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China
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Aug 7, 2026
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3 min read
Mainland China prohibits casinos, foreign lotteries and unauthorised online betting. Yet its state lottery market generated approximately US$87 billion in 2025—and a largely invisible technology industry keeps it running.
Sports Betting
Aug 6, 2026
2 min read
The legislation remains in force, but the government has suspended plans to license the Hong Kong Jockey Club after linking prediction markets to a new wave of illegal gambling.
Land-Based Casinos
Aug 5, 2026
Another 75 casinos have been paused, suspended, revoked or allowed to expire. Every remaining licence is due to expire at the end of 2026.
Global
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Aug 4, 2026
Players can buy chips, play roulette and lose virtual money connected to real purchases. Australia has now become the latest market to switch it off.
Aug 3, 2026
Capcom’s seven-million-selling fighting game becomes a medal-free smart slot, extending the franchise from consoles and esports into one of Japan’s most distinctive forms of entertainment.
+1
Aug 2, 2026
Six boats will race across Lake Biwa on Sunday. Behind them sits one of Japan’s largest—and least internationally understood—legal betting industries.
Aug 1, 2026
Kenneth Dart’s investment vehicle now controls just over 30% of Evolution’s voting rights. It must launch an offer for the remaining shares or reduce its position within four weeks.
Jul 31, 2026
One ticket created a multimillionaire. Behind it sits a public lottery system that directed NT$36.71 billion (US$1.13 billion) to pensions, healthcare and local welfare in 2025.
Enforcement
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Jul 30, 2026
The state lottery captured extraordinary demand during the tournament, but the police operations unfolding alongside it exposed the limits of China’s tightly controlled betting system.
