Russia Eyes India-Operated Chabahar Port, Boosting New Eurasian Trade Architecture Summary Russia is increasingly focused on Iran’s India-operated Chabahar Port as a strategic gateway for connecting South and East Asia with Europe and Central Asia. Moscow wants to fold Chabahar into the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to create a faster, lower-cost multimodal alternative to […]
Four key player protection milestones in 2025 Summary Šimon Vincze of CasinoGuru provides a concise, quarter-by-quarter roundup of major developments in player protection in 2025. Highlights include the IPGGC rebrand and charity status, consolidation efforts around self-exclusion registers, the emergence of AI benchmarking for player-risk detection, standardisation work such as the Recommended Code of Practice […]
Buenos Aires Province mandates biometric identification for online gaming platforms Summary The Government of the Province of Buenos Aires has made biometric identification and facial recognition mandatory for all authorised online gaming and sports betting platforms operating in the province. Minister of Government Carlos Bianco said the measure is intended to help prevent and tackle […]
Play971 goes fully live as the UAE’s first authorised online sportsbook and iGaming platform Summary Play971, run by Coin Technology Projects LLC and based in Abu Dhabi, went fully live on 15 December 2025 as the United Arab Emirates’ first authorised real‑money online sportsbook and iGaming site for eligible users inside the country. The platform […]
The Ultra-Realistic AI Face Swapping Platform Driving Romance Scams Summary Haotian is a Chinese-language AI face-swapping app that produces near‑perfect real‑time deepfakes for video calls. Marketed primarily via Telegram, the desktop tool offers granular facial controls and voice‑cloning features, and can stream its output into messaging and video platforms such as WhatsApp, WeChat, Telegram, Zoom […]
Blask x NEXT.io: Ethiopia shuts down sports betting, Blask Index crashes Summary Ethiopia’s gambling regulator, the Ethiopian Lottery Service (ELS), revoked operating licences for all sports-betting operators and ordered a nationwide halt to betting from 15 December 2025. The move follows a “comprehensive nationwide investigation” and comes after a 4 December suspension of 22 operators […]
US congressman challenges CNN’s ‘dangerous’ Kalshi partnership Summary A US congressman, Abe Hamadeh, has written to Caroline Pham, acting chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), demanding answers about a newly announced partnership between prediction-market operator Kalshi and broadcaster CNN. Hamadeh warns the tie-up creates serious conflicts of interest and could allow a major […]
Prediction markets revenue could top $10B by 2030, according to Citizens | Yogonet International Summary Citizens analysts project prediction markets could deliver more than $10 billion in annual revenue by 2030, rising from a current run rate near $2 billion. Monthly trading volumes are around $10 billion today, while the report estimates an underlying event-sensitive […]
Bangladesh pushes to criminalize match-fixing after BPL scandal Summary The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is working with the government to create a law that would criminalise match-fixing, following a major corruption probe in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The Integrity Unit counsel, Mahin M. Rahman, said nine players were barred from this year’s BPL auction […]
Indian Gaming Association urges Congress to act on prediction market betting | Yogonet International Summary The Indian Gaming Association (IGA) has called on the US Congress to intervene over sports betting offered through prediction markets, warning that regulatory inaction threatens tribal sovereignty and consumer protections. IGA chairman David Z. Bean said these sports-related contracts violate […]
