Regulatory news. Week №47

21.11.2025
🇨🇼 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.