Regulation
Castilla y León forecasts €47.5m gambling tax revenue, down 8.8%
The forecast shows regional gambling tax bases shrinking as play migrates online, where revenue accrues to the state rather than the region.
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Tenders & awards
Belgium's Loterie Nationale tenders software licences and cloud services
Suppliers of software licensing and cloud services gain a public procurement opening at Belgium's national lottery operator.
Source: TED
Tenders & awards
Norsk Tipping awards Mnemonic NOK26m Check Point maintenance contract
The award sets the supplier and NOK26m value for maintaining the lottery operator's firewall infrastructure.
Source: TED
Tenders & awards
Loterie Nationale awards Connections-Eurotrain Reischeques contract
The award fixes the supplier and €300,000 value for the Belgian lottery's travel voucher service.
Source: TED
Tenders & awards
Norsk Tipping opens NOK12m organisation development tender
Suppliers of law, marketing, consulting, recruitment and printing services have until 16 November to bid for the NOK12m contract.
Source: TED
Regulation
Turkey study links frictionless payments and targeted design to problem gambling
Regulators get evidence to tighten deposit limits, financial checks and digital advertising rules for online operators.
Regulation
Trinidad and Tobago parliament passes online gambling law, market launch set for January
International operators gain a route to apply for Trinidad and Tobago licences from January 2027.
Regulation
Hungary parliament approves measures curbing SZTFH gambling oversight
The changes would remove SZTFH approval from concession tenders, shifting licensing oversight toward the government and altering how operators face concession awards, changes and terminations.
Regulation
Ethiopia plans sports betting relaunch after audit finds €152m shortfall
Operators cannot re-enter Ethiopia until the ELS sets licensing requirements and a reopening timetable.
Regulation
German and EU courts open path for players to reclaim billions in losses
Malta and Cyprus operators face potential mass claims for losses during Germany's 2008-2021 prohibition.
Regulation
Brazil government pressed to explain how betting ban will not favour crime
Regulators must weigh whether banning fixed-odds betting pushes consumers to clandestine platforms.
Regulation
India's Delta Corp reports US$11m Q3 loss on disputed GST payments
The loss shows how unresolved GST demands can weigh on Indian gaming operators' quarterly results.
Regulation
Brazil betting ad ban leaves half of Série A clubs without main sponsor
Clubs losing betting shirt sponsors must find replacement backers as operators redeploy marketing under the ban.
Regulation
Lula to raise betting issue against Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff debate
The runoff debate could shape the next administration's stance on Brazil's temporary fixed-odds betting ban.
Regulation
Brazil's Casa Civil to coordinate betting oversight committee after ban
The committee's blocking and payment protocols determine how operators exit Brazil and unlicensed sites are enforced.
Regulation
Flávio Bolsonaro says Congress has deal to restore online betting
A possible return of regulated betting would reshape market access and advertising revenue in Brazil.
Regulation
Brazil bans sports betting and online casinos in late-September decree
A permanent ban would remove a legal market that operators entered after 2018 legalisation and shift activity toward unlicensed sites.
Regulation
IBJR and ANJL take anti-ban manifesto to Brasileirão matches
The manifesto shows licensed operators publicly opposing a ban they say pushes players toward illegal sites.
Deals & M&A
Betsson runs €7,500 Ultimate League race with Inter-Stuttgart tickets
The leaderboard and hospitality prize show how operators use promotions to drive bet volumes.
Regulation
Brazil's games law leaves sports betting untouched
Operators and clubs must separate games-law obligations from betting rules, as the provisional measure affects fixed-odds sponsorship arrangements.
Licences & markets
Wildz says it receives five-year Finnish gambling licence ahead of 2027 launch
A five-year licence positions Wildz to offer products when Finland's regulated online market opens.
Regulation
Underdog sues Tennessee officials over prediction market enforcement
The case tests whether federal derivatives oversight shields prediction-market operators from state gambling licensing and enforcement in Tennessee.
Regulation
Google blocks prediction market ads in five US states
Google's ad ban in five states adds compliance and market-access costs for prediction market operators.
Regulation
Lombardy addiction report counts 2,830 gambling disorder patients
The regional breakdown shows gambling disorder accounts for 7% of addiction treatment caseloads, informing operator and regulator responsible-gambling planning in Lombardy.
Regulation
DGOJ extends consultation on proposed gambling-risk detection mechanism to 26 October
The extension gives interested parties more time to comment on the proposed risk-detection mechanism.