Peabody Insights

Expert analysis on geolocation compliance, fraud prevention, and the evolving regulatory landscape.

Regulatory Alert

Pennsylvania HB 2497: The $1M Question for Prediction Market Operators

Pennsylvania's proposed Chapter 13G directly addresses the CFTC noninterference argument — and answers it with a $1 million license fee, a 20% wagering tax, and mandatory geolocation compliance.

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Regulatory Compliance

Netherlands KSA iGaming: Full Operator Accountability for Every Technology You Deploy

The KSA holds operators directly responsible for every technology supplier they use. There is no approved vendor list — just full regulatory accountability and aggressive enforcement.

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Regulatory Compliance

iGaming Ontario Geolocation: What AGCO Standard 3.02 Actually Requires

Ontario's AGCO requires dynamic location monitoring, VPN detection, and virtualization checks. Most operators are not fully meeting the standard. Here's what a compliant implementation looks like.

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Gaming Compliance

Steam Deck & Regulated Gaming: The Compliance Gap Operators Are Missing

Millions of Steam Deck users want access to regulated gaming platforms. Most operators are turning them away — not by policy, but because compliance tooling has never supported Linux.

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Regulatory Alert

Utah’s SB 73: The "Unresolvable Paradox" of Legislating VPN Compliance

As Utah becomes the first U.S. state to explicitly target VPN use in age verification, a collision between legal mandates and technical reality is looming.

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Compliance Strategy

The New Frontier: Compliance for Prediction Markets

As markets like Kalshi and Polymarket shift to federal financial oversight, geolocation requirements have reached a new peak.

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Regulatory Alert

Argentina Court Orders Polymarket Blocked — A Global Pattern Emerges

A Buenos Aires court has ordered ENACOM to block Polymarket at the ISP level under Argentina's criminal code. Argentina joins France, Germany, Australia, and others in a growing global crackdown on prediction markets.

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Technical Blueprint

Architecting for MGA Geolocation Compliance: The Technical Blueprint

The definitive engineering guide for iOS and Node.js teams who need to satisfy the Malta Gaming Authority's strictest audit requirements—covering anti-spoofing, confidence scoring, and the full Peabody SDK workflow.

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