A new awareness campaign is being rolled out across 17 Ukrainian regions, using real-life experiences and public advertising to highlight signs of gambling-related harm and direct people towards available support.
Cebu City’s proposed gambling advertising ban has drawn support from local officials, but questions remain over nationally authorised promotions, online enforcement and how gambling should be defined.
The proposal forms part of Turkey's 2025-2026 action plan, which places MASAK at the centre of coordination across financial, digital and enforcement channels.
Ireland’s Government is introducing tighter anti-money laundering measures for gambling operators, including new expectations around cryptocurrency funding and closed-loop payments.
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Gambling Act entered into force at the beginning of August.
The inquiry follows allegations that Polymarket financed undisclosed influencer campaigns using simulated trades and misleading depictions of winnings.
Bandman previously led Kalshi’s regulatory strategy from January 2019 to July 2024, having also overseen the CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Risk and Office of International Affairs.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Jim Townsend as new MGCB Chairman on July 23, succeeding Jim Ananich who had been leading the regulator since April 2025.
The 3rd annual SPiCE Central Asia 2026 is just 6 weeks away, returning to The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi in Georgia, on 24 – 25 September to look at the regulatory changes, investment opportunities, technological developments and cross-border activity influencing the region.
San Carlos has offered a roughly 100-hectare site as a potential new home for the Hipódromo de Mendoza, as plans to redevelop the racetrack in Godoy Cruz could lead the horseracing operation to relocate.