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Brazil blocks Polymarket and Kalshi as Government moves against ‘bet-like’ prediction products

Authorities have taken 27 prediction platforms offline and introduced new derivatives restrictions, marking Brazil’s latest attempt to tighten oversight of wagering products after regulating online betting in 2025.

2 min read • Apr 27 • By Shaan Khan

Nevada gaming regulators issue enhanced AML requirements after ‘eventful and difficult year’

The NGCB will review and approve individuals to oversee operators’ AML programs, as well as require casinos to report incidents of an employee being fired due to AML policy violations.

2 min read • Apr 24 • By Kirk Geller

Legal & Regulatory Systems & Software + 2 more

Copycats: Will the gambling industry ever be free of disputes?

The gambling industry has – allegedly – thrived on studios copying trends and imagery from one another. The lawsuits continue to pile up.

5 min read • Apr 24 • By Megan Elswyth

Legal & Regulatory Online + 1 more

Brazil: Supreme Court orders release of influencers in $320m illegal betting probe

Court overturns temporary detention of MC Ryan SP, MC Poze do Rodo and “Choquei” founder, while police push for preventive custody in ongoing betting-linked case.

1 min read • Apr 24 • By Layla Victoria

Legal & Regulatory Sports Betting

KSA warns Holland Casino and Vbet after bets allowed on own goals

The companies were allowing customers to place bets on a market that is susceptible to match-fixing.

1 min read • Apr 24 • By Megan Elswyth

Legal & Regulatory Land Based + 1 more

Seven arrested in Brazil as illegal lottery and betting-linked laundering probe expands

Police target long-running “jogo do bicho” network tied to money laundering, highlighting ongoing enforcement pressure on illegal gambling activity.

1 min read • Apr 24 • By Layla Victoria

Legal & Regulatory Land Based + 1 more

Ukraine: $21m fine and licence revocation for Favbet Game Slots

According to the regulator, PlayCity, a routine inspection found extensive violations of the technical rules governing gaming machine operations.

1 min read • Apr 24 • By Marieta Lezaic

Legal & Regulatory Prediction Markets

France: Probe into alleged hairdryer tampering in $34k Polymarket weather bet

A substantial weather-related bet on Polymarket was won amid allegations that a temperature sensor at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport may have been tampered with, possibly using a hairdryer.

2 min read • Apr 24 • By Marieta Lezaic