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Swiss Regulators Adds More Websites to iGaming Blacklists

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The Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK) and the Inter-Cantonal Lotteries and Betting Commission (Comlot), the two authorities regulating gambling in Switzerland, have expanded their gambling blacklists by adding more unlicensed igaming operators.

ESBK and Comlot first published the blacklists in September 2019 have been regularly updating the lists.  The ESBK has recently inserted 33 new domains to its blacklist, while Comlot has added a further 12.

Among the new entries in the ESBK blacklist are Amunra.com, Bitcasino.io, Bitcoincasino.io, Casinobuck.com,Casinomia.com, Casoo.com, Cookiecasino.com, Crazyfox.com, Duxcasino.com, Gratowin.com, Greenspin.bet, Kingbillycasino.com and Live.casino as well as two websites each from Boaboa, Cadolla and Casinia.

Comlot have added 22bet8.co, Bahigo35.com, Forzza45.com, Interwetten8.com, Meridianbet.com, Meridianbet.com.cy, Shangrilalive.com, Mybet.de, Svenbet.com, Vulkanbet.com, Webbyslot.com and Wirwetten247.com to the list.

Swiss internet service providers will have to to block access to all the websites in the blacklists.

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AMLA Launches Public Consultation on Three Draft Regulatory Acts

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The Danish Gambling Authority has announced that the new European supervisory authority, AMLA (Anti-Money Laundering Authority), has published three new draft regulatory acts for public consultation.

The draft acts are intended to supplement the Anti Money Laundering Regulation with detailed rules in the following areas:

• Customer Due Diligence procedures. The draft act specifies the detailed requirements for customer due diligence. The main rules are set out in the new Anti Money Laundering Regulation, which enters into force on 10 July 2027. The consultation deadline is 8 May 2026.

• Pecuniary sanctions, administrative measures and periodic penalty payments. This draft act concerns the principles and related elements for determining sanctions to be applied by authorities to entities that fail to comply with the rules. The consultation deadline is 9 March 2026.

• Criteria for identifying business relationships, occasional and linked transactions and lower thresholds. The draft act specifies the criteria for identifying business relationships, occasional and linked transactions, and lower thresholds. The main rules are set out in the new Anti Money Laundering Regulation, which enters into force on 10 July 2027. The consultation deadline is 8 May 2026.

The Danish Gambling Authority encourages gambling operators to submit consultation responses to AMLA’s draft regulatory acts to the greatest extent possible. The public consultations are available on AMLA’s website.

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Estonia to Reinstate 5.5% Online Gambling Tax From March 1

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Lawmakers in Estonia are set to approve a technical fix restoring the gambling tax to online casinos, closing a legislative error that briefly left remote gambling exempt.

The Riigikogu will hold a final vote on an amendment to the Gambling Tax Act introduced by MP Tanel Tein (Eesti 200). The latest change corrects wording adopted late last year that inadvertently exempted online casinos from Estonia’s gambling tax.

The amendment clarifies that both games of chance and games of skill offered as remote gambling are taxed on the same basis. By deleting the term “game of skill” from one provision in the legislation, a uniform 5.5% gambling tax will apply to both categories.

The Riigikogu’s Finance Committee adjusted the timeline initially set out in the amendment, setting March 1, 2026, as the effective date.

Under current law, gambling taxes are assessed on a monthly basis, making the start of a new calendar month the standard point for changes to take effect.

This aligns with the current IT systems and operating practices of both market participants and the Estonian Tax and Customs Board (MTA).

The fix is linked to legislation passed in December and effective since January 1 that was intended to boost funding for sports and culture through gambling tax revenues. Restoring equal taxation is expected to reestablish legal clarity for both operators and the tax authority.

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NCPG Board of Directors Calls on Prediction Market Operators to Promote the National Problem Gambling Helpline

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The Board of Directors of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has passed a resolution on February 9, calling on prediction markets to promote the National Problem Gambling Helpline, arguing that event contract trading is similar to other types of betting and poses the same risks for consumers.

In the resolution, the NCPG urged “all Prediction Market Operators serving U.S. consumers” to add “clear, prominent, and ongoing promotion” of the helpline number 1-800-MY-RESET across both “marketing and on-platform user experience.”

The organization said prediction market operators should display the messaging “in a manner that is comparable to practices in regulated mobile sports betting.”

The NCPG said the helpline offers “nationwide free, confidential, and 24/7 support and resources” for people experiencing gambling-related harm. The group also said it maintains a neutral stance on legalized gambling.

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