summary MelBet Partners & Affiliates makes the case that the 2025/26 CAF Champions League (August 2025–June 2026) is a prime, and still-underused, opportunity for affiliates targeting African sports betting audiences. The tournament spans 10 months, involves 60+ clubs from […]
Dutch gambling authority releases data backing Gammix fine Summary The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has published documentation supporting its €19.7m administrative fine against Gammix Limited for offering unlicensed online gambling to players in the Netherlands. The authority says Gammix ran multiple sites reachable by Dutch players without taking steps to exclude them. To justify the penalty the […]
India invites consultation on RMG prohibition draft bill Summary India has established the Online Gaming Authority of India under the Electronics and IT Ministry (MeitY) to enforce the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gambling Bill 2025, which bans the promotion of real-money games (RMG). MeitY has published a draft of The Promotion and Regulation of […]
Rethinking affiliate management: Why the old model no longer works Summary Alex Bukin, ReferOn’s General Manager, argues the long-standing “set it and forget it” approach to iGaming affiliate management is no longer fit for purpose. Legacy platforms and manual workflows have left operators with fragmented data, slow reporting and high affiliate churn. ReferOn positions itself […]
Gambling Commission GSGB: Under 35s more likely to suffer ‘severe’ consequences from gambling Summary The Gambling Commission’s second annual Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB) finds younger adults (18–34) are far more likely to report ‘severe’ consequences from their own gambling than older adults. Based on responses from 19,714 people about behaviour in 2024, the […]
Brazil regulator enforces divisive ban on betting among social welfare beneficiaries Summary The Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) has published Normative Ordinance No 2,217/2025 and Normative Instruction No 22, formally banning people receiving benefits from Bolsa Família and the Continuous Benefit Payment programmes from participating in fixed-odds betting. The measure goes beyond a previous […]
