Insights Archive

March 24, 2025

Maryland Set For Lower Tax Increase On Sports Betting

Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s proposal to double the tax rate on sports betting to help close a multibillion-dollar budget deficit has been pared back, but some local industry executives believe tax increases could be revisited in the future.

March 24, 2025

As South African Gambling Bills Await Next Steps, Gauteng Province Vows To Create Its Own Tax

South Africa’s landmark gambling bills are awaiting their next steps, but one province says it now plans to tax online gambling itself.

March 24, 2025

Japan Probes Affiliates In Endgame Attack On Online Gambling

Japan is going all out to combat its massive underground online gambling market by ordering police to probe gambling affiliates nationwide among a slew of new initiatives, confirming a total government assault on the lucrative ecosystem.

March 21, 2025

No One Has Applied For A Licence In Hungary

The head of Hungary’s regulator has said that it has not issued any of its new look post-2023 licences to foreign online gambling companies because no one has asked for one.

March 21, 2025

Singapore Issues Multi-Agency Advisory On AI, Deepfake Scams

Authorities in Singapore have urged firms to introduce technology-based solutions to prevent the spread of AI-generated deepfake content that may be used to scam their employees.

March 21, 2025

Week In Crypto: Ripple Welcomes ‘Long Overdue’ Victory Over US SEC

Ripple Labs has become the latest crypto defendant to benefit from a Trump-era U-turn on the application of federal securities laws to crypto-assets.

March 21, 2025

Daily Dash: India Approves Incentive Scheme To Bolster Digital Payments At The Checkout

The Indian government has approved an INR1,500 crore ($180m) incentive scheme to promote small-value, digital payments via the country’s wildly successful Unified Payments Interface (UPI) app.

March 21, 2025

Fraud Driving New Age Of Organised Crime, Europol Warns

Fraud in the payments space is fast becoming the new go-to method for organised crime in the EU, the bloc’s policing agency has warned in a new threat assessment.

March 21, 2025

Robinhood Launch May Be A Game Changer For Sports Event Contracts

The arrival of Robinhood into the nascent sports event contracts market brings a competitor with brand recognition and a customer database that rivals, and perhaps surpasses, even the biggest U.S. sports-betting operators.

March 21, 2025

News In Brief: March 17-March 21, 2025

Nevada wants to fine Resorts World over $10m, PixBet is fined in Brazil, a UK bookmaker is penalised for social responsibility failures, Finland's new gambling bill finally enters parliament, while Maryland is cracking down on sweepstakes and raising sports-betting taxes.

March 21, 2025

Haryana, Andhra Pradesh Move To Legalise Online Skill Gaming

Haryana and Andhra Pradesh states are fast becoming bases for regulated real-money gaming in India after the former moved to legalise land-based and online skill gaming with stakes and the latter proposed codifying lotteries and online skill games.

March 20, 2025

Illinois Regulator Leads Opposition To Online Gaming Bills

As Illinois lawmakers resume debate over bills to legalize online casino games, the state’s gaming regulator has expressed its opposition to the latest measure, urging lawmakers to instead pass legislation targeting illegal gambling.

March 20, 2025

German Court Rejects Player Claims, Dutch Momentum Builds

A German regional court has reportedly struck down two litigation-funded player claims at the same moment as a key instigator confirms a renewed push in the Netherlands, adding more texture to this complex international saga.

March 20, 2025

theScore Founder Weighs In On Penn Online Struggles

Following comments from Penn Entertainment’s chief executive that raised eyebrows in the industry regarding the future of the company’s ESPN Bet platform, another key figure in a Penn digital acquisition has also weighed in on Penn’s sports-betting struggles.

March 20, 2025

President Trump 'Illegally' Fires Two FTC Commissioners

Democrat lawmakers have called on the US Supreme Court to intervene following President Trump’s "unlawful" firing of two commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

March 20, 2025

Thailand Launches Multi-Agency Crackdown On Mule Accounts

As part of a major crackdown on suspected mule accounts, Thailand is preparing to block access to mobile banking for customers whose identities do not match that of their SIM card owners.

March 20, 2025

EPC Updates Cryptographic Rules As Quantum Threat Looms

The advent of quantum computing has sparked concern at the European Payments Council (EPC) as it releases its latest updates to cryptographic rules for members.

March 20, 2025

Want Better Regulation? Engage With Regulators, Urges ECB Official

An official at the European Central Bank (ECB) has said that payments players should proactively engage with EU regulators to help shape the compliance requirements put upon them.

March 20, 2025

Brazil Senate Commission Urges Ban On Risky Prop Bets

A special commission in Brazil’s Senate has endorsed new legislation to prohibit bets on “isolated events” within games, as part of a broader set of initiatives to mitigate risks of match-fixing.

March 19, 2025

Suppliers, Payment Processors Targeted In State Crackdown On Sweepstakes

Suppliers of gaming services remain split on whether to fully embrace the fast-rising yet controversial sweepstakes vertical, particularly as various U.S. state regulators and lawmakers begin to take notice of the genre.

March 19, 2025

Kenya's 'Crucial' Gambling Bill Future Uncertain Contrary To Media Reports

Kenya’s long-awaited Gambling Control Bill is in its final stages, but still needs further approval before being passed into law, contrary to various media reports.