Nine European regulators coordinate crackdown on unlicensed prediction markets
Nine European regulators are coordinating enforcement action against unlicensed prediction market operators across the continent. Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland were among the regions pushing back against operators lacking local licenses. The coordinated crackdown targets platforms that have treated European markets as a patchwork of jurisdictions with uneven enforcement. The action represents a shift toward synchronized multi-country pressure rather than fragmented national responses.
Prediction market platforms operating in Europe must now prepare for simultaneous enforcement across multiple jurisdictions rather than sequential bilateral negotiations. Any operator treating the continent as a patchwork of low-priority markets faces coordinated withdrawal demands instead of isolated national fines.