31 December 2025
Gambling Law Insights
Gambling Law Insights features our most recent articles delivering clear, practical insights into the legal, regulatory and commercial developments shaping the global gambling industry. Written by our international team, each article highlights timely issues, emerging trends and practical considerations for stakeholders across the sector. Explore our latest commentary and subscribe for new updates.
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DLA Piper's Gambling Laws of The World guide offers invaluable insights for businesses and in-house lawyers, outlining the options and potential restrictions when entering new markets. While not exhaustive, this guide provides a high-level overview of the applicable regimes, serving as a crucial starting point for deeper analysis.
8 January 2026
On 2 October 2025, the UK's Gambling Commission published its latest Emerging Risks (the Emerging Risks Briefing), with a focus on risks associated with pre-paid payment methods.
27 October 2025
On 7-8 October 2025, the English Court of Appeal (CoA) heard the appeal of a gambler, Lee Gibson, of a decision of the High Court which dismissed his claims to recover his gambling losses (£1.5m) from Betfair.
23 October 2025
Recently, there have been increasing calls for, and policy proposals aimed at, limiting the advertising of gambling on television and other media platforms in Australia.
27 October 2025
On 8 December 2025, the English Court of Appeal (CoA) dismissed the claim brought by gambler Lee Gibson, who sought to recover his £1.5 million gambling losses from Betfair.
9 December 2025
Last month, DCMS published a report highlighting the rapid growth of skins gambling in the UK, particularly among adolescents, which DCMS views as a potential gateway into problem gambling with real currency.
22 October 2025
The Italian gambling licence tender has reached a decisive moment on 17 September 2025 when the Italian gambling authority, the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) officially admitted 46 operators to Stage 2 of the online gambling licence application process.
29 September 2025
The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued its opinion on claims for gambling losses in Case C-440/23, FB v. European Lotto and Betting Ltd and Deutsche Lotto Und Sportwetten Ltd, holding that consumers may bring actions to recover gambling losses under national law.
15 September 2025
The Spanish gambling regulator (the General Directorate on Gambling Affairs DGOJ) has published a draft resolution – subject to a public consultation process – establishing a standardized new system to detect risk gambling behaviors (hereinafter the Daft Resolution on Risk Mechanism).
5 September 2025
The new Italian online gambling license regime not only reshapes the market but also creates a unique opportunity for licensed operators to acquire, through an ADM-facilitated procedure, the player databases of competitors that did not apply for renewal and must cease operations by 12 November 2025.
26 August 2025
In a long-awaited ruling that could reshape how Italy regulates digital access to gambling, the Italian Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional the national gambling device ban in shops and other public venues.
22 July 2025
The Italian Tax Authority provided important clarification on determining taxable revenues for digital services tax (Digital Services Tax, or DST) purposes for operators in the online betting and gambling sector.
2 July 2025
With the implementation of the European Accessibility Act in most of the EU countries (including Italy with the Legislative Decree No. 82 of 5 August 2022), a new phase has begun for the accessibility of digital services, including online gambling services, offered in the European market.
2 July 2025