New York Senate approves sports betting statement bill as PlayCity reports UAH569m in licensing revenue and Europe publishes EN 18144 gambling harm standard

This week’s gambling-policy round-up has three items high-risk PSPs should care about: New York is moving toward mandatory monthly player statements for mobile sports wagering, Ukraine’s PlayCity says it issued 250 licences and collected more than UAH569m in fees, and Europe now has a published standard for spotting markers of harm in gambling. Different jurisdictions, same message: operators are being pushed toward more reporting, tighter monitoring, and less room for sloppy controls.

1. The New York Senate approved Assembly Bill A10329, which now awaits Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature. If enacted, New York would become the first state to require mobile sports wagering operators to send customers monthly statements showing deposits, winnings, losses, and wager amounts.
2. The bill was introduced by Assembly Member Rebecca Kassay and got overwhelming support from both the Senate and the Assembly. The stated aim is consumer protection and more informed participation, with responsible gambling doing the usual work of sounding like a policy goal and a compliance requirement at the same time. The New York State Gaming Commission has also launched a campaign against unlawful online gambling, targeting prediction markets and offshore operators.
3. In Ukraine, PlayCity’s first annual report says the regulator issued 250 licences in 2025-26, generating over UAH569m for the state budget. Lottery licensing contributed UAH72m, while tax receipts exceeded UAH74m in the first quarter of 2026. PlayCity also reported fines of more than UAH988m against unlicensed operators for legal violations.
4. The same report says Ukraine’s State Online Gambling Monitoring system (DSOM) is now tracking transactions and is meant to support data-driven regulation. PlayCity also pointed to social safeguards, including measures to prevent gaming addiction and restrict military personnel from gambling. According to the regulator, gambling organisers generated UAH14bn in taxes, and personal income tax from the sector reached UAH2bn.
5. In Europe, EN 18144 has been approved and published by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN). The standard sets out nine core behavioural markers of harm that gambling operators can use to identify risky play, including changes in stake volume, deposit frequency, and player-initiated contact. For PSPs and operators, that is less a philosophical statement than a nudge toward more structured monitoring and better data plumbing.

For high-risk payments teams, the common thread is clear enough: regulators are moving from broad expectations to specific data points, reporting formats, and enforcement tools. Monthly statements, transaction monitoring, and behavioural markers all create the same practical demand — cleaner records, better reconciliation, and fewer gaps between what the operator sees and what the regulator expects.