Regulation
Cuiabá mayor issues betting advertising ban pending implementing rules
The decree would restrict sports-betting advertising on public streets and spaces once rules are set.
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Deals & M&A
MGA Industrial launches Forticash FC200 cash machine
Suppliers gain another cash-handling option as operators weigh machine specifications for salon, bingo and casino floors.
Regulation
Spillemyndigheden blocks 334 illegal gambling sites in 2025
The blocking orders and app-store complaint channels raise removal costs for unlicensed operators targeting Danish players.
Licences & markets
Allwyn UK to sell £4 Powerball tickets from 21 July
The launch gives National Lottery retailers and digital channels access to a US-style jackpot product for the first time.
Regulation
EGP-FIPE warns Italian Senate gambling sector faces regulatory deadlock
Operators face a frozen concessions framework and fragmented local rules that the trade body says push play towards online and unregulated channels.
Deals & M&A
Paf acquires Swedish maritime games supplier Bell Casino
The purchase expands Paf's shipboard gaming footprint to about 50 vessels on northern European routes, adding to its existing 26 ships.
Deals & M&A
Paf acquires Bell Casino to grow shipboard gaming fleet
The deal roughly triples Paf's shipboard estate, giving it a larger base for onboard gaming revenue.
Regulation
GGL outlines nine-member Sportbeirat advising on sports betting
The nine-member Sportbeirat advises the regulator and the Länder on sports betting and betting programme questions and treaty evaluation.
Source: GGL (Germany)
Regulation
Coljuegos and Superfinanciera seek bank access for licensed gambling operators
Banking barriers affect authorised operators, and payment channels used by unlicensed online operators are a coordination target.
Source: Coljuegos (Colombia)
Regulation
ANJ approves operator plans on excessive and underage gambling
The regulator approved prevention plans but issued prescriptions, saying further effort is needed to cut excessive gamblers by 2027.
Source: ANJ (France)
Enforcement & compliance
Borgarting court rejects WorldVentures appeal in Norway pyramid case
The ruling confirms Norwegian authorities can treat recruitment-driven membership sales as illegal pyramids, a compliance risk for direct-selling and referral-based models.
Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)