Author: Maisie Morrison

TLDR Chile’s Subtel ordered internet providers to block 42 offshore online gambling websites. Telecom companies have 48 hours to block the sites using DNS blocking methods. The order follows rulings from the Supreme Court and the Santiago Court of Appeals. The case began with a legal complaint filed by Lotería de Concepción. Chile’s tax agency has separately registered 25 foreign gambling platforms, though registration does not mean they are authorized to operate. Chile’s telecommunications regulator has ordered the blocking of 42 online gambling websites operating without authorization in the country. The Undersecretariat of Telecommunications, known as Subtel, announced the decision…

TLDR Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings has added Japan to its overseas licensing plans. The Macau-based gaming equipment supplier is also pursuing approvals in the UAE and Singapore. Macau remained the company’s main revenue source in the first half of 2026. Revenue from electronic gaming equipment sales rose 56.2% year-on-year. The company plans to expand beyond gaming equipment into casino operations and gaming floor management. Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings has added Japan to its list of overseas markets. The Macau-based gaming equipment supplier is now targeting approvals in the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and Japan. The company shared the update in…

TLDR ANJL criticized the Brazilian government for leaving regulated betting operators out of a September 1 meeting on sports betting. President Lula chaired the session, which included health, culture, and religious groups but no licensed betting companies. The Ministry of Finance’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting was also excluded from the discussion. ANJL disputed some of the data presented at the meeting, saying it did not match official figures. The association is requesting a new meeting and warned that restricting the legal market could push customers toward illegal operators. Brazil’s National Association of Games and Lotteries has criticized the federal…

TLDR A Michigan state court issued a preliminary injunction requiring Kalshi to keep blocking state residents from sports-related event contracts. The order came from Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie E. Aquilina on Tuesday. Kalshi must use a state-licensed geolocation provider to meet geofencing rules. Violations carry a fine of $500,000 per day. Kalshi faces similar legal action in more than a dozen states, including a new lawsuit from Connecticut. A Michigan state court has ordered Kalshi to keep blocking state residents from accessing sports-related event contracts. The ruling came from Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie E. Aquilina. The…

TLDR Kalshi reportedly plans to seek CFTC approval for a WTI perpetual futures contract as soon as next week. The product would trade 24 hours a day, Monday through Friday, with no fixed expiration date. Approval would make it the first oil perpetual futures contract on a regulated US exchange. Kalshi already runs a CFTC approved Bitcoin perpetual contract that launched in June 2026. CME Group disputes how regulators classify perpetual contracts, setting up a possible conflict over the oil product. Kalshi plans to ask US regulators for approval of a new oil futures product. The exchange wants to launch…

TLDR Romania’s Emergency Ordinance 7/2026 gives local councils power over gambling licensing starting in February 2026. Many Superbet shop licenses expired on August 31, forcing changes on September 1. Superbet created a new “Home of Superliga” format that bans betting slips and slot machines but still handles online account deposits. A September 1 count found Superbet’s network split into four different shop types across Romania. A separate report found mismatched records in Romania’s gambling database, with some machines showing conflicting statuses. Romania’s gambling industry faced a change on September 1. Superbet, one of the country’s largest bookmakers, altered how many…

TLDR Nederlandse Loterij has filed a lawsuit against Skyhills, an unlicensed gambling platform accused of targeting Dutch players. The operators and directors behind Skyhills are based in Costa Rica, North Macedonia, the UK, Curaçao, Malta, and the Marshall Islands. Skyhills is the third illegal gambling site sued by Nederlandse Loterij in the past year, after Lalabet and Qbet. A June ruling found Lalabet’s operators acted unlawfully and must stop targeting Dutch players, though the Curaçao trust office DECC was cleared. The Dutch House of Representatives will debate gambling rules on Thursday, including new powers for the Gaming Authority. Nederlandse Loterij…

TLDR Madagascar has introduced Draft Law No. 019/2026 to overhaul its gambling sector for the first time in over fifty years. The bill replaces the 1971 gambling law and a February 2026 decree with one unified framework. Gambling activities are split into categories covering hotel casinos, standalone casinos, betting and lotteries, and online gambling. The minimum gambling age is set at 21, and credit betting is banned outright. Penalties include license suspension, revocation, fines, and prison terms of up to five years for serious offenses. Madagascar’s government has put forward a new gambling bill that would change how the industry…

TLDR Kalshi handed former congressman George Santos a lifetime ban from its platform, the first ban of its kind in the company’s history. Santos placed bets in February tied to whether he would attend President Trump’s State of the Union address. Kalshi’s compliance team said Santos used non public information and misleading statements to move contract prices. Santos earned $17,839.57 from the trades and was fined $71,356 in total. The extra penalty came partly from what Kalshi called a lack of cooperation during its investigation. Kalshi has banned former U.S. congressman George Santos for life. The company confirmed he is…

TLDR Cuoasec submitted a new legal framework for online gambling to Uruguay’s Ministry of Economy and Finance The proposal would only allow online gambling licenses for businesses that already run physical casinos The plan includes self-exclusion tools, protections for minors and a fund for gambling addiction treatment Cuoasec has reached out to leaders from several political parties, but the bill has not gone to Parliament A separate state-led proposal from Senator Felipe Carballo offers a different approach to regulation Uruguay is debating how to regulate online gambling. The Uruguayan Chamber of Casino Operators and Service Lessees, known as Cuoasec, has…