Brazil regulator issues ordinance as temporary fix to betting certification delays
Brazil launched its legal betting market on 1 January, with 14 companies receiving full licences to operate, while another 52 received provisional authorisation ahead of the go-live...
Legislative roundup: MD tax hike, NJ sweepstakes, more
Bills to legalise online casino gaming in Wyoming and Indiana, a proposed gambling tax rate hike in Maryland and a bill to legalise “sweepstakes gaming” in New Jersey...
Esports Betting Report 2024
This Esports Betting Report is based on the largest-ever esports betting survey conducted in collaboration with Loadout and GWI using insights from over 6,000 participants worldwide. It...
Online gambling in Germany: What to Expect in 2025
When the Interstate Treaty on Gambling (Glücksspielstaatsvertrag) came into force in Germany on 1 July 2021, it was presented as a turning point for the regulation of...
State of the Union: Mizuhara sentencing postponed, Kalshi taking sports bets
Mizuhara sentencing pushed to 6 February Sentencing for former Shohei Ohtani interpreter Ippei Mizuhara was moved from today (24 January) to 6 February, a California US Attorney’s...
Episode 41: Brazil goes live
In this episode of the World Series of Politics hosts Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann welcome Aposta Ganha’s Hugo Baungartner to assess the launch of regulated online...
Mattingley to exit as Playtech chair
Mattingley was appointed chairman of Playtech’s board of executives in April 2021 shortly after exiting his role as CEO of 888. He will remain in situ for...
Spirited Maryland igaming hearing reveals just how split gaming industry is on issue
The state’s senate budget and taxation committee held an informational hearing that ran three hours. There was an almost even split between proponents and opponents testifying on...
Minnesota sports betting bill comprehensive, but could raise questions in Indian Country
Senator Matt Klein, a longtime legal sports betting proponent, filed SB 757, which would allow for statewide mobile sports betting with platforms tied to tribal casinos. The...
Ohio governor wants to double sports betting tax… again
Should the state legislature agree, it would mark the second time since July 2023 that the tax was raised. In 2023, DeWine pushed through a budget that...
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