5 February 2026
Uganda’s gaming regulator attended GRAF 2025 in South Africa, highlighting regulatory reform, digital compliance, and cross-border cooperation.
The Ethiopian government has shut down the entire betting industry after it found repeated violations of licensing requirements, unlawful financial transactions, and conduct deemed to pose risks to national security. The news was confirmed on Monday 15 December by the Ethiopian Lottery Service (ELS).
A tax measure voted into law by senators that invited a firestorm of criticism from the betting industry in Brazil has been pushed back. Critics called it a “weakening of regulators”.
Ukraine has blocked more than 2,500 illegal gambling websites as prosecutors and law enforcement step up a nationwide crackdown on unlicensed operators.
Florida is advancing two enforcement bills designed to crack down on non-tribal gambling, illegal machines and online betting operating outside the Seminole compact.
The Gemini Space Station crypto exchange, owned by the Winklevoss brothers, has been granted permission to offer prediction markets by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The company finally secured a Designated Contract Market (DCM) license five years after initially lodging an application.
Estonia is on the verge of becoming a new iGaming haven after its government voted to reduce its remote gambling tax to 4% from 6%. The rate will go down 0.5% every year until 2029 after it passed by a vote of 51-31 in the Riigikogu.
A new iGaming bill up for consideration in Massachusetts has found a powerful opponent in state treasurer Deb Goldberg.
The debt-laden Evoke, owner of brands like William Hill and 888, is considering a sale of the entirety of the group or at least some of its assets as part of a strategic review ordered by the board. The Gibraltar-based company has net debt cascading over the £1.80 billion mark.
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) announced record numbers of engagement during Safer Gambling Week last month. The standards body for the regulated UK betting and gaming industry revealed more than 80 million interactions were registered across X, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram platforms.
