State-by-state regulation tracker for the US online gambling market, from New Jersey to the latest state legislative pushes.
Following the successful conclusion of the Casino Guru Awards 2026, winners, sponsors, and industry leaders have shared their reflections on an evening that celebrated excellence, responsibility, innovation, and positive change across the global iGaming industry.
Press Release - Liam O'Brien - 2 Jun 2026
New Jersey is preparing a landmark series of legislative measures designed to strengthen consumer protections and address the social impact of its rapidly growing sports betting and iGaming markets.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 29 May 2026
The Turkish government has intensified its aggressive campaign against unauthorised betting, blocking tens of thousands of websites and seizing billions of lira amid rising domestic demand for black market gambling.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 28 May 2026
A UK High Court judge has ruled that foreign law must be considered in the high-stakes legal battle over the popular crash game, blocking Aviator LLC's attempt to fast-track a decision on ownership.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 27 May 2026
Hosted by Denisa Vydumska, the gala honored operators, providers, and individuals who are actively shaping a more transparent, innovative, responsible, and player-focused future for iGaming. The event featured dazzling live performances, powerful speeches, world-class entertainment, and emotional winner announcements that highlighted the incredible progress being made across the industry.
Press Release - Liam O'Brien - 25 May 2026
The Playa has just brought one of the iGaming industry's most experienced VIP operators on board as a Strategic Advisor. The timing is no accident. With personalisation moving from competitive edge to baseline expectation, the company is positioning its new VIP Intelligence product to reshape how operators manage their most valuable players.
Interviews - Liam O'Brien - 22 May 2026
The AffPapa iGaming Awards celebrate excellence across affiliates, operators, and B2B providers, recognizing organizations that consistently demonstrate impact, innovation, and long-term value in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving industry.
Press Release - Liam O'Brien - 22 May 2026
A debt crisis among young people in Enschede has reopened a Dutch debate that won't go away. With one in five local youngsters in debt, a councillor is pushing for the legal online gambling age to climb to 24, a level that would be unprecedented in Europe.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 21 May 2026
Six months after securing federal approval, Polymarket has finally opened its US exchange to general iOS users. The platform's American comeback is now operational, and the competitive landscape with Kalshi just got considerably more interesting.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 20 May 2026
France's regulator has built a tool that lets operators measure whether their own player protection systems are actually working. The findings should worry the entire industry: excessive players may account for 60% of account-based gambling revenue.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 19 May 2026
Taking place on May 25 at Xara Lodge in Malta, ahead of the NEXT Valletta conference, the Awards have established themselves as one of the industry’s most respected recognitions for fairness, player protection, and ethical business practices.
Press Release - Liam O'Brien - 18 May 2026
Stake has just gone live in Mexico, but the company is already looking at where it heads next in Latin America. The region has become central to the operator's long-term growth story.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 13 May 2026
After years of complaints about gambling research being influenced by industry funding, the UK has set up its largest ever independent research centre. The new body is built explicitly to break free of those concerns.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 13 May 2026
The Philippines regulator has drawn a line on operator promotional spending. With cash-back capped at 15% and rebates at 1.5% of turnover, the days of unlimited bonus competition in the Philippines are over.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 12 May 2026
A hidden casino on the ninth floor, a fraudulent crypto call centre on the fourth, all running from the same Kyiv business address. Ukraine's crackdown on illegal gambling and financial scams just produced one of its more striking convictions.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 12 May 2026
Ryan Comstock has the top job at Ainsworth on a permanent basis. He inherits a business navigating a contested ownership structure, a mixed financial performance and intense pressure from competing major shareholders.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 11 May 2026
With this deal, Kambi will be powering sports betting in eight of Canada's ten provinces. The PROLINE expansion is one of the most significant supplier wins in North American sports betting this year.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 11 May 2026
The most consequential US gambling story of the year has just unfolded inside one company. Amy Howe is out at FanDuel, the sportsbook is bleeding customers and Flutter is betting nine figures on prediction markets to fix it.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 8 May 2026
The Netherlands has flagged thousands of unlicensed gambling adverts to Meta in a single month. With the country's licensed market shrinking and the black market growing, the role of social platforms in fuelling that shift is becoming impossible to ignore.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 8 May 2026
Genius Sports has just completed one of the most significant deals in the sports data sector. The combination with Legend gives the company a foothold in iGaming media that none of its rivals can match.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 5 May 2026
Greentube has spent decades supplying content to operators across Europe. Now it is becoming one. The Kingsbet CZ deal marks a meaningful shift in how the Novomatic-owned business is positioning itself for the next phase of European iGaming.
M&A - Liam O'Brien - 5 May 2026
A 240% surge in Ontario deposits could not save Rivalry from a leadership crisis that has left its co-founder as the company's sole remaining senior figure. The esports betting pioneer is now fighting for survival in a market its competitors are aggressively expanding into.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 4 May 2026
From MLB bribery charges to NBA match-fixing allegations, proposition betting's integrity problem has arrived in New York's legislature. A new task force bill signals the state is running out of patience with inaction.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 1 May 2026
Four years after being forced out of the American market, Polymarket is reportedly in discussions with the CFTC about a full domestic return. The timing could not be more politically charged.
Prediction Markets - Liam O'Brien - 29 Apr 2026
From blacklisting 300 illegal sites to launching the first state-funded problem gambling treatment programme, Romania's ONJN has used its opening mandate year to signal it means business. The hard work of sustaining that momentum now begins.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 28 Apr 2026
The CFTC is no longer just defending prediction markets in court. It is now going on the offensive against the states trying to shut them down. New York is the latest target in a rapidly expanding federal legal campaign.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 27 Apr 2026
With just one month remaining, the highly anticipated Casino Guru Awards 2026 is entering its final phase, celebrating the brands, initiatives, and individuals driving transparency, fairness, and meaningful progress across the global iGaming industry. Organized by Casino Guru, the Awards have become a benchmark for trust and responsibility in online gambling. Unlike traditional industry accolades, Casino Guru Awards recognize those who go beyond marketing claims, rewarding contributors across the ecosystem who actively improve player protection, resolve issues, and help raise industry standards.
Press Release - Liam O'Brien - 27 Apr 2026
A cross-party group of UK lawmakers says current gambling advertising rules have failed children and vulnerable people. With the industry spending up to £2 billion a year on promotion, they want sweeping restrictions and they want them now.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 27 Apr 2026
Two activist short sellers have dropped simultaneous reports accusing Sportradar of generating a significant share of its revenue from illegal operators. The fallout has been immediate, brutal and far from over.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 23 Apr 2026
New York's Attorney General is calling prediction markets what she says they really are: illegal gambling. The lawsuits against two of crypto's biggest names mark a significant escalation in the state versus federal battle over who controls this fast-growing sector.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 22 Apr 2026
A platform that was paying CFTC fines and blocking US users just three years ago is now reportedly worth $15 billion. Polymarket's comeback is one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the prediction markets industry.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 21 Apr 2026
A business bought for £2.2 billion less than four years ago may be about to change hands for a tenth of that price. The Bally's Intralot bid for Evoke is the most significant corporate development in British gambling for years.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 20 Apr 2026
A congressional hearing has exposed deep uncertainty at the heart of American prediction markets regulation. When the CFTC chair cannot tell a prediction market contract apart from a sportsbook bet, the regulatory gap becomes impossible to ignore.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 17 Apr 2026
Having clamped down on real-money gaming, India is now taking a lighter touch with social and skill-based games. The shift toward risk-based regulation could significantly reduce compliance burdens for a large segment of the country's gaming industry.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 17 Apr 2026
What started as a small group of industry professionals looking for real insights has grown into one of the most active and engaged communities in iGaming. The 500-member milestone is a reflection of the industry's hunger for a space where professionals can be open and real, connect and share experiences, and have candid discussions beyond the usual conference circuits and polished press releases.
Press Release - Liam O'Brien - 17 Apr 2026
Australia's gambling regulator has handed Chasebet a formal warning for self-exclusion promotion failures, while simultaneously moving against 19 more unlicensed operators in an ongoing crackdown on the illegal market.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 16 Apr 2026
Spribe's global campaign to protect its Aviator crash game is gaining momentum in the courts. A Brazilian ruling against one of Flutter's own brands sends a clear message to the entire industry.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 16 Apr 2026
Casino Guru is proud to receive this nomination, as it once again serves as proof of the company’s sustained focus on improving the wider industry ecosystem, prioritizing player protection, and championing a fair and transparent online gambling industry.
Press Release - Liam O'Brien - 16 Apr 2026
Washington's derivatives regulator has named the team that will help shape the future of prediction markets, cryptocurrency and AI regulation. The appointments signal where the CFTC's priorities lie.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 15 Apr 2026
From Robinhood's selective product choices to Europe's blanket bans, the prediction markets industry is facing a moment of reckoning over market integrity. The question is whether the sector can regulate itself before regulators do it for them.
Prediction Markets - Liam O'Brien - 13 Apr 2026
The Dutch regulator has found serious gaps between Unibet's stated anti-money laundering policies and what it actually does in practice. And Unibet may not be the only operator in the crosshairs.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 10 Apr 2026
As the EU battles to fund its most ambitious budget yet, online gambling operators have found themselves in the crosshairs alongside Silicon Valley giants. The industry should be paying close attention.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 10 Apr 2026
Kalshi insists its products are financial instruments. State regulators insist they are bets. A Nevada judge has sided firmly with the regulators, and the fight is now playing out in courtrooms across the country.
Prediction Markets - Liam O'Brien - 6 Apr 2026
Following a transformative year for the Brazilian iGaming industry, Alea is returning to São Paulo for its second consecutive term as the Headline Partner for NEXT.io Focus Brazil.
Press Release - Liam O'Brien - 1 Apr 2026
The UK's Remote Gaming Duty has doubled overnight. Industry insiders are warning of a spiral effect that could permanently reshape Britain's licensed gambling market, and nobody, including the Treasury, knows where it ends.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 1 Apr 2026
Evoke warned this would happen if the government pressed ahead with its tax plans. It pressed ahead. Now 200 William Hill shops are closing and thousands of jobs are at risk.
Corporate - Liam O'Brien - 31 Mar 2026
As martial law continues, Ukraine is deploying automated technology to shield its military from online gambling, in what represents one of the most targeted regulatory interventions in the industry.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 26 Mar 2026
Germany's gambling regulator claims 77% of players are in the licensed market. The industry says the real figure is closer to 50%, and the consequences of getting it wrong could reshape the country's entire regulatory future.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 24 Mar 2026
The Malta Gaming Authority is investigating unauthorised access to one of its systems after German security researcher Lilith Wittmann claimed responsibility, accused the regulator of enabling organised crime, and threatened to release a wider archive of gambling related data if enforcement action is pursued.
Regulatory - Liam O'Brien - 23 Mar 2026
Earlier this year, Casino Guru officially revealed the shortlists across all award categories, following a record-breaking number of high-quality applications from across the iGaming industry. These shortlisted candidates represent the strongest performers in areas such as transparency, social responsibility, innovation, leadership, and player protection.
Press Release - Liam O'Brien - 23 Mar 2026
