Ontario iGaming Market Sets New Revenue and Wagering Records in 2024-25

Ontario iGaming Market Sets New Revenue and Wagering Records in 2024-25

by April 28, 2025

Ontario’s regulated online gambling sector achieved a major milestone in its third full year, generating CA$3.2 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the 2024-25 fiscal year. According to data from iGaming Ontario, this represents a 32% increase from the previous year, settin ...

Alberta’s Bill 48 Advances Toward Regulated Online Gambling Market

Alberta’s Bill 48 Advances Toward Regulated Online Gambling Market

by April 25, 2025

Following its successful second reading, Bill 48—officially known as the iGaming Alberta Act—is preparing to undergo rigorous clause-by-clause analysis in the Alberta Legislative Assembly. This next critical phase involves discussions within the Committee of the Whole, where Memb ...

Evolution Moves Closer to Identifying Entity Behind 2021 Report

Evolution Moves Closer to Identifying Entity Behind 2021 Report

by April 24, 2025

In November 2021, a report emerged accusing Evolution AB, a leader in the online gaming sector, of operating in black markets, including countries under U.S. sanctions such as Syria, Iran, and Sudan. The report, submitted by the law firm Calcagni & Kanefsky LLP (C-K) to the N ...

GRAI Opens Consultation on New Social Impact Fund Backed by Industry Levy

GRAI Opens Consultation on New Social Impact Fund Backed by Industry Levy

by April 23, 2025

The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), in partnership with Pobal, has launched a nationwide call for input to guide the development of Ireland’s new Social Impact Fund. The fund, created under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024, will be financed through a levy imposed ...

Florida’s Gambling Overhaul Bill Progresses as Critics Raise Concerns

Florida’s Gambling Overhaul Bill Progresses as Critics Raise Concerns

by April 22, 2025

Florida’s sweeping gambling reform initiative, House Bill 1467, is progressing through the state legislature, even as it encounters strong resistance from veterans’ groups, horse racing interests, and the amusement industry. Introduced by Republican Representatives John Snyder an ...

Brazil’s SPA Launches 2025-26 Regulatory Agenda for Responsible Gambling

Brazil’s SPA Launches 2025-26 Regulatory Agenda for Responsible Gambling

by April 17, 2025

On April 16, 2025, Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) launched its regulatory agenda for the 2025-2026 biennium, placing a strong emphasis on responsible gambling and the prevention of addiction. This follows the country’s recent legal online gambling market launch on ...

Brazil’s Land-Based Casino Legalization Bill Faces Delays Amid Political Tensions

Brazil’s Land-Based Casino Legalization Bill Faces Delays Amid Political Tensions

by April 16, 2025

The road to legalizing land-based casinos in Brazil has faced several delays, with the controversial bill PL 2,234/2022 still awaiting a full vote in the Brazilian Senate. Despite being approved by the Justice and Citizenship Committee in June of the previous year, the bill has s ...

Michigan Investigates Unlicensed Sports Prediction Markets Amid Consumer Protection Concerns

Michigan Investigates Unlicensed Sports Prediction Markets Amid Consumer Protection Concerns

by April 15, 2025

The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has opened an investigation into sports prediction markets operating without a license in the state. These platforms, which allow users to place financial stakes on the outcome of sporting events, have raised red flags over the lack of con ...

UAE Expands Gaming Licences and Lottery Geolocation Controls

UAE Expands Gaming Licences and Lottery Geolocation Controls

by April 14, 2025

The United Arab Emirates continues shaping its commercial gaming and lottery market, issuing fresh vendor licences and securing new partnerships to support regulatory compliance and secure operations. Novomatic and EQL Games have become the latest recipients of vendor licences fr ...

Macau Faces Tourism and Gaming Pressures Amid Escalating US-China Trade War

Macau Faces Tourism and Gaming Pressures Amid Escalating US-China Trade War

by April 11, 2025

Rising geopolitical tensions between China and the United States are casting a shadow over Macau’s economic prospects for 2025, as experts caution that retaliatory tariff measures are likely to have indirect but far-reaching consequences for the city’s tourism and gaming sectors. ...

2025 Gaming in Spain Conference to Address Key Regulatory Changes

2025 Gaming in Spain Conference to Address Key Regulatory Changes

by April 9, 2025

The 2025 Gaming in Spain Conference (GiS), set to take place on June 26, 2025, in Madrid, will bring together top industry figures to discuss the latest regulatory changes affecting Spain’s regulated online gambling market, as well as developments in Latin American (LatAm) market ...

SiGMA Americas Awards Spotlight Brazil as LatAm Gambling Hub

SiGMA Americas Awards Spotlight Brazil as LatAm Gambling Hub

by April 8, 2025

The fourth annual SiGMA Americas Awards launched this year’s expo and conference with a grand celebration at the Tokio Marine Hall in São Paulo, setting the stage for Latin America’s growing prominence in the global iGaming sector. Held on the eve of the SiGMA Americas Conference ...

Thai Protesters Rally Against Casino Bill, Call for Full Withdrawal

Thai Protesters Rally Against Casino Bill, Call for Full Withdrawal

by April 7, 2025

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Thailand’s Parliament last week to oppose the government’s plan to legalize casinos under the proposed Entertainment Complex Bill. The demonstration, led by three prominent civic groups, called for the complete removal of the bill from the ...

Sweden Votes to Close Last Land-Based Casino, Marking the End of an Era

Sweden Votes to Close Last Land-Based Casino, Marking the End of an Era

by April 4, 2025

On April 2, 2025, the Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag, made a historic decision to close the country’s last land-based casino, Casino Cosmopol, located in Stockholm. This decision comes after months of deliberation and is part of a broader move to phase out physical gambling in S ...

French Gambling Sector Hits €6.4B in H1 2024 Amid Online Betting Boom

French Gambling Sector Hits €6.4B in H1 2024 Amid Online Betting Boom

by April 3, 2025

France’s gambling industry recorded €6.4 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) during the first six months of 2024, marking an 8% increase year-on-year. The data, released by the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), reflects robust performance across all three major regulatory segm ...