Malta’s reworked gaming tax and narrower VAT exemption for gambling took effect on 1 October 2026. What changed, the reporting dates and what MGA licensees should check.

A Massachusetts lawmaker plans a 2027 push to legalise online casinos for the state’s existing casino licensees, with up to three brands each, a 15% tax and a ban on online sweepstakes.

Alberta opened its regulated iGaming market on 13 July 2026. By late September 31 operators had completed commercial agreements with the AiGC, and newcomers such as Stake were still joining.

From 30 September 2026 UK operators must offer gross deposit limits, reserve the name ‘deposit limits’ for them and show them with at least equal prominence. What changed and what it means.

Finland had 75 gambling licence applications by 22 September 2026. The market, a Veikkaus monopoly until now, opens to licensed online casino and betting operators in July 2027.

New Zealand ran its first online casino licence auction on 29 September 2026: up to 15 licences, applications in October, offshore sites without a pending application must stop on 1 December.

On 25 September 2026 Brazil signed Medida Provisória 1.394, prohibiting fixed-odds betting and online casino. New deposits stopped immediately and every licensed site must be offline on 6 October. What it says, what it costs and what it means for suppliers.

The Netherlands regulator granted eight follow-up online licences on 18 September 2026, running to 2031. Stricter terms — including a mandatory exit plan every operator should read as a design requirement.

Great Britain’s gambling yield reached £17.5bn in the year to March 2026. Remote casino hit £5.7bn and online slots £4.8bn — larger than all remote betting combined.

Belgian online GGR grew 5.4% to €965m in 2025 while first-time registrations fell 43.1% to 110,032. What a market that grows and shrinks at once means for operators.