‘Keir ally’ Caudwell backs call for higher UK gambling taxes

Billionaire John Caudwell, a key ‘business ally’ of PM Sir Keir Starmer, has openly voiced support for the Labour government to significantly ramp up taxes on UK gambling activities. The founder of Phones 4u expressed on Twitter (X) that Labour should follow through with tax proposals endorsed by former PM Gordon Brown. Caudwell argued that …

MeitY Blocked 1300 Illegal Sites But Offshore Platforms Still Exist

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) in India has issued 1298 orders between 2022 and 2024 to block online betting, gambling, and gaming websites. But executives from real money gaming firms allege that non-compliant offshore platforms continued to thrive in India. Additionally, the Directorate General of Goods and Services […]

India Bans Real-Money Gaming

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Reading Time: 3 minutes   India’s lower house of parliament has passed a sweeping online gaming bill that, while promoting esports and casual gaming without monetary stakes, imposes a blanket ban on real-money games — threatening to disrupt billions of dollars in investment and significantly impact the real-money gaming industry, which could see widespread shutdowns. […]

NYC Mayoral Front-runner Zohran Mamdani Says He Won’t Oppose Casino Development

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  As a state lawmaker, Zohran Mamdani generally opposed plans to open full-scale casinos in New York City. In June, when he walked past a billboard showing betting markets for the city mayor’s race, he even quipped that “gambling is haram,” an Arabic word meaning forbidden. But on Wednesday, Mr. Mamdani said that he did […]

Brazil Proposes Bill to Raise Gambling Age to 21 and Limit Monthly Bets

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  Brazil is considering changes to its gambling regulations. The proposed bill would raise the legal betting age to 21. It also aims to introduce a monthly wagering cap, limiting players to the equivalent of one minimum wage. On Aug. 20, Senator Humberto Costa introduced Projeto de Lei 3,754/2025, a bill that aims to impose […]