Regulation
China
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Aug 7, 2026
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These Are the Companies Powering China’s Only Legal Gambling Market
Mainland China prohibits casinos, foreign lotteries and unauthorised online betting. Yet its state lottery market generated approximately US$87 billion in 2025—and a largely invisible technology industry keeps it running.
Global
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Aug 5, 2026
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2 min read
Cambodia’s Casino Reset: Only 124 Properties Are Still Operating
Another 75 casinos have been paused, suspended, revoked or allowed to expire. Every remaining licence is due to expire at the end of 2026.
Global
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Jul 26, 2026
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2 min read
The Philippines May Finally Stop Regulating the Casinos It Also Operates
PAGCOR’s proposed restructuring could turn the agency into a pure regulator and eventually place more than 40 Casino Filipino venues on the market.
Macau
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Jul 21, 2026
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2 min read
Macau’s VIP Recovery Is Losing Ground to the Mass Market
Macau’s casino market remained broadly stable in the second quarter of 2026, but the composition of its gaming revenue shifted noticeably away from VIP baccarat
Global
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Jul 18, 2026
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2 min read
Alberta Is Not Creating an iGaming Market. It Is Trying to Legalize the One It Already Has
Twenty-two approved sites launched on July 13. The real test is whether regulation can move Alberta’s players away from an entrenched unregulated market.
Japan
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Jul 16, 2026
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2 min read
Japan Made Online Casino Promotion a Crime. The First Affiliates Are Being Arrested.
The law has been on the books since September 2025. In early 2026 it started to bite — and the first targets are the affiliates, streamers and "guaranteed-win" communities that recruit players.
Macau
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Jul 16, 2026
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3 min read
Macau's 2024 Credit Law Redefined the Junket Business
The prison sentences made the headlines. The quieter change — a law on who may lend gaming credit — is what actually stripped the junkets of their power.
Japan
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Jul 7, 2026
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3 min read
Pachinko Wants Your Credit Card. Tokyo Says No.
Japan's last all-cash gambling industry is finally trying to modernize — and running straight into the government's own war on gambling addiction. The fix may quietly reopen a door regulators spent years closing.
