ADM’s Lollobrigida urges concessionaires to coordinate responsible gambling campaigns
Lollobrigida said online gambling's growth created opportunities and additional player protection challenges.
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Reports
Ipsos president calls for shared responsibility on responsible gambling
Pagnoncelli calls for institutions, operators and others to turn shared responsibility into practical protections.
FAIR vice-president urges gambling companies to prioritise consumer protection
Maggi’s proposals ask gambling operators to embed consumer protection in management decisions and assess whether their communications reach consumers effectively.
Appointment
SolutionsHub names Tommy Corlett head of regulatory assurance and remediation
Corlett will help operators identify compliance gaps before regulatory scrutiny and meet ongoing requirements after licensing.
Spain’s gambling authority seeks further feedback on compulsory player-risk model
The further consultation gives stakeholders another opportunity to comment on the compulsory player-risk model.
ADM outlines responsible-gambling campaigns and draft online protection guidance
The proposed guidance could shape the spending controls and user-protection tools online concessionaires are expected to adopt.
Appointment
BHA appoints Sir Philip Davies to board as RCA director
The appointment gives the Racecourse Association a representative on the BHA board.
Italy’s government weighs about one billion euros from gaming for 2027 budget
The measures under review could change gaming operators’ tax costs or concession terms in Italy.
CGA did not examine Blaze owner’s US court records
The report raises questions about the CGA’s scrutiny of ownership in companies holding Curaçao gambling licences.
Holland Casino Staff Seek Union Support Amid Restructuring
Unresolved social-plan disagreements leave some staff awaiting role decisions during Holland Casino’s restructuring.
Wyoming gaming committee backs bill to outlaw online sweepstakes casinos
Wyoming’s proposal would make sweepstakes casino operations a felony, while attorneys warn broad wording could criminalise legitimate promotional sweepstakes.
Kiron rolls out 20 virtual sports titles with SportyBet in five African markets
The rollout puts Kiron content on SportyBet's platforms in five African markets, widening the supplier's distribution reach on the continent.
Angola's ISJ holds Luanda workshop on gaming authorisation rules
Clearer authorisation procedures under Instruction No. 2/26 affect how operators and promoters in Angola prepare and submit licence applications.
GAMOMAT enters Austria through win2day supply agreement
The win2day partnership gives GAMOMAT entry into Austria’s regulated online gaming market and introduces its games on the platform.
Appointment
Greece’s gaming regulator opens 40 secondment posts for public-sector staff
The secondments would staff Greece’s Gaming Inspectors Corps, with applications due by the stated deadline.
Source: Hellenic Gaming Commission
Brazilian Congress reviews 58 proposals to change fixed-odds betting ban
The proposals could change whether authorised betting operators can continue operating in Brazil and which gambling products remain prohibited.
DGOJ reopens consultation on online gambling risk detection in Spain
Interested parties can comment until 22 October on the mechanism identifying risky online gambling behaviour.
Macau court lists Levo Chan’s seven properties with $17m combined reserve prices
The court sale brings seven properties belonging to imprisoned junket boss Levo Chan to market with $17m in reserve prices.
TaDa Gaming brings Clover Coins 4×4 slot to Italy
The release adds a Celtic-themed Hit the Cash title to TaDa Gaming's Italian portfolio, expanding supplier content for operators in the market.
Licence
New Zealand selects 11 operators to apply for online casino licences
Eleven selected operators can apply for New Zealand’s 15 available online casino licences following the auction.
Cyprus betting authority urges stronger action against illegal gambling
The regulator is urging prevention and early risk detection to protect players beyond regulatory compliance.
LatAm industry figures question Brazil betting ban in Focus Gaming News report
The reported concerns signal that operators and investors may face weaker legal certainty and higher illegal-market risk across Latin America.
ANJ finds high-risk players generate up to 89% of stakes on specific bets
The findings could influence which sports betting markets operators may offer in France.
PAGCOR targets $318m-$477m from Casino Filipino sale by 2027
PAGCOR expects to raise PHP20bn to PHP30bn from selling Casino Filipino, with losses expected to reach PHP7bn.
Brazil provisional measure bans fixed-odds betting as IBIA warns of integrity data gap
Operators and regulators lose the licensed data and reporting channels that generated 25 suspicious-betting alerts in the first licensed year.