Regulatory Fragmentation in US Online Slots and What European Operators can Learn

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Regulatory fragmentation in US online slots and what European operators can learn

In the American online slots market, there is no unified federal regulation; each U.S. state imposes its own rules around licensing, tax regimes, product definitions, geolocation, audits and more. For European gaming operators accustomed to multiple national jurisdictions, the U.S. model offers clear compliance lessons: build a modular compliance platform, anticipate regulatory change and localize product and marketing operations. Read more.

Gulfstream Aerospace implements Federal Aviation Administration voluntary SMS programmes for U.S. MROs

Business-aviation manufacturer Gulfstream has completed rollout of the FAA’s voluntary Safety Management System (SMS) programme across its U.S. maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sites. The SMS framework (under 14 CFR Part 5) emphasises proactive hazard identification, risk management, assurance and safety promotion. Read more.

The legal side of offshore banking for U.S. clients in 2026

Offshore banking by U.S. clients is lawful provided full disclosure, accurate reporting and adherence to international standards (for example Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS)). Read more.

🧠 Expert Take

‘Do disclosures have to be on the same page?’ And the answer, the universal answer to that question is, it depends on how many pages you have. If you have a 50-page pitch deck, then I do not think that the hypothetical performance, the mention of that can make its first appearance on slide 49.  Christine Schleppergrell from Morgan Lewis.

🧰 Compliance Toolkit

Software asset management and licence-compliance tools

As digital operations scale up, managing software licences and asset usage becomes a compliance imperative. This guide identifies key platforms that enable monitoring of licence status, detection of unauthorized software and reporting for audit-readiness. 

Key takeaways:

• Software licence non-compliance can trigger vendor liability, security risk and audit exposure. 

• Choosing a platform that offers inventory, usage analytics, expiry alerts and reconciliation supports both cost control and regulatory compliance. 

• For organizations with global operations, multi-currency, multi-environment (on-premises + SaaS + cloud) licence tracking matters.

🎟️ Upcoming Event

International Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering (ISPCE)

📍 Boston, MA.|  May 2026

Organized by the Product Safety Engineering Society (PSES), this symposium covers product-safety engineering, regulatory compliance across product lifecycles and emerging risks in consumer- and industrial-products markets. 

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