Online gambling ban hits India’s gaming and sports sectors, with players turning to the black market | Yogonet International

Online gambling ban hits India’s gaming and sports sectors, with players turning to the black market Summary India has introduced a sweeping ban on online gambling that outlaws betting on fantasy sports and online card games, with offenders facing up to five years in prison. The government cited concerns over addiction, fraud and alleged links […]

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Lawyer with Trump Ties Aims to Create National Sports Betting Exchange

Lawyer with Trump Ties Aims to Create National Sports Betting Exchange Summary Well-known gaming lawyer Jeff Ifrah’s firm RSBIX has applied to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to be designated a Designated Contract Market (DCM), which would let it list sports-betting contracts nationwide. RSBIX holds a long-term licence to use Matchbook’s exchange-style betting technology […]

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HMRC Triumphs in Free Spins Tax Dispute, Raising Pressure on UK Operators

HMRC Triumphs in Free Spins Tax Dispute, Raising Pressure on UK Operators Article Meta Article Date: 2025-09-22T20:25:30+00:00Article URL: https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/hmrc-triumps-in-free-spins-tax-dispute-raising-pressure-on-uk-operators/Article Image: https://www.gamblingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/uk-flags-news.jpg Summary HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) won a First-tier Tribunal ruling confirming that free spins awarded as prizes count as gaming payments subject to remote gaming duty (RGD). The dispute involved Jumpman Gaming Ltd […]

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Gambling Commission closes Advisory Board for Safer Gambling

Gambling Commission closes Advisory Board for Safer Gambling Summary Great Britain’s Gambling Commission has announced it will close the Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (ABSG) after the body “completed its original remit”. Set up in 2008, the ABSG spent 17 years advising the regulator on reducing gambling harms and helped embed lived-experience voices in regulation, […]

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Triton CEO Andy Wong Talks About Building Poker’s Most Prestigious High-Stakes Tour

Triton CEO Andy Wong Talks About Building Poker’s Most Prestigious High-Stakes Tour Summary Andy Wong, CEO and co-founder of Triton Poker, discusses how the tour became the world’s premier high-stakes poker brand. Drawing on his media and esports background, Wong explains the rationale behind creating a premium, spectator-friendly platform that brought elite games out of […]

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Sportingtech and NEXT.io launch landmark report on Mexico’s iGaming market

Sportingtech and NEXT.io launch landmark report on Mexico’s iGaming market Summary NEXT.io and Sportingtech have released “iGaming Market in Focus: Mexico”, a detailed report examining Mexico’s rapidly evolving iGaming sector. The research highlights a pivotal moment: online gaming gross gaming revenue (GGR) is projected to overtake land-based revenue for the first time in 2025. The […]

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