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Curaçao CGA Portal Leak: What Operators Should Do Now
A researcher sat in the CGA licensing portal for nine months; trade press says more than 40,000 files were published. What the CGA says and what to do now.
7-min read →Your MiCA Licence Is Now a Ten-Second Public Check
The ESMA CASP register reached ~325 firms by mid-August. It is now a verification layer: your bank, counterparties and customers can read your exact scope.
8-min read →Italy Tightened Gambling Ad Rules and Called It Nothing New
AGCOM delibera 200/26/CONS sets 16 paragraphs on logos, trademarks and testimonials in responsible-gambling campaigns, yet insists it adds no new obligation.
8-min read →Sweden Made Self-Exclusion a Real-Time API Problem
SIFS 2026:3 came into force on 1 August 2026, turning Spelpaus checks into live API calls at registration, login and before marketing. The obligation landed before the specification did.
8-min read →UKGC Flags White-Label Deals as a Top Laundering Risk
The Gambling Commission put weak white-label due diligence at the top of its 2026 risk scale. The line that should worry hosts is not about Britain at all.
9-min read →Curaçao Gaming Authority Faces a Governance Probe
Curaçao's gaming regulator is commissioning an independent review of its deal with the consultancy behind its gaming reform. What operators should do now.
8-min read →Austria Gambling Reform: the 1 January 2027 Exit Trap
Austria notified its draft gambling law to Brussels on 4 August 2026. The market opens in October 2027 — but the decision comes far sooner.
9-min read →Netherlands KOA Licence Renewal: The 1 October 2026 Cliff
The first Dutch online gambling licences expire on 1 October 2026, and renewal now means a full reassessment plus a written exit plan. Why the KSA is asking you to plan your own wind-down.
7-min read →Kenya's 2026 Export Gambling Licence Explained
Kenya's LN 113/2026 licences foreign-based operators that serve only markets outside Kenya: KSh100m capital, a KSh200m bond and a hard Kenya geo-block.
8-min read →CLARITY Act Stalled: Why Crypto Firms Should Stop Waiting
The US crypto market-structure bill has no floor vote before the August recess, and prediction markets have cut its odds from 82% to 28%. What that means for licensing decisions now.
7-min read →The GENIUS Act at One Year: Still No Final Stablecoin Rules
A year after the GENIUS Act became law, US regulators missed the mark to finalise stablecoin rules — ten proposals, none final. What the limbo means for issuers and settlement.
7-min read →Curaçao's T&C Deadline: What B2C Operators Must Rewrite
Curaçao B2C licensees must align player terms to the CGA's April 2026 T&C guideline by 8 October. What the rewrite must cover, and the risk of missing it.
7-min read →Brazil Betting Crackdown 2026: 54,000 Sites Down, Money Next
In July 2026 Brazil shut 54,000 illegal betting sites and froze up to BRL951m. On 25 Sep 2026 MP 1,394 banned fixed-odds betting outright.
7-min read →Bougainville Gambling Licence: Is the New Authority Real?
A new gaming authority appeared in Bougainville in December 2025. We ran the due-diligence checks the sales pages skip. Here's what holds up, and what doesn't.
12-min read →The MiCA CASP Register: What ~294 Licences Reveal
Two weeks past the 1 July 2026 deadline, ESMA's register lists ~294 CASPs — and industry estimates put VASP-to-CASP conversion near 17%. What that gap signals.
6-min read →Revolut's VARA Approval: What Dubai's Pace Signals
Revolut won in-principle VARA approval on 15 July 2026. The real story is Dubai's 50+ VASP licences against MiCA's stalled conversion rate.
6-min read →Stablecoin Settlement for iGaming: What It Fixes (2026)
Acquirers are rolling out USDC/EURC settlement for high-risk operators and Visa's stablecoin run-rate is climbing. Here's what it actually solves for gaming payments — and what it doesn't.
8-min read →Curaçao Wind-Down Rules: Six Weeks Is Not Six Weeks
The CGA has published how licence holders must wind down. Read closely and the six-week window is not trading time — revenue stops on day one. What operators should do before the letter arrives.
7-min read →Curaçao Substance Deadline Pushed to April 2027
Curaçao's Minister of Justice moved the local-staffing deadline to 1 April 2027. Here's what operators should do with the extra time.
8-min read →Gibraltar's Prediction-Market Authorisation Runs on Stablecoins
Gibraltar's Prediction Market Regulations came into force on 13 July 2026, creating a dedicated authorisation for event contracts with stablecoin settlement.
9-min read →Alberta iGaming Market Is Live: Fees, Rules, First 50 Operators
Alberta opened its regulated iGaming market on 13 July 2026. AGLC fees, the three-part registration, revenue share — and what it means for operators.
7-min read →Curaçao Crypto-Gambling Rules: Deadline & Ban
Curaçao's CGA now requires FATF Travel Rule handling, bans operators acting as exchanges, and gave licensees until September 2026 to file a crypto policy. What it means, and why crypto operators eye Anjouan.
6-min read →MiCA Transition Is Over: What Unlicensed Crypto Firms Do Now
The MiCA transitional period closed on 1 July 2026 with no extension. Legacy EU VASP registrations are dead — here are the two routes forward.
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