Author: Maisie Morrison

TLDR Australia will require betting companies to pay a levy to fund a BetStop awareness campaign. New laws will limit how many gambling ads air per hour and ban them during sports broadcasts. Only 1 in 3 recent bettors know about BetStop, the national self-exclusion register. About 60,000 people have signed up for BetStop, with 37,247 active exclusions as of March. Greens spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young says the reforms do not go far enough to protect families. Australia’s federal government is set to introduce a new levy on betting companies. The money raised will fund an advertising campaign for BetStop, the…

TLDR Japan’s gambling laws block traditional money-based prediction markets, so firms are using points and rewards instead POYP lets users forecast political, sports, and cultural events to earn coins, with no penalty for wrong guesses IGS runs a similar service called Signals, while NERO YOSO is building prediction tools into the LINE messaging app Gumi Group is studying a compliant prediction market using AI and blockchain technology Polymarket has named a Japan representative and is targeting official approval by 2030 Prediction markets let people trade opinions on future events. Elections, sports outcomes, and celebrity news can all become things people…

TLDR The UK Gambling Commission has launched a formal invitation for operators to suggest regulatory changes. Submissions are open until 25 September 2026. The call is not a consultation, but a direct request for industry proposals. Live consultations and recently finished policies, including the 2023 white paper, are off limits. The Betting and Gaming Council says it will work with the regulator on the proposals. The UK Gambling Commission has asked the gambling industry to point out rules that may no longer work well. The regulator wants ideas on how regulation could be made simpler without lowering protections for players.…

TLDR Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) confirmed gambling bonuses remain legal but bonus advertising language is restricted. The guidance applies under the 2019 Dignity Decree, which bans most gambling promotion. Operators can describe bonuses factually but cannot use language meant to encourage betting. Italy now requires gambling companies to operate through a single master domain since November 2025. A full review of advertising rules is expected after Italy’s land-based gambling overhaul finishes by the end of 2026. Italy’s gambling regulator has told licensed operators that bonuses are still allowed, but the way companies talk about them matters a lot.…

TLDR Tim Miller, executive director for policy and research at the Gambling Commission, will leave the regulator in September 2026. Miller joined the commission in 2016 and has spent ten years there, his longest stint at any organization in his career. He led work on the Gambling Survey for Great Britain and helped implement parts of the Gambling Act review and white paper. His exit follows former CEO Andrew Rhodes, who left the commission in February 2026 for a role at consultancy Hawkbridge. Miller plans to move into an international advisory role, working with governments and regulators outside the UK’s…

TLDR The MLB Players Association wants to ban all prop bets tied to individual players, including bets placed before or during games. The union says these bets lead to harassment of players by angry gamblers. The proposal covers sportsbooks, daily fantasy operators, and prediction markets. Players are asking MLB to clarify rules around sponsorships with betting and prediction market companies. The push comes the same week the NCAA asked Indiana regulators to ban prop bets on college athletes, though the state delayed a decision. The Major League Baseball Players Association has proposed banning prop bets on individual players. The union…

TLDR Austria plans to end Win2Day’s online casino monopoly when its license expires on October 1, 2027. Operators must exit the Austrian market by January 2027 or face licensing bans of up to two years. A gap of at least nine months could exist between operators leaving and new licenses being issued. The proposal includes a 45% tax on online gambling revenue and strict player protection rules. Industry groups warn this transition period could push players toward unregulated offshore websites. Austria is moving to end one of Europe’s last online casino monopolies. The change could expose players to unregulated betting…

TLDR The Economic Council, a group linked to the CDU, wants changes to Germany’s 2021 State Treaty on Gambling. The treaty review is expected to finish by the end of 2026. Critics say the 5.3% tax on stakes for online slots hurts licensed operators. Illegal betting sites reportedly outnumber legal ones by eleven to one. The proposal calls for simpler licensing and a focus on cutting illegal gambling. Germany’s gambling rules may be heading for another shake-up. A group tied to the CDU party has put forward a proposal to change the country’s 2021 State Treaty on Gambling. The timing…

TLDR Hong Kong police arrested 29-year-old Erena So Hoi-Lam over suspected promotion of unlicensed gambling websites on social media. She was released on bail while the investigation continues. The arrest comes during a wider crackdown on illegal betting tied to the FIFA World Cup. Separately, 19 people, including a former Footballer of the Year, were detained over alleged match-fixing and illegal football betting. Hong Kong’s gambling laws ban both unlicensed betting and advertising it, putting influencers under growing scrutiny. Hong Kong police have arrested a well-known adult film star as part of an investigation into illegal gambling promotion. The case…

TLDR SEGG Media filed a $20 million lawsuit against White Diamond Research and analyst Adam Gefvert in Tarrant County, Texas. The suit claims the firm ran a “short and distort” scheme that hurt SEGG Media’s stock price. SEGG Media says its shares dropped more than 50% after the June 10 report was published. White Diamond Research had claimed SEGG Media issued press releases for projects that never launched. SEGG Media says Sports.com Predict launched on June 10, 2026, as planned. SEGG Media has taken legal action against a research firm that questioned its business practices. The company filed a $20…