AGCO Fines Booming Games C$70,000 Over Illegal Auto-Play
Ontario's AGCO fined slot supplier Booming Games C$70,000 on August 20 for running a prohibited auto-play feature on its slot games for several months.
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Brazil Fines Blaze R$2.3 Million Over Influencer Betting Ads
Brazil fined Blaze R$2.3 million over influencer betting ads reaching minors, as new rules extend advertising liability to agencies and affiliates too.
QuinnBet Fined £609,104 by UKGC Over AML Failures
QuinnBet agreed to pay the UK Gambling Commission £609,104 for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures uncovered in a compliance review.
Denmark Blocks Polymarket and 97 Other Gambling Sites
Denmark's Spillemyndigheden ordered DNS blocks on Polymarket and 97 other unlicensed gambling sites from August 18, 2026, citing war-betting integrity complaints.
UKGC Fines Holland Park Leisure £150,000 Over Self-Exclusion
The UK Gambling Commission fined Holland Park Leisure £150,000 for skipping self-exclusion until it suspended the AGC operator's licence in October 2025.
Colorado's Betting Law Leaves Winning Bettors Unprotected
Colorado's SB26-131 caps sportsbook deposits at six a day and bans credit cards, but a stripped clause means books can still limit winning bettors.
Bally's Quantifies the Cost of Britain's Gambling Tax Hike
Bally's Corporation said Britain's gaming tax rise to 40% cost its Intralot B2C unit $39 million in Q2 2026, clawing back 65% through growth, not cuts.
Kalshi Loses Bid to Block Connecticut's Gambling Law
A federal judge denied Kalshi's injunction bid in Connecticut, ruling its sports event contracts are not swaps but are 'at bottom, they are sports wagers.'
Evoke Flags Going-Concern Doubt Ahead of Bally's Vote
Evoke's H1 2026 results flag two going-concern risks tied to its Bally's Intralot takeover, against roughly £769 million of debt maturing in July 2028.
Romania's Slot Authorisations Fall 88% Under Local Veto
Romania authorised 2,337 slot stations from February to May 2026, down 87.7% year on year, after Emergency Ordinance 7/2026 gave councils a veto over venues.
UK Scraps 'Aim to Permit' Rule for Betting Shops
The UK government will scrap the 2005 Gambling Act's 'aim to permit' rule, letting local councils reject new betting shop licenses more easily from 2027.
AGCO Fines Betty Gaming CA$120,000 Over Underage Accounts
Ontario's AGCO fined Betty Gaming CA$120,000 after 23 underage users created accounts on Betty.ca, with 9 depositing and gambling before the operator caught it.