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Advennt — 2026-11-01

Assembled deterministically from our recent research runs and ranked by date and importance.

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New or updated since 2026-10-25

New to this edition or changed since the last one.

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    US-NV · AML/CFT Regime · 2026-10-23

    NGC Regulation 5.047, barring business-entity funding of patron wagering accounts absent listed carve-outs, took legal effect 23 October 2026, completing the Regulation 5/25 AML reform package adopted in response to the 2025 enforcement wave against Caesars Entertainment, MGM…

    Nevada Gaming Commission · T1 · Confirmed

    Also tracked by financial-integrity:D7

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    EC · Licensing & Regulation · 2026-10-05

    The LOPD licence is the sole authorising title for sports-forecast betting in Ecuador, issued by MINEDEC under Art. 236 of the Reglamento General a la Ley Orgánica del Deporte.

    Registro Oficial del Ecuador · T1 · Confirmed

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    VN · Reform Horizon · 2026-10-14

    A separate draft decree overhauling lottery-sector administrative penalties (4 chapters, 32 articles, 19 on violations and remedial measures) is in consultation with the Ministry of Finance, following the same modernisation path as the now-enacted betting/casino/EGM decree.

    FocusGN · T2 · Probable

  4. 4

    US-WY · Reform Horizon · 2026-10-13

    The Select Committee on Gaming voted 9-0 on Oct 5-6, 2026 to sponsor working draft 27LSO-0098, which would criminalise online sweepstakes and social-casino operation under Wyoming's professional-gambling felony definition, targeting the 2027 General Session; a competing…

    RG.org (Gaming America) · T2 · Probable

  5. 5

    NG · Distribution & Platform Rules · 2026-10-12

    LSLGA's 12-13 October 2026 notice is the lead development this cycle: it requires telecom operators, MNOs, VAS aggregators and VAS providers to verify gaming-operator licensing status and to surrender carrier-billing and revenue-share records for the period since 22 November…

    Nairametrics · T2 · Probable

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    CA-NB · Enforcement · 2026-07-24

    FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CA$399,712.50 on the New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation on 24 July 2026, for failing to submit suspicious transaction reports despite reasonable grounds to suspect money-laundering or terrorist-financing…

    FINTRAC · T1 · Probable

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    AR · Reform Horizon · 2026-10-14

    Buenos Aires province's Chamber of Deputies is debating a unified bill (Tignanelli/Olivetto) that would mandate biometric facial verification for licensed online-betting operators, targeting a plenary floor vote around 20 October 2026.

    focusgn · T2 · Probable

  8. 8

    MM · Reform Horizon · 2026-07-28

    The Anti-Online Scam Law (passed 28 July 2026) creates a dedicated statutory regime criminalising online scam/gambling-centre operation with life imprisonment and death-penalty exposure, while FATF's October 2026 review point for Myanmar falls within this window with no…

    South China Morning Post · T2 · Probable

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    KZ · Operational Obligations · 2026-10-23

    The 16 October 2026 Standard Rules amendment imposes an explicit point-of-admission screening duty on casino and slot-hall organisers against the national list of persons prohibited from gambling under Article 15(1) of the Law on Gambling Business, effective 2 November 2026.

    Zakon.kz · T2 · Probable

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    KM-A · Player Protection · 2026-10-20

    Investigative reporting found Anjouan-licensed online casinos marketed as alternatives to the UK's GamStop self-exclusion scheme, with one tested operator sending over 100 contact attempts encouraging a self-excluded player to resume gambling.

    Gambling News · T2 · Probable

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    TW · AML/CFT Regime · 2026-10-20

    Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission brought the domestic crypto Travel Rule into immediate effect from 20 October 2026, requiring identity data on domestic VASP-to-VASP transfers and enhanced data above NT$30,000, narrowing a channel previously used to move…

    自由財經 (Liberty Times Net) · T2 · Probable

    Also tracked by crypto:cross_border_transfer

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    US-UT · Enforcement · 2026-10-20

    The Utah Attorney General filed a civil complaint on 2026-10-20 against Kalshi and affiliates alleging their prediction-market event contracts are indistinguishable from sportsbook wagers and constitute a public nuisance, seeking an injunction, disgorgement of an estimated…

    Utah News Dispatch · T2 · Probable

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    ZA · Market Opportunity · 2026-10-20

    Gambling turnover reached approximately R1.8 trillion in the 2025/26 financial year, with gross gambling revenue of R84.5 billion; betting, predominantly online, accounted for R62.2bn of GGR.

    IOL / The Star · T2 · Probable

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    US · Enforcement · 2026-10-23

    Active litigation was identified across three states: Novig and Crypto.com sued Missouri, Polymarket sued Ohio alleging discriminatory enforcement, and Utah sued Kalshi, its affiliates and two Susquehanna trading firms, all contesting the application of state gambling law to…

    SBC Americas · T3 · Probable

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    AFR · Regulated Activity Classes · 2026-10-21

    Nigeria's draft Sales Promotion (Amended) Regulations 2026 would extend federal licensing, approval and supervisory authority over lotteries, promotional lotteries and prize draws, contested by state gaming regulators as encroaching on state competence following the November…

    iGamingToday · T3 · Probable

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    KM · Enforcement · 2026-10-19

    The Comoros government requested UK assistance and stated it is preparing domestic legal action over the Anjouan-branded licensing network, which markets gambling, forex/CFD and crypto-business authorisations with no recognised legal basis.

    gambling.com · T3 · Probable

    Also tracked by world-payments:W1a

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    NZ · AML/CFT Regime · 2026-07-01

    The AML/CFT (Omnibus) Amendment Bill, introduced to Parliament on 1 September 2026, is described as the most substantial AML/CFT reform since 2009, replacing 'designated business group' with 'mandatory reporting group'/'voluntary reporting group' structures.

    Legal 500 / KordaMentha · T3 · Probable

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    PH · Enforcement · 2026-10-08

    PAGCOR's Board approved development of a mobile app, built with Development Bank of the Philippines Data Center Inc., letting players verify PAGCOR-licensed online gaming platforms, targeted for a December 2026 launch.

    Yogonet · T2 · Probable

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    LATAM · Reform Horizon · 2026-10-23

    Brazil's joint congressional committee reviewing MP 1.394/2026 had not been installed one month after publication, with 99 amendments filed and a decision required by 23 Nov 2026, extendable once by 60 days.

    Rio Times · T3 · Probable

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    US-NY · Player Protection · 2026-10-14

    The proposed responsible-gambling-lead rule and its deposit/wager-based due-diligence thresholds ($10,000/24hr, $100,000/90-day deposit, $1,000,000/90-day wagered) would materially extend player-protection duties for mobile operators once adopted.

    Times Union · T3 · Probable

Still developing

Carried from earlier editions, unchanged.

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    KE · Entry Pathways · 2026-10-22

    The increased licence-fee and capital-requirement entry conditions set by the Gambling Control (Licensing) Regulations, 2026 remain contested.

    Focus Gaming News · T2 · Probable

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    BE · Player Protection · date pending

    A mandatory EUR 200 per-week, per-account deposit cap applies across online gambling accounts.

    MyGamingLicense · T3 · Probable

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    GR · Enforcement · 2026-10-21

    The HGC opened recruitment for 40 Gaming Controller secondments, deadline 6 November 2026, to operationalise investigative powers granted under Law 5313/2026.

    SBC News · T2 · Probable

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    CA-ON · Enforcement · 2026-10-20

    AGCO settled with PointsBet Canada for a two-day suspension of its iGaming registration, reduced from a proposed five-day suspension, plus a mandatory independent audit, replacing a scheduled Licence Appeal Tribunal hearing.

    Canadian Gaming Business · T2 · Probable

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    CA-AB · Enforcement · 2026-10-19

    AGLC and AiGC began exercising compliance monitoring and enforcement powers against operators that had not completed registration by the 13 October 2026 transition deadline.

    Yogonet · T2 · Probable

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    US-IN · Market Opportunity · 2026-10-14

    The Nov 3, 2026 county referendum in Allen, DeKalb and Steuben counties could open Indiana's 14th commercial casino licence, requiring a $150m fee and $500m minimum investment if a simple majority votes yes in at least one county.

    WOWO News/Talk 92.3 FM · T2 · Probable

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    US-OK · Enforcement · 2026-10-21

    Sweepstakes-casino operators (ACE Casino, Baba Casino, Coin Wizard Games, GiddyUp, Stake.us) have ceased or announced cessation of Oklahoma operations between October 6 and October 30, 2026, ahead of SB 1589's felony-exposure commencement on November 1, 2026.

    BettingNews.com · T2 · Probable

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    VU · Reform Horizon · 2026-10-20

    Vanuatu's First Extraordinary Session 2026 (19-30 October) tabled a package of 28 bills, including the Bill for the Vanuatu Interactive Gaming (Amendment) Act and the Tax Administration (Amendment) Bill covering gambling-law tax administration.

    Vanuatu Daily Post · T2 · Probable

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    MO · Market Opportunity · 2026-10-18

    DICJ's Q3 2026 figures, published 18 October 2026, show mass-market baccarat gross gaming revenue down 7.9% year on year to MOP33.6 billion (US$4.16 billion).

    AGB (asgam.com) · T2 · Probable

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    GI · Licensing & Regulation · 2026-09-25

    Schedule 8 of the Gambling Act 2025 gave newly-caught businesses (B2B suppliers, contracted-out service providers, marketing affiliates and >25% controllers) a six-month transitional licence window from the 1 April 2026 commencement.

    Resilience.gi · T3 · Probable

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    UG · Cost to Operate · 2026-08-20

    The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2026, assented to 20 August 2026 and effective 1 July 2026, substitutes section 131 of the Income Tax Act to impose a uniform 15% withholding tax on betting/gaming net winnings across both online and land-based channels, resolving the prior…

    Kampala Associated Advocates · T3 · Probable

Regulatory horizon

Every entry below is read from this monitor's approved jurisdiction baselines rather than from this cycle's run: it states what is expected, not that it moved this week. Dates appear only where the baseline records one.

13 entries have finished moving (enacted, failed or withdrawn) and are listed separately rather than dropped

Ranked within this monitor (per_consumer); tie-break recency_date_desc, jid_asc, module_asc, url_asc. Index tool 1.5.0, edition policy 1.2.0.