The Brazilian betting industry had barely adapted to its new regulatory framework when the government decided to … pull the plug. On 25 September 2026, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, banning fixed-odds sports betting and online casino-style games nationwide. The Brazil gambling ban also restricts advertising, sponsorship and payment services
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A bonus can look perfectly straightforward: deposit, receive a reward, meet the conditions, withdraw. But bonus terms and conditions sit within a much wider chain of decisions involving marketing, compliance, product, technology and customer service. And that is where the real risk starts … Operators naturally focus on whether their bonus terms and conditions contain
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Australia gambling reform has just redrawn the boundaries of responsible gambling: On 19 August 2026, Parliament passed the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, introducing major restrictions covering wagering advertising, inducements, affiliates, self-exclusion and illegal gambling services.¹ (Most core provisions commence on 1 January 2027.²) But the Australia gambling reform is bigger than another
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Brazil’s gambling debate is entering territory that goes well beyond whether another form of gambling should be legal Brazil gambling regulation is now being shaped by a collision between an old prohibition, a young regulated betting market and growing scrutiny of gambling’s social impact. The Supreme Federal Court (STF) is examining RE 966177, the leading
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Securing a gambling licence now requires far more than proving financial stability and technical competence … across regulated markets, iGaming licensing requirements test in practice how an operator is governed, how it manages risk, and whether its compliance systems work. Regulators want to see clear ownership, credible controls, effective player protection, and evidence that senior
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Supplier accountability in gambling has rarely been part of the industry’s compliance conversation. For decades, regulators focused primarily on operators, who held the licence, faced regulatory scrutiny, and bore responsibility when things went wrong. Suppliers operated one step removed from that process, providing games, payment solutions, platforms, and technology without being viewed as direct enforcement
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Gambling reforms are accelerating across Europe, with Finland, the Netherlands, and Slovakia each introducing measures that point in the same direction. These are different markets, with different politics, but the direction is … similar. The old regulatory model was easier to read: get licensed, follow the rules, renew the licence. That model is being replaced
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Player harm metrics are becoming increasingly important as operators move beyond simple compliance reporting and focus on whether their responsible gambling measures actually work. Most operators can tell regulators how many self-exclusions occurred, how many deposit limits were set, or how many safer gambling messages were sent. Far fewer can demonstrate whether those actions reduced
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iGaming compliance audits are becoming far more difficult for multi-market operators to navigate. What passes as acceptable documentation in one jurisdiction may fail under scrutiny in another. A responsible gambling escalation reviewed in Malta may require a different evidence trail in the UK. Affiliate oversight standards differ across European markets and AML expectations continue to
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ESRS reporting in iGaming is moving from a niche compliance topic to a real operational concern. Most operators already track ESG-related information in some form, whether through responsible gambling metrics, governance policies, supplier standards, or employee data. The problem is that much of this information was never designed for structured reporting … that is starting
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