Industry Radar

Jul 4, 2026 · 1 sources

France Moves to Cap Youth Losses on Sports Betting

France's National Assembly has approved amendments to the Professional Sports Bill that would authorise youth-specific loss controls on online bookmakers, adding a new compliance layer for operators serving the French market.

Jul 4, 2026 · 1 sources

Austria Opens Online Gambling Licensing: What the 2027 Market Means

Austria has published draft online gambling provisions and opened public consultation, with a coalition-backed October 2027 target for market launch. Here's what the early framework signals for B2B suppliers and operators eyeing entry.

Jul 4, 2026 · 1 sources

PE Firm Buys eCOGRA: What It Means for Compliance Supply

Private equity firm The Visualize Group has agreed to acquire eCOGRA, one of gaming's best-known testing and certification bodies. For B2B operators, consolidation at the compliance infrastructure layer deserves close attention.

Jul 4, 2026 · 2 sources

UK Gambling Licence Fees Rise 25% in October — Timing Couldn't Be Worse

DCMS has confirmed a 25% hike to UK gambling licence fees from 1 October 2026, drawing immediate criticism from the BGC, which says it compounds an already heavy financial burden on licensed operators.

Jul 4, 2026 · 1 sources

Ohio Bill to Ban Online Sports Betting Puts B2B Revenue at Risk

Ohio lawmakers have formally introduced legislation that would ban online sports wagering in the state, creating a credible threat to the B2B technology and platform revenues tied to one of the US's active legal betting markets.

Jul 4, 2026 · 1 sources

Australia's Gambling Reform Bill Draws Fire in Parliament

Australia's gambling reform bill has entered Parliament and is already facing criticism, creating fresh compliance and market-access uncertainty for operators eyeing the market.

Jun 30, 2026 · 1 sources

CDU's Reform Blueprint Could Finally Crack Germany's Gambling Stalemate

A business association linked to Germany's ruling CDU party has put forward a concrete reform proposal aimed at ending the country's long-running regulatory deadlock. For B2B operators eyeing one of Europe's largest under-served markets, the timing matters.

Jun 30, 2026 · 2 sources

Kalshi's $40bn Bet: Why Prediction Markets Threaten Sportsbooks

Kalshi is chasing a valuation that would top every listed gambling company on earth. Pair that with Polymarket users winning millions on World Cup outcomes and the B2B implications for traditional sportsbook operators become hard to ignore.

Jun 30, 2026 · 4 sources

UKGC Plays Both Sides: Burden Review Meets Levy Research Gap

The UK Gambling Commission has simultaneously opened a consultation asking operators to flag compliance burdens and published levy-funded research showing safer gambling tools fail a key group of affected people. The two moves together tell a more complicated story than either does alone.

Jun 30, 2026 · 3 sources

Black-Market Brand, Premier League Ties and the BGC's Pushback

An investigation linking an unregulated 'Bellingham Bet' brand to a Premier League sponsor's infrastructure lands just as the BGC doubles down on the scale of the UK black market — creating a direct compliance headache for licensed B2B suppliers.

Jun 30, 2026 · 2 sources

Suspicious Gambling Transactions Up 4.5x as AI Fraud Bites

Suspicious transaction volumes in iGaming rose 4.5 times between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026, while AI-driven attacks on gambling payment flows are intensifying — putting pressure on operators to upgrade fraud and AML infrastructure fast.

Jun 30, 2026 · 1 sources

Senate Move to Defund CFTC Prediction Market Suits Raises Stakes

Seventeen Democratic senators are pushing to strip the CFTC of federal funding for lawsuits against states over prediction market regulation, injecting a new congressional variable into an already contested legal fight.

Jun 26, 2026 · 2 sources

Spain's Joint Deposit Limits: Compliance Burden or Black-Market Invitation?

A new Royal Decree has introduced a joint deposit limit system across Spanish betting operators, drawing sharp warnings from industry trade body Jdigital about black-market leakage and technical complexity.

Jun 26, 2026 · 2 sources

Stakelogic's £122k Fine Sets the Spin-Speed Bar for UK Slots

The UKGC has ordered Stakelogic BV to pay £122,835 after its slot games ran faster than permitted under GB regulations. The case, which began with a self-report, now sets a clear compliance reference point for every RNG supplier active in the UK market.

Jun 26, 2026 · 1 sources

EU Collective Gambling Tax Moves Forward — Operators Take Note

The European Commission is actively considering a uniform 1% gambling tax across EU member states. If it progresses, operators running multi-market European books could face a simultaneous hit to margins they can't offset market by market.