Brazil finance minister seeks to maintain restrictions on local betting licences
The court’s review could determine whether municipal and state betting authorisations remain restricted.
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BiS SiGMA partners with CIBELAE for September event in João Pessoa
The partnership gives lottery and betting-sector participants a joint forum for discussions on Brazil and Latin American markets.
Entain urges immediate voluntary action against unlicensed sports sponsors
Entain urges sports stakeholders to stop unlicensed sponsorship voluntarily before legislation follows consultation.
Italian government says higher gambling revenue reflects legal-market growth
The exchange puts the government’s approach to gambling revenue and legal-market supply under parliamentary scrutiny.
Lucia Albano says legal-market growth, not gambling expansion, drives tax revenue
The government’s position informs operators’ understanding of how Italy frames legal-market supply and gambling tax receipts.
Italian parliamentary committee rejects betting advertising and tax amendments
The rejected proposals would have linked public-sector benefits to gambling advertising rules and raised betting tax rates.
DCMS opens consultation on illegal gambling sports sponsorship
DCMS consultation examines prohibiting illegal gambling sponsorship in sport amid licensed operator concerns.
EEEP reports Greek gambling GGR of €3.073bn in 2025
The report gives stakeholders a regulator-reported view of Greece’s revenue, online share and growth for further parliamentary review.
Czech Finance Ministry adds Polymarket to illegal gambling blacklist
Czech internet providers must block listed domains, restricting access to Polymarket under the country’s law.
Turin court maintains judicial administration at Casinò de la Vallée
The ruling keeps judicial oversight in place while the casino works to complete organisational and internal-control measures.
DGOJ consultation proposes software register and stricter player checks in Spain
The proposals and deposit-limit timetable could affect compliance obligations and regulated operators’ expected market spend.
KSA intervenes over illegal gambling adverts in mobile game apps
The intervention puts app developers and advertising intermediaries on notice to prevent illegal gambling adverts appearing in games.
AGCO recommends cancelling Ontario races when air quality reaches high-risk levels
The recommendation affects whether Ontario racetracks hold workouts, qualifiers and races during high-risk air-quality conditions.
Source: AGCO (Ontario)
AMLA consults on gambling-sector risk supervision standards across the EU
The proposed standards could shape how national supervisors assess gambling operators’ money-laundering risks.
European Commission recommends common online age-verification system by 2026
Italian gambling concessionaires may need to consider how a future shared age-verification system relates to existing national requirements.
Brazilian betting operators face KYC obligations under anti-money laundering rules
Operators must maintain identity checks and transaction controls to meet Brazil’s stated anti-money laundering requirements.
Licence
New Zealand sets online casino ad rules without an advertising-volume cap
Licensed operators will face restrictions on advertising content and timing but no stated cap on how often they can advertise.
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ISS tenders €904,951 study on gambling and digital habits in Italy
The tender will generate updated evidence on gambling and digital behaviours for Italy’s prevention and public-health policies.
Curaçao Gaming Authority sets wind-down rules for licence holders
Licence holders must follow defined closure procedures while protecting players and settling outstanding liabilities.
Lotteritilsynet classifies prediction markets as gambling under Norwegian law
The regulator’s interpretation puts prediction-market providers and marketers within Norway’s unlicensed-gambling rules.
Licence
DGOJ homologates Golden Park Games technical system for other fixed-odds betting
The stated homologation concerns the technical system for a named betting category.
bet365 launches sportsbook and casino in Alberta
bet365 enters Alberta’s regulated market, while its CFL partnership covers promotional activity in Alberta and Ontario.
UK government reportedly starts consultation on sponsorship deals with unlicensed gambling firms
The consultation could affect clubs’ sponsorship agreements with gambling firms that lack a UK licence.
Licence
Alberta launches regulated online gambling market as suppliers enter
The launch creates a new regulated provincial market for operators and suppliers seeking Canadian expansion.
California tribes maintain 2028 target for online sports betting ballot initiative
The proposed ballot timetable and reported revenue pressure bear on California tribes’ plans for a regulated online sports betting market.