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News (EN-KR)

3 minutes

Lance Gokongwei’s PhilWeb Bet Is a Verdict on PAGCOR

The company stopped operating eGames halls directly years ago; what it sells now is platform infrastructure, systems integration, and the compliance paperwork behind them.

3 minutes

We Break Down the Difference Between GGR vs. NGR and How They Relate to AML Compliance in Gambling Platforms

Regulators want to know how the money moves. Explore the core differences between GGR vs. NGR and how they relate to AML reporting in online gambling platforms.

3 minutes

What Is Tokenization? Exploring the Definition, Types, and Common Regulatory Labels

As regulators across the European Union, the United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions finalize frameworks governing digital assets, we’ve watched the classification and operational mechanics of tokens transition from technical considerations to critical compliance obligations. 

3 minutes

How to Start a Sportsbook Business from the Flow of Money, Licensing, to Data Source

Many aspiring operators burn their initial capital on brand design, only to get stuck weeks before launch due to a frozen merchant account, a rejected license application, or an odds feed that lags too far behind to protect their margins.

Hweiching Lim Lead Consulting Manager

News (EN-KR)

3 minutes

What Happened with the Recent Polymarket’s Influencer Campaign?

Wall Street Journal investigation revealed that Polymarket had been running a coordinated influencer campaign built on fabricated trades.

3 minutes

How to Start a Payment Processing Company?

Whether operating as an Independent Sales Organization (ISO) or a Payment Service Provider (PSP), companies must sequence federal registrations (such as FinCEN MSB), state Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs), and international authorizations (PSD2/PSD3 in the EU) correctly while maintaining robust compliance, fraud prevention, and gateway technology stacks.

Anastasia Marchenko Legal Researcher at LegalBison

3 minutes

How Is the Ideal Secure iGaming Payment Implemented From a Legal Perspective?

How can we ensure our iGaming platform has a payment stack that satisfies every compliance layer without compromising the product? 

Aimy Qisteena Legal Counsel at LegalBison

3 minutes

Meta Wants In on Prediction Markets. Here’s What the Licensing Architecture Would Actually Look Like.

The hard question is not whether Meta can build a prediction markets product. But rather how it licenses one across four or five jurisdictions with conflicting legal frameworks and no settled consensus on whether prediction markets are gambling, financial derivatives, or something else entirely.

3 minutes

We Analyze the “Betting on Events” Trend: Which Business Models Count as One and What Licenses They Require

Prediction-market monthly transaction volume grew from about USD 1.2 billion in early 2025 to over USD 20 billion in January 2026, suggesting that the category is moving beyond niche users into wider retail participation.

Hweiching Lim Lead Consulting Manager

Eira Jarvi Legal Counsel at LegalBison

Aimy Qisteena Legal Counsel at LegalBison

3 minutes

What Is a Social Casino, and How Does This Business Make Money?

Let’s look into the trend of social casino as a platform and how this business model makes money from operators, payment processors, and investors’ perspective.

Anastasia Marchenko Legal Researcher at LegalBison

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