Coverage desk · 24 files
Enforcement & illegal markets
Blocking orders, unlicensed operators, police action and supplier cases, with each action kept inside its legal and procedural limits.
Source-checked reporting
Every file in this desk
3 asks · 0 named orders
Supplier pressure without a disclosed compulsory instrument
Ukraine · illegal market
Ukraine asks iGaming suppliers to cut off unlicensed casinos but sets no deadline
PlayCity says international games and technology appeared on illegal casino services, but its public appeal names no supplier, deadline or compulsory order.
Open the Watch file578,751 visits · one blocking order
The French action followed a formal notice and circumvented geoblocking
France · Prediction markets
France orders Polymarket blocked after its geoblocking was circumvented
The ANJ told French internet providers to block Polymarket, months after a formal notice and a geoblock that users could bypass.
Open the Watch fileWarning + SEK 5,000
The enforcement target is the licensed B2B supplier
Sweden · Software supply
Sweden warns SPRIBE over software supplied to operators without required licences
Spelinspektionen found that SPRIBE supplied gambling software to operators without the Swedish licence required to target the market.
Open the Watch file16 terminals · £100k+ cash
The seizures are confirmed; the criminal cases are not concluded
Great Britain · Police operation
Police find 16 illegal betting terminals as £110,000-plus cash and gold are seized
South Yorkshire Police says cash thought to exceed £110,000 and gold were seized, while 16 illegal betting terminals were found during two raids.
Open the Watch fileR$5bn moved · R$191m seized
Platform movement, seized assets and potential tax recovery are separate
Brazil · Jogo de Sombras
Brazil's Jogo de Sombras probe: R$5bn moved is not R$5bn in criminal proceeds
Brazilian authorities searched an unnamed federally authorised betting group and reported R$191m seized. R$5bn describes alleged 2025 platform movement.
Open the Watch file14 domains · 7 orders · 6 companies
Immediate suspensions are not final sanctions
Brazil · precautionary orders
Brazil suspends 14 betting domains in seven precautionary orders
Brazil suspended 14 betting domains linked to six companies while administrative cases examine data, player-protection and ownership requirements.
Open the Watch fileAround 50% · regulator estimate
The denominator is accessed sites, not revenue
Philippines · illegal market
PAGCOR says roughly half of online gaming sites accessed in the Philippines are illegal
PAGCOR plans a licensing app before year-end after its chair estimated that around half of online gaming sites accessed in the country are illegal.
Open the Watch file2 sites · 1,788 total
A domain-level action with a deliberately narrow boundary
Australia · website blocking
Australia adds Casea and Crown96 to a blocklist now covering 1,788 gambling sites
The ACMA says both services breached Australia's online gambling law, but a domain block does not identify every company or related brand.
Open the Watch file1,774 blocked URLs
One hyphen separated a licensed brand from an imitating site
Australia · illegal domains
A fake LightningBet lookalike joined Australia's 1,774-site blocklist in July
Australia's July blocking round named ten illegal or affiliate sites, including a domain that imitated a licensed wagering brand.
Open the Watch file14 warrants · R$145m ceiling
The order preserves assets; it does not establish guilt
Brazil · investigation
Brazil's Operation Conto da Sorte targets an alleged network - R$145m is a ceiling
Fourteen warrants and an asset-restraint limit of R$145m put payment companies and alleged hidden controllers at the centre of a Brazilian betting investigation.
Open the Watch fileR$951.1m · block ceiling
Influencer reach meets payment-trail enforcement
Brazil · illegal promotion
Brazil's Operation Slots links illegal betting promotion to a R$951.1m asset block
Federal Police say influencers promoted unauthorised betting sites in a case involving alleged laundering, shell companies and a judicial asset ceiling.
Open the Watch file87 companies · 9 warrants
An investigative perimeter, not a conviction count
Brazil · payment network
Brazil betting probe tracks 87 suspected shell companies and crypto transfers
Operation Véu de Maia is investigating 87 companies allegedly used to move funds for illegal betting and send value abroad through cryptoassets.
Open the Watch file98 sites · 870 total
The blocklist is the visible end of a court-backed process
Denmark · illegal market
Danish court orders 98 gambling sites blocked, taking the official total to 870
The Frederiksberg court backed Denmark's gambling regulator after a process that asks operators to stop before DNS blocking reaches ISPs.
Open the Watch file$75m prize pool · no legal bets
A legal tournament does not create an authorised betting market
France · eSports
A $75m eSports World Cup ended in Paris - betting on it was still illegal in France
France's regulator says eSports betting offers accessible in the country are illegal, even while Paris hosted the world's richest eSports event.
Open the Watch file45 operators · stop orders
Orders issued; compliance outcomes still needed
Michigan · offshore enforcement
Michigan tells 45 offshore gambling operators to stop taking bets
Michigan issued 45 cease-and-desist orders after investigations found online casinos and sportsbooks serving residents without state licences.
Open the Watch file€3.082m final · €840,000 collection
A final decision does not prove the money was recovered
Netherlands · Unlicensed offer
Chestoption's €3.082m Dutch fine over Vave offer becomes final without an objection
The Ksa says the Vave-linked offer targeted Dutch players without a licence, age verification or geoblocking and accepted cryptocurrency payments.
Open the Watch file€24.846m · objection open
The regulator says the legal cap prevented a €100m-plus fine
Netherlands · Record sanction
Dutch regulator's record €24.846m Novatech fine could have exceeded €100m without legal cap
The Ksa says Qbet and 55Bet generated hundreds of millions from illegal gambling, but Novatech has objected to the record sanction.
Open the Watch file2 arrests · both bailed
The investigation is active and no charges are reported
Great Britain · Bristol
Two arrested in Bristol illegal-casino investigation after Lower College Street raid
Police and Gambling Commission officials searched a Bristol premises; a man and woman were arrested on suspicion of gambling offences and bailed.
Open the Watch fileR$1bn · restraint ceiling
A court-authorised maximum is not money already seized
Brazil · investigation
Brazil's R$1bn betting order is not a R$1bn seizure - what Operation Arena actually says
Brazilian authorities searched 14 locations and obtained an asset-restraint ceiling near R$1bn. That figure is neither a fine nor money already recovered.
Open the Watch file3 machines · 0 arrests
The seizure is documented; criminal liability is not
Michigan · search warrant
Three machines, $1,200 in gift cards and no arrests: inside Michigan's pub search
Michigan says investigators seized three suspected slot-style machines, gift cards and cash at DJ's Pub. The inquiry remains active and nobody was arrested.
Open the Watch file3 imitations named
A familiar brand name can still lead to the wrong domain
Australia · Lookalike domains
Australia is blocking gambling sites that mimic licensed betting brands
ACMA blocking notices name domains imitating ChromaBet, PointsBet and LightningBet, while the real licensed services use different URLs.
Open the Watch fileA$24.24m
The penalty total follows a case that started in 2022
Australia · Federal Court
Australian court orders A$24.24m penalties over prohibited online poker
Australia's Federal Court imposed A$24.24 million in penalties linked to PPPfish, Shuffle Gaming and Redraw Poker services.
Open the Watch file3 domains named
A copied seal is not a regulator record
Malta · Licence impersonation
MGA warns three casino websites are using false Malta licence claims
Malta's regulator named three active casino domains that it says impersonate MGA licences. A logo or licence number alone is not proof.
Open the Watch file£4.75m
The settlement that puts game distribution under the microscope
Great Britain · B2B supply
Why Evolution's £4.75m UK settlement changes the risk for game suppliers
The UK Gambling Commission found Evolution games on six unlicensed websites. The settlement shows why B2B suppliers must monitor where products appear.
Open the Watch file