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A firm without a gaming licence will not be able to put games-of-chance language on its name, mark, site or sign. On 23 September, the State Revenue Committee said the gambling law will be put into operation on 8 February 2027. Persons without the matching licence cannot use gambling lexis or derivatives and translations of […]
The Commission is charging licensed operators more for the licence itself. The Gambling Commission confirmed a headline 25% increase on 30 June 2026, after a DCMS consultation that ran from 27 January to 30 March 2026. New rules took effect on 1 October 2026. DCMS is the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the UK […]
Paf sat down with Facebook over Swiss licence files. On 30 September, Paf chief business development officer Jesper Eliasson told an SBC Summit Lisbon panel that the company had that day agreed a Switzerland pilot with Facebook. Paf will share licence documents and URLs for operators and affiliates, so Meta can tell who may target […]
Oslo wants the state operator to take poker that now sits on unlicensed sites. On 29 September 2026 the Ministry of Culture and Equality opened a consultation on changes to the gambling regulation. The draft would give Norsk Tipping the exclusive right to offer online poker. Responses close on 29 November 2026. Norsk Tipping is […]
Online betting in Ireland is live. Casino licences and action against overseas illegal sites are delayed because the regulator is short of money. The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland told Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan it would stall remote-gaming licensing after Budget 2026 gave it €13.35M instead of the €26M it had asked for. In March […]
The gambling logos still on Premier League kits are aimed at viewers who watch from abroad. On 18 September 2026 Entain said 11 of the 20 clubs have Premier League betting sponsors with no Gambling Commission licence, up from the government’s estimate of 8 in 2025/26. Clubs withdrew gambling from the front of matchday shirts […]
A land-based trade federation prices unlicensed Europe as a compounding traffic book built around a short list of brands. In September a study commissioned by Euromat and produced by Regulus Partners and Helios sized the unlicensed iGaming market across 28 European markets. It puts black-market net revenue at €12B in 2025 — a quarter of […]
Licensed Dutch operators have taken the illegal-ad fight onto Facebook and Instagram. VNLOK asked the Amsterdam District Court to find that Meta failed the Digital Services Act on illegal gambling ads aimed at Dutch users. Also VNLOK asked to force tighter filters before those ads go live. VNLOK is the trade association of licensed online […]
