iGaming Business is the most respected and established source of information for the regulated global gaming industry. 🔗 igamingbusiness.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lre443bors26Sri Lanka’s new gaming legislation omits a key piece of the puzzle: junket regulations bit.ly/402SIQO bit.ly/402SIQO https://bit.ly/402SIQO11 Jun 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lre443bors26https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lrdyflyras26Italy gambling reform brings rapid consolidation to Europe’s largest market - at current predictions, the Italian market is expected to shrink from the current 81 to around 33 concessionaires bit.ly/3HQo7Q9 https://bit.ly/3HQo7Q911 Jun 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdyflyras26https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lrdwznknws26#Gibraltar has been removed from the 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+0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6vg6keoc26https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lr6rdjo33k26Ireland's gambling regulator, Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland, will reassess its licensing fee structure, to be based on GGY instead of turnover, after a public consultation raised concerns bit.ly/45bJZ2l https://bit.ly/45bJZ2l09 Jun 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6rdjo33k26https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lr6p5kgeo226#CodereOnline has retained its ability to trade on the Nasdaq exchange after the operator group made the necessary SEC filings bit.ly/3ZnPZ4f https://bit.ly/3ZnPZ4f09 Jun 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6p5kgeo226https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lr6p4y2l3s26Star’s future back on the brink as AUSTRAC pushes for AU$400M AML fine, a hit that could derail the Bally’s takeover https://igamingbusiness.com/casino/land-based-casino-regulation/star-austrac-aml-fine/09 Jun 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6p4y2l3s26https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lqxsrpn24s26From McCullers’ first win on the mound since 2022 to the Pacers stunning OKC at home, here’s what shaped the sports betting world this week bit.ly/4kXx4Wo https://bit.ly/4kXx4Wo06 Jun 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxsrpn24s26https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lqxskbmqh226Allwyn International reported a 6% year-on-year increase in revenue during Q1 on the back of further growth within its digital division bit.ly/4jAF5PO https://bit.ly/4jAF5PO06 Jun 2025 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxskbmqh226https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lqxpmtoo7c26Gustaf Hoffstedt, Secretary General for BOS, believes Sweden’s land-based casino sector could have been profitable if private operators had been able to compete with the Svenska Spel monopoly bit.ly/3T9x4qa https://bit.ly/3T9x4qa06 Jun 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxpmtoo7c26https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lqxke6cxuc26This morning, #ATG announced the appointment of Mikael Bäcke as CEO of Hippos ATG, its new online gambling joint venture with Finnish equestrian association Suomen Hippos bit.ly/4jGmv90 https://bit.ly/4jGmv9006 Jun 2025 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxke6cxuc26https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lqxjbyp7m226#X named #Polymarket its official prediction market partner despite the platform being banned for U.S. users and unregistered with the CFTC bit.ly/4mPeqBF https://bit.ly/4mPeqBF06 Jun 2025 18:58 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+0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquumiyg2226https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lqunbbmawk26The #ACMA has ruled that 4 operators - #Buddybet, #Ultrabet, #VicBet and #Topbet - were in breach of Australia's regulations on gambling self-exclusion after it carried out an investigation into each of the brands bit.ly/4lckIdd https://bit.ly/4lckIdd05 Jun 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:pfcmnmsubozv36nu73k62q2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqunbbmawk26https://bsky.app/profile/igamingbusiness.bsky.social/post/3lqsvqjicz226California tribes are suing cardrooms over their use of third-party dealers, arguing it violates tribal exclusivity over house-banked games. 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