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April 11, 2025

Kansas sports betting market shaken up by budget provision approval

Kansas sports betting licence extensions have been thrown into question after a new budget provision was voted through by the state’s house of representatives today (11 April).

Lawmakers approved a small but significant last-minute amendment to the state budget SB 125 on Friday, the last day of Kansas’ legislative session.

The amendment says that for the 2025 and 2026 fiscal years, “no expenditures shall be made by the above agency from monies appropriated from the state general fund or from any special revenue fund… to negotiate or enter into any contract or extension or renewal of an existing contract for the management of sports wagering with any lottery gaming facility manager.”

This indicates that the market will not be immediately impacted, but its long-term outlook is uncertain. Jeremy Kudon, lobbyist for the Sports Betting Alliance (SBA), clarified on X that “most contracts with the lottery will run well into 2027”. The SBA represents FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM and Fanatic..

April 11, 2025

Gambling Commission outlines rates per licence for statutory levy

The UK Gambling Commission has clarified the rates each licensee will have to pay for the new statutory levy, which the government hopes will raise £100 million (€115.3 million/$130.7 million) for harm prevention against gambling.

The UK statutory levy came into effect on 6 April, having been included in the previous government’s Gambling Act white paper in 2023 with the belief operators weren’t paying their fair share to support gambling harms under the voluntary levy.

Gambling minister Baroness Twycross told the Betting & Gaming Council’s (BGC) AGM in February the new UK statutory levy was a “huge step forward” for the gambling sector, with the hope it will reduce problem gambling.

On Monday (7 April), the Gambling Commission released an update on the levy including the rates each licence holder will be required to pay, with online gambling generally set to face the highest rate.

What are the statutory rates?

The statutory levy rates are as follows:

Online gambling licence typ..

April 10, 2025

Compliance teams weigh competing factors in the wake of historic RWLV settlement

Burdensome costs and AML compliance come into conflict when troubled casinos attempt to construct remediation plans.

For months, a potential settlement between Nevada and Resorts World Las Vegas (RWLV) dominated the conversation among compliance officials at networking events on the conference circuit.

A litany of civil complaints against RWLV and several other Strip properties have given regulators agita, with one Nevada commissioner warning that the financial improprieties would serve as a wakeup call for the industry as a whole.

Given the severity of the allegations, one option for state regulators involved placing RWLV into conservatorship, a strict penalty that would have ranked among the harshest available. Alternatively, a $100 million fine ($£77 million/€89 million) in combination with a licence suspension could have been just as punitive, or even worse.

In the end, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) approved a $10.5 million fine against RWLV. It is the second largest fine..

April 10, 2025

Kalshi stays live with sports markets in Nevada after winning injunction

It is game on for Kalshi's ability in Nevada and across the US to take bets on contests such as The Masters.

US District Court Judge Anthony Gordon provided a detailed ruling that expanded on his decision of Tuesday night (8 April) to grant Kalshi’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the Nevada Gaming Control Board regarding the offering and trading of sporting-event contracts.

“Kalshi has shown a likelihood of success on the merits,” wrote Judge Gordon in the 17-page ruling. “Conversely, the defendants have not shown a likelihood of success on their countermotion for injunctive relief, so I deny their motion.”

It was another legal victory for Kalshi, following a key win in the US Court of Appeals last October over the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). That ruling allowed it to offer election contracts in the run-up to the 2024 US presidential election. The CFTC has appealed that decision to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals and a verdict could have an impact ..

April 7, 2025

ANJL slams anti-betting comments from financial association director

The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) has hit out at “disrespectful” anti-betting comments from the director of the Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Market Entities (Anbima).

The response from the ANJL comes after Aquiles Mosca, CEO of the financial institution BNP Paribas in Brazil and director of Anbima, wrote an article published in the Brazilian newspaper Valor Econômico last week. It was titled “Bets: The bookmaker who lives in your pocket will make you unhappy”.

In the article, Mosca slammed the regulated online betting sector in Brazil, which launched on 1 January. He detailed the potential consequences of addiction such as marital problems, bankruptcy and suicide.

The ANJL, alongside the Brazilian Gaming Association (Abrajogo), the National Gaming Association (AIGaming) and the Brazilian Institute of Legal Gaming (IJL), defended the licensed betting sector in a note of repudiation issued on Friday (4 April).

“By comparing the regulated bettin..

April 4, 2025

How Rei do Pitaco is following the US DFS to sports betting model in Brazil

One of the first to gain a full licence in the newly regulated Brazil betting market, Rei do Pitaco is hoping to compete against a wave of international entrants. Somewhat following in the footsteps of success stories in the US, CEO Kiko Augusto explains how the company’s strategy differs and how Rei do Pitaco’s daily fantasy sports (DFS) roots have set it up for success.

Rei do Pitaco launched its DFS offering in 2019 with one eye already on the soon-to-be regulated sports betting market in Brazil, which finally launched on 1 January.

It first signed an online sportsbook partnership with Kambi in 2022 – a deal it extended last October as it prepared to transition from a DFS operator to a full-fledged sports betting site.

It is a strategy that has been hugely successful in the US for the two market leaders, FanDuel and DraftKings. Both evolved from DFS-focused operations to sports betting and igaming to the tune of a combined $10.6 billion (£8.2 billion/€9.6 billion) in FY2024 reven..

April 2, 2025

Bill to ban sweeps casinos dies in Mississippi, along with online sports betting hopes

Meanwhile, several other states – mostly on the east coast – continue to advance sweeps bans.

A Mississippi senate bill that would have both banned online sweepstakes casinos and legalised mobile sports wagering died in committee Monday night (31 March).

The lines of demarcation regarding passing SB 2510 were clearly drawn in the statehouse. An earlier version of the bill solely devoted to banning online sweepstakes casinos passed unanimously in the senate, but Representative Casey Eure amended it to include sports betting language as part of a procedural manoeuvre last month.

Senate gaming committee chair David Blount, though, remained steadfast in opposition. He would approve an expansion of sports betting – which is legal as a retail activity in the state – only if the request came from the Mississippi Gaming Commission.

The senate declined an opportunity for concurrence on the bill last Thursday. A six-person bicameral conference committee that included both Eure and Blount fai..

April 1, 2025

Ohio joins growing list of states to issue cease-and-desists to prediction market operators

State's gaming commission says Kalshi, Robinhood, Crypto.com all need licences to offer sports contracts.

Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd. Fast on the heels of Nevada and New Jersey sending cease-and-desist letters to prediction market operators offering contracts on sports events and Massachusetts openly questioning their legality, Ohio piled in on Monday (31 March).

As explained in a press release, the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) issued cease-and-desist notices to three sites allowing users to risk money on sports outcomes: Kalshi, Robinhood and Crypto.com.

In his statement within the press release, OCCC executive director Matthew Schuler was explicit in his interpretation of what the trio of companies are doing.

“Purchasing a contract based on which team a person thinks will win a sporting event is no different than placing a bet through a traditional sportsbook,” said Schuler. “The only difference is that these event contracts do not have the consumer prote..

March 31, 2025

Kalshi CEO says he was left with no choice but to sue New Jersey, Nevada regulators

Company's suits seek declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent agencies from “enforcing their preempted laws”.

Kalshi dramatically raised the stakes over the weekend in the battle over whether it operates a legal prediction market for sports event-based outcomes, filing lawsuits in response to the cease-and-desist letters sent by gaming regulators from Nevada and New Jersey.

In a LinkedIn post on Sunday explaining the decision to file, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said prediction markets are more than simply places to trade contracts, calling them “quintessential truth machines”. He said they “mobilise the most elegant and effective properties of free financial markets towards the pursuit of unbiased truth”.

Mansour claimed filing the lawsuits against agencies overseeing two of the biggest regulated sports betting marketplaces in the US was a last resort of sorts. The post stated: “We have made every effort to engage proactively with both Nevada and New Jersey and try to educate..

March 31, 2025

Weekend Report: NZ tackles gambling influencers, plus PropSwap-Bally Bet, Ladbrokes-Chester Racecourse deals

Welcome to the Weekend Report, where iGB looks at the news that you may have missed across Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

New Zealand authorities crack down on gambling influencers

First, authorities in New Zealand have launched a crackdown on social media influencers promoting offshore online gambling websites.

According to RNZ, the department of internal affairs (DIA) has issued its first takedown notices of influencers promoting illegal operators. Those that fail to comply could face hefty fines, the DIA warned.

The New Zealand Gambling Act makes it illegal to publish an advertisement for an offshore, unlicensed gambling operator.

“We’ve been investigating this,” director of gambling regulatory services Vicki Scott said. “We will be taking actions in relation to those influencers who are very publicly and clearly breaking the law.”

Malta regulator issues illegal gambling website warning

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) is also strengthening its activity to tackle illegal gambl..

March 27, 2025

Brazil betting CPI chief demands further laws to restrict online gambling access

Senator Soraya Thronicke, rapporteur of the parliamentary inquiry commission (CPI) on betting in Brazil, has urged politicians to back news bills to restrict consumers' access to online gambling.

Thronicke voiced her concerns at Tuesday’s (25 March) meeting of the betting CPI, which was established in November last year amid increased concerns over the impacts of gambling, ahead of the legal online market launch in Brazil on 1 January.

On Tuesday, Thronicke called upon the congress to establish new laws to restrict the population’s access to online betting sites.

She also criticised the long delay between the initial passing of legislation in 2018 and the final approval in December 2023. Many blamed the proliferation of illegal sites during that period for ongoing concerns over betting addiction in Brazil.

“We need to make it increasingly difficult [to access online betting sites],” Thronicke said at the hearing. “We are here to make amends. We need to legislate to minimise th..

March 21, 2025

Resorts World Las Vegas agrees to pay second-largest fine in Nevada gaming history

If approved, the $10.5 million fine over the casino's purported AML failures will be the largest in Nevada history behind a 2019 fine against Wynn Resorts.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) entered into a proposed stipulation for settlement with Resorts World Las Vegas (RWLV) on Thursday (20 March) in the latest chapter of a comprehensive investigation that has ensnared the bookmaker of Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter.

The proposed settlement was reached months after the NGCB issued a 12-count complaint against RWLV stemming from the property’s purported anti-money laundering (AML) deficiencies. Given the enormity of the probe, questions arose of whether the NGCB would impose the largest fine against a casino in state history.

The stipulation includes a fine of$10.5 million (£7.7 million/€9.2 million), payable to the Nevada general fund. The proposed monetary penalty pales in comparison to a $20 million fine Wynn Resorts received in 2019 over the company’s failure to i..

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