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Entain and Stake among bidders to progress in New Zealand licence bid
Betway has also been granted the right to bid for three possible iGaming licences in New Zealand, alongside land-based incumbent SkyCity.
Eleven…
Tim Miller is starting a new chapter
The Gambling Commission's former executive director of policy and research tells iGB why he left, why financial risk assessments became a lightning…
Stake’s Brazil revival short-lived as court overturns resumption of operations
Stake has been blocked from operating in Brazil again after a federal court suspended an injunction allowing it to remain active.
The president of…
Peru bill proposes fivefold increase in consumption tax rate to 5%
Peru's online betting sector could face a significant tax increase under a new bill citing public health and revenue-raising objectives.
A new…
Denmark gambling reforms to be implemented between January and October 2027
The newly tabled bill is a re-submission of an October 2025 bill which covers a whistle-to-whistle ban on gambling advertisement in sports games and…
Stake wins legal right to resume Brazil operations by 25 October
The court victory for Stake marks the first for the licensed fixed-odds betting sector as it battles against Lula's prohibition.
The Federal Court…
Ethiopia plans betting relaunch after Br27.5 billion audit finding
Ethiopia is moving towards a stricter gambling regime after regulators revoked every sports betting licence late last year.
Ethiopia is preparing…
Brazil Attorney General urges Supreme Court to uphold betting ban and hold public hearing
The legal battle over Brazil’s betting ban continues as the AGU urges the Supreme Court to reject industry challenges while also holding a public…
Rank £5m Gambling Commission settlement highlights ‘live’ land-based AML risks
Following a licence review, the group was discovered to have both anti-money laundering and safer-gambling failures.
Three major land-based casino…
Italy’s stalled retail gambling reform leaves courts to write the rules
Italian industry leaders at SBC Summit said no government would touch land-based reform before the election, as a Council of State ruling reshapes the…