Public Gaming Industry
Legal Issues
Bill PL 706-2025 Brazil proposes up to eight-year prison sentence for illegal gambling ads
A new bill introduced in Brazil’s Congress seeks to criminalize the advertisement of illegal gambling, imposing prison sentences of up to...
Apple, Google, Meta say they didn’t get a cut from casino apps, ask judge to toss gambling class action
SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — Apple, Google and Meta asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a trio of class actions accusing them of illegally...
Sweden told to close Gambling Act loopholes exposed by black market
Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS), the Sweden Online Gambling Trade Association, has called on the Ministry of Finance to amend loop...
Spanish regulator warns of identity theft via online gambling platforms
A report identified nearly 8,000 cases of identity theft in online gambling in 2024.
Spain.- The Spanish gambling regulator, the DGOJ,...
Michigan Gaming Control Board issues cease-and-desist letters to nine unlicensed online casinos
February 12, 2025
DETROIT, Feb. 12, 2025 — The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has taken swift action against nine online casinos, ...
Canadian Lottery Coalition Takes Legal Action to Recoup Millions in Illegal Offshore Gambling
The decision by the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL) to file an injunction on behalf of the Canadian Lottery Coalition (CLC) agains...
Gambling Commission mistakenly hands Northern & Shell's lawyers over 4,000 sensitive documents
Regulator makes ‘unpredecented’ blunder in legal battle over UK lottery
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/07/gambling-commiss...
IL AG warns bettors to avoid Bovada, PrizePicks Friday before Super Bowl
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has fired a last-minute shot across the bow at offshore operator Bovada and daily fantasy sports co...
Colombia's gambling regulator blocks 10,000 websites, social media profiles offering illegal betting
Coljuegos, Colombia's gambling regulator, has blocked 10,000 websites and social media profiles offering illegal betting as part of its l...
Canada: Manitoba seeks court order to block offshore gambling site Bodog
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL) has filed a legal challenge against offshore gambling operator Bodog, seeking to prevent the compa...
In-Game Loot Boxes: App Store Liability referred to CJEU -Belgium seeks EU clarification on Apple’s liability for hosting illegal loot boxes
By decision of 16 January 2025, the Enterprise Court of Antwerp (the “Court”) refers several prejudicial questions to the Court of Justic...
Washington tribes fight back against fraudulent online casino apps using their brands and logos
Washington state residents are being bombarded with ads on social media, hyping the state’s tribal casinos’ online operations.
There’s o...
Sportsbet Sued by Aussie Gamblers For ‘Illegal’ In-Play Betting
Sportsbet, Flutter Entertainment’s flagship Australian brand, is facing a class-action lawsuit from gamblers who lost money while using i...
The Florida Gaming Control Commission recently testified that existing statutory classifications and penalties for illegal gaming offenses are insufficient checks on illegal gaming
The Florida Gaming Control Commission recently testified that existing statutory classifications and penalties for illegal gaming offens...
There are an estimated 85K unregulated skill games in Pennsylvania - legislators think they should be regulated and taxed
Pennsylvania Skill games, slot-like gaming terminals found in small businesses and social clubs throughout the commonwealth, should be re...
Private Operator Coalition Looks to Cut Back Loto-Québec Monopoly
Quebec polls this morning show a healthy lead (33%) for the Parti Quebecois party over the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec party (22%),...
Brazil Supreme Court rejects Loterj’s latest appeal in ongoing spat with federal government
Supreme Federal Court (STF) minister André Mendonça has rejected the Rio de Janeiro State Lottery’s (Loterj) appeal against the ban on st...
Poland Proposes EU Group to Tackle Illegal Gambling Revenue
Poland has proposed the EU form a working group to combat unregulated gambling as part of a bid to recover lost tax revenue.
The Central...
Singapore blocks over 3,800 illegal gambling websites
These measures, effective as of 31 December 2024, are part of a broader effort to curb illegal online gambling targeting the local popula...
Class action lawsuits filed against DraftKings over ad practices
DraftKings is facing a series of class action lawsuits in several states concerning promotional practices that are deemed deceptive and f...
California Lawsuit Accuses Online Sweepstakes Site of Operating Illegally Based on Internet Cafe Law
Lawsuit alleges High 5 Entertainment has “scaled up, on a massive scale, an illegal tactic that criminals once attempted to use to evade ...
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Recent Developments
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Sports-Betting While Industry Watches from the Sidelines
Tennessee Lo...
AGA criticises exclusion of industry from US sports betting hearing
The American Gaming Association said the decision to omit industry representatives from the first formal hearing into the practices of th...
The Florida Lottery has shut down an unauthorized online courier service, The Lotter
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA)— The Florida Lottery has shut down an unauthorized online courier service, The Lotter.
The Lotter was unlawfull...
Two U.S. senators seek antitrust probe of DraftKings, FanDuel
Two U.S senators have asked the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department to investigate online betting platforms DraftKings and Fa...
Apple, Google get hit with RICO lawsuit over sweepstakes in New Jersey
The lawsuit accuses Google and Apple of having a role in the distribution of illegal gambling.
Tech giants Google and Apple are facing n...
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States released a draft Model Internet Gaming Act for public comment
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States released a draft Model Internet Gaming Act for public comment
The National Counci...