Deals & M&A
Ezeiza Inversiones becomes sole shareholder of Bingo Ciudadela and Navasan
Ezeiza Inversiones becoming sole shareholder of both Navarra companies changes the local competitive and counterparty landscape.
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Reports
Deals & M&A
Jokerman79 expands sports section with ADM-licensed odds comparison
An ADM-licensed-only odds comparator with stated compliance review affects how licensed Italian operators are presented to players.
Regulation
Russian Duma committee recommends rejecting bill on illegal gambling promotion penalties
A Duma committee recommending rejection leaves Russian enforcement uncertain for operators and affiliates promoting illegal gambling.
Regulation
Polymarket removes market on Cornell rape case after criticism
Polymarket's removal shows prediction-market operators face reputational and ethical scrutiny over sensitive criminal-allegation markets.
Regulation
Mega-Sena jackpot rolls to R$230m, second-largest in history
A rolled-over Mega-Sena jackpot is likely to lift ticket sales and Bolão participation across Caixa's retail and digital channels.
Enforcement & compliance
Singer Anderson Neiff promotes Betaya betting site despite Brazil ad ban
A singer's promotion despite Brazil's ad ban tests enforcement that operators and affiliates must navigate.
Regulation
Brazil's IAA suspends gambling support services indefinitely over funding cuts
IAA's indefinite suspension removes a dedicated problem-gambling referral channel, leaving operators' signposting to public health services.
Regulation
Buenos Aires province passes law regulating school screen use over illegal betting
Buenos Aires Province's school screen law targets minors' exposure to illegal betting platforms competing with licensed operators.
Deals & M&A
Tele Sena Semanal launches editions 127 to 131 with Vira Sorte promotion
The five-edition run sets the prize structure and sales window that resellers and lottery-adjacent operators in Brazil will compete against until 22 November.
Regulation
Brazil opinion article questions constitutional limits of betting ban under MP 1.394
The opinion article frames a potential legal challenge to Brazil's federal betting ban that operators and investors must assess.
Deals & M&A
Betsson posts record Q3 revenue of €326.5m as EBITDA falls 23%
Rising local gaming duties are compressing margins at operators shifting revenue into regulated markets, a cost trend peers also face.
Deals & M&A
Evoke revenue falls 7% as UK gambling tax rises weigh on results
Evoke's revenue fell 7% as its chief executive urged the UK government to avoid further gambling tax increases.
Enforcement & compliance
DSWV puts Platincasino tax loss at €77.6m in black-market analysis
The DSWV analysis puts the Platincasino tax loss at €77.6m, illustrating illegal market consequences for tax authorities.
People moves
VERSUSbet signs Toño de Valdés to front Real Madrid sponsorship content
VERSUSbet adds a Mexican journalist to content supporting its Real Madrid sponsorship targeting Latin America.
Deals & M&A
Light & Wonder unveils FIREBIRD cabinet at G2E Las Vegas
FIREBIRD adds a cabinet with a 55-inch main screen, 32-inch upper screen, MLED lighting and 3D audio.
Deals & M&A
CNMC clears Ohmnia's €244.5m takeover of Azkoyen without conditions
CNMC cleared Ohmnia's exclusive control of Azkoyen without conditions after finding no market overlaps.
Deals & M&A
Ivymar Vending renames as Ivymar Gestión Hostelera and adds gaming venues
The renamed company's purpose now includes promoting and operating gaming venues that are not casinos.
Regulation
India blocks Polymarket under 2025 online gaming law
Operators and suppliers face a precedent in which prediction markets are classed as prohibited online money gaming, with payment and advertising restrictions.
People moves
Gestión de Apuestas Navarras revokes powers and appoints three new attorneys
Reorganising Gestión de Apuestas Navarras' attorneys is a routine corporate change with limited direct impact.
Regulation
FEMARA attends CEPYME meeting on legal certainty and lower taxes
FEMARA's presence keeps machine operators inside Spain's main SME lobby as it presses for legal certainty and lower taxes before the next legislative term.
Deals & M&A
El Duende de los Sueños starts gambling and betting operations in Pinoso
Registration creates a new single-member company whose purpose is exclusively gambling and betting activities.
Enforcement & compliance
Guardia Civil arrests two over €45,000 TITO ticket fraud in Fuerteventura
Two arrests over duplicated TITO tickets highlight fraud exposure at gaming halls using ticket payment systems.
Deals & M&A
Cibelae reports 35% membership growth and plans AI tool for 2027
Cibelae's membership growth and planned AI tool signal how Latin American state lotteries organise around standards and compliance.
Enforcement & compliance
Court sentences three over bets on 2024 General Election date
The case is the Commission's first of its kind and shows confidential election-timing information being used to bet on regulated markets.
Source: UKGC
Regulation
Arkansas Racing Commission lists proposed rule change for September meeting
The notice gives stakeholders a meeting date and time for the proposed rule change.
Source: Arkansas Racing Commission (AR)