Austria’s long-running online casino monopoly is finally facing a real shake-up, with a new licensing system planned after years of stalled reform. The Monopoly Finally Cracks Austria’s coalition government has agreed on a new gambling law draft that would open the online gambling market to multiple licensed operators. The ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS coalition called […]
Polymarket Faces CFTC Heat as U.S. Comeback Gets Messy
A reported CFTC investigation has put Polymarket back under the regulatory microscope just as prediction markets are pushing deeper into the U.S. mainstream. A Probe at the Worst Possible Time The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly taking a broad look at Polymarket, the prediction market platform where users trade contracts tied to […]
Ukraine Gambling Survey Shows Public Alarm Outpacing Actual Play
A new national survey suggests Ukrainians worry deeply about gambling, even though only a small share say they have placed a bet or played casino games recently. Low Play, Loud Concern Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation and gambling regulator PlayCity have released the first results of a nationwide study into gambling’s social impact, and the […]
MGA Flags Six Casino Sites Over False License Claims
The Malta Gaming Authority has warned that six gambling websites are wrongly suggesting links to its license regime, putting players at risk of trusting operators that are not under its watch. Six Domains Named By The Regulator The Malta Gaming Authority has issued a fresh warning over OP7.io, OP7.vip, UFABET.black, Playtok.bet, SlotBlastCasheu.vip and VulkanWorld.com, stating […]
Wazdan Lines Up Summer Drop Campaign With Mystery Rewards And New Slots
Wazdan’s Summer Drop promotion runs from June 29 to September 13, bringing three stages of Mystery Drop and Mystery Multiplier Drop activity to partner casinos. Summer Drop Puts Mystery Mechanics to Work Wazdan has launched a seasonal Network Promotion built for the quiet problem casinos hit every summer: players have sunshine, holidays and barbecues competing […]
ELA Games Takes Greek Slot Push to Fonbet
ELA Games has widened its Greek footprint through a new Fonbet deal, giving local casino players access to more of the studio’s narrative-led slot titles. Fonbet Deal Puts ELA Games in Front of Greek Players ELA Games has gone live with Fonbet in Greece, adding selected titles from its slot portfolio to the operator’s online […]
Brazil Goes After Illegal Betting Operators by Freezing Their Cash
Brazil is moving past whack-a-mole website blocking and aiming straight at the bank accounts that keep illegal betting operators and unlicensed betting sites alive. Bank Accounts Are Now in the Firing Line Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a decree allowing the government to freeze funds tied to illegal online betting platforms, […]
CVC Backs GLI as Gaming Compliance Gets Fresh Private Capital
The deal brings GLI its first outside investor while keeping founder James Maida and the current leadership team in place. CVC Moves In Without A Public Price Tag CVC Capital Partners has completed an investment in Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), putting one of gambling’s most important testing and certification houses into private equity hands, at […]
Giannis To Miami Turns Heat Futures Into A Much Hotter Ticket
Miami Heat’s reported deal for Giannis Antetokounmpo has reshaped the Eastern Conference race, while Milwaukee walks away with youth, picks, and a cleaner rebuild. Milwaukee Took The Long View The Milwaukee Bucks are moving on from Giannis Antetokounmpo, with the Miami Heat reportedly landing the two-time MVP in one of the NBA’s biggest trades in […]
NetEnt’s In and Out Slot Turns a Museum Job into a Feature-Packed Chase
NetEnt’s new heist-themed slot, In and Out, sends players after museum loot with expanding reels, cascading wins, Heist Mode, free spins, and a 12,086x top payout. Chloé Slips Past the Velvet Rope NetEnt has rolled out In and Out, a new online slot built around a stylish museum robbery, because apparently one cannot simply admire […]
