🇨🇼 Curaçao's Gaming Authority (CGA) has announced a
series of radical measures aimed at tightening oversight of online gambling.
🇵🇱 Poland will increase the
tax on gambling winnings from 10% to 15% starting January 2026.
🇮🇳 India’s Karnataka state is preparing to
legalize online horse-race betting despite a federal law banning all forms of online wagering.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka’s President has published an official gazette confirming that the
new Gambling Regulation Act will come into force on December 1, 2025.
🇳🇵 Nepal’s Department of Tourism has issued a directive
fully banning online gambling nationwide. All forms of iGaming activity are prohibited due to money-laundering risks and the inability to control cross-border payments.
🇫🇷 French land-based casino operators have
opposed renewed plans to legalize online gambling. The Casinos de France association warned that launching a regulated iGaming market would lead to job losses and harm regional economies.
🇷🇴 Romania has proposed increasing the
minimum gambling age to 21.
🇳🇱 Dutch gambling industry representatives have urged the House of Representatives
not to raise the gambling tax next year.
🇦🇺 The government of Victoria, Australia, has passed a bill requiring all players to register and
use a personal gaming card to access electronic gaming machines.