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Lithuania
Lithuania blocks access to Polymarket The blocking was officially announced on September 8, 2026, after the LPT launched an investigation into the services offered on Polymarket's website
lithuania blocks access to polymarket
Prediction markets
Sydney Sweeney Novig ad for sports betting causes criticism The campaign, released the week before, shows Sweeney mostly or fully nude, covering herself with sports equipment like footballs, tennis rackets, and
sydney sweeney novig ad for sports betting causes criticism
ACMA
Australia fines Dabble Sports $700K for self-exclusion breach ACMA found that Dabble failed to close 157 betting accounts after customers registered with BetStop, Australia's national self-exclusion register, and sent 839
australia fines dabble sports $700k for self exclusion breach
Entain
Entain to cut 400 jobs over UK gambling tax hikes The cuts were announced on September 16, 2026, and are set to affect around a fifth of Entain's customer care workforce in
entain to cut 400 jobs over uk gambling tax hikes
Entain
UK High Court rejects Entain’s copyright claims The case revolves around Entain suing 2 businesses in August 2025 for trademark and copyright infringement, years after they started teaching bettors
uk high court rejects entain’s copyrights claims
Bally’s Corporation
Bally’s pays $4M to City of Chicago amid VGT dispute The payment was made on September 9, 2026, although Bally’s had previously suggested that it might withhold the fee, arguing that Chicago’s
bally’s pays $4m to city of chicago amid vgt dispute
Penn Entertainment
Penn Entertainment hosts groundbreaking for $200M Iowa casino The new project, which costs between $180 million and $200 million, will replace Penn’s nearby Ameristar Council Bluffs riverboat casino, pending final
penn entertainment hosts groundbreaking for $200m iowa casino
Ireland
Stake shuts down in Ireland after regulatory intervention The move comes just two months after the GRAI introduced a new licensing system as part of its work to build a
stake shuts down in ireland after regulatory intervention