Gambling levies: four funding models, four different bets on fairness
A problem gambling levy is the mechanism a jurisdiction uses to make operators pay for the research, prevention and treatment…
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UK financial risk assessments have thresholds, but no start date
To: Compliance and Risk Directors, UK Licensed Operators
The UK unlicensed sponsorship ban misses where operators recruit.
The government has opened a consultation to ban unlicensed gambling sponsorship across every sector, not just sport, but the ban…
Prediction markets vs sports betting: which system wins by 2029
This Thought Experiment is a scenario-based exercise designed to provoke discussion. It is not a prediction or statement of fact.
Entering Brazil: a playbook for licensed market entry in 2026
Brazil's regulated sports betting and online gambling market opened on 1 January 2025 under the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets,…
Why operators should build for the checks, not fight them
I have sat in enough rooms with operators this year to know that most of them are waiting, and I…
Legal or Lucrative: The Real Rules Behind U.S. Gaming | Harpinion Ep 5
Most observers see a rapidly growing industry, but Brandt Iden sees a complex legislative landscape.
Surrendering the VIP: Is Regulation Funding the Grey Market? with Alex Limesand | Harpinion Ep 4
IIs the gaming industry inadvertently regulating itself into a corner by making it easier for VIPs to gamble elsewhere?
Entering Brazil: a playbook for licensed market entry in 2026
Brazil's regulated sports betting and online gambling market opened on 1 January 2025 under the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets,…
Casinos, Kremlin and Parallel Economies. 45 years on the edge with Clive Tilley | Harpinion Ep 3
When you go into a country as a foreigner, sometimes survival starts with knowing how to stay quiet, pay attention,…