The UK doubled its Remote Gaming Duty from 21% to 40% on 1 April 2026. The change was announced in the November 2025 Autumn Budget. Six weeks of market response are now visible, and the early picture is clearer than the consensus pre-deadline view suggested.
There are two common misconceptions about iGaming compliance. The first comes from operators who think compliance is mostly operational: hire the right person, set up the right software, run the right procedures, and you are compliant.
On 25 November 2025, the gambling regulators of seven European countries signed a joint statement on illegal online gambling. Most operators logged the statement at the time and moved on. Six months later, the implications are starting to materialise.
The February 2026 Plenary added Kuwait and Papua New Guinea to the grey list. Twenty-two jurisdictions are now under FATF increased monitoring. The Cyprus Gaming Commission publicised the update to its licensees within three days, signalling that ...
The biggest fine the Dutch gambling regulator has ever issued landed in March 2026. The number was the story everyone shared. The reasoning behind the number is the part that should change how grey-market operators think about their stack.
When you receive your gaming licence, nobody hands you a calendar. There is no single document from any regulator that says here is what you owe, file, submit, and renew, and when. You are expected to know theThis is the calendar I wish someone had given me.
I added Nevis to the ICOS portfolio in early 2026 after reviewing the primary regulatory documents. The short version: it fills a genuine gap in the market between Anjouan and Curaçao, specifically for operators who need better banking and payment processor access than Anjouan provides but cannot
Nevis is the newest jurisdiction in the ICOS portfolio. What follows is the complete cost breakdown for obtaining a Nevis NOGA gaming licence through ICOS.
Compare the Anjouan, Curaçao, MGA and Nevis licenses by budget, timeline, banking services, payment processing access and operational complexity.
Before you make any decisions please read the full article to get an informed idea of our MGA license application pricing.
I get asked about Curaçao pricing almost every week, and almost every time the operator has been working from numbers that are either two years out of date or missing half the picture. Here is all the info you require.
There is a moment in most offshore operators' growth where the question shifts from "how do I get licensed cheaply" to "how do I get licensed properly." This article is for operators at exactly that stage.
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