Japan arcades bar under-18s after 22:00 under national entertainment rules
National rules bar under-18s from arcades after 22:00, with municipalities able to impose additional restrictions.
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Wildz Group plans 11 Finland brands after securing licence
Finland's 2027 liberalisation gives licensed operators a new regulated market, and Wildz's multi-brand plan signals how entrants may compete for share.
Brazil labour study links bet regulation to 363 gambling-related work absences in 2025
The study's author acknowledged the data cannot confirm causation, limiting its use as a basis for prohibition.
Brazil gaming bodies stage new protest against betting prohibition
Operators and suppliers face regulatory uncertainty in Brazil while industry bodies campaign against a proposed betting prohibition.
Dominican DGJA hands tax authority provisional database of regularised gaming venues
The provisional database aims to bring registered operators into the national tax system and strengthen oversight.
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Austrian finance ministry expects 20 bidders for online gambling licences
The bidder estimate and 45% channelisation assumption shape how Austria's licensing round could shift online gambling from unlicensed operators to licensees.
Brazil betting ban alarms LatAm experts over investor confidence
A ban on an authorised market tests whether licence-based investment and player-protection controls remain reliable across Latin America.
AGSI seeks bridging measures as Italian retail concessions near expiry
Retail concessions for betting, bingo, AWPs and VLTs expire 31 December 2026 with the reorganisation decree shelved since August.
LottifyLab launches browser platform for combinatorial lottery system analysis
The tool targets lottery system players, offering optimisation methods that could shift demand for traditional systematic-play software.
ASECAL urges Castilla y León to back bingo modernisation
Bingo operators seek administration backing for modernisation to safeguard business continuity and cited tax and employment.
Castilla y León casino representative calls for administration collaboration to improve sector image
Casino operators want administration cooperation, citing extensive oversight and demonisation without objective justification.
Brazilian study records 441% rise in gambling-disorder incapacity benefits from 2023 to 2025
The conflicting interpretations matter to regulators assessing gambling-related harm and the evidence used to shape policy.
Brazil Olympic Committee says betting ban affects its budget
The committee says the ban puts part of its planned sports funding at risk.
MGCB sends cease-and-desist letters to 33 offshore operators
Michigan sent cease-and-desist letters to 33 offshore operators, signalling enforcement risk and reinforcing licensed operators' protected position.
Spielbank Norderney to close on 29 October
The closure removes a Lower Saxony casino venue and shifts the operator's regional footprint toward Stuhr.
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IESF creates publisher and clubs commission, names Kedeng Le chair
The commission gives publishers and professional clubs a formal route into international esports governance and commercial priorities.
Brazilian clubs continue protests against betting prohibition
Operators and suppliers in Brazil face uncertainty over betting rules as industry bodies and clubs mobilise against the prohibition.
Crypto.com and Novig sue Missouri over sports event contracts
The suits test whether federal commodities law or state gaming rules govern prediction market sports contracts.
Brazil betting ban could cut R$18bn from legal beneficiaries by 2029
Operators and investors face the loss of a revenue stream that funds public security, sport and education, with the ban ending collections before the authorisations expire.
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Brazil's Finance Ministry cancels SPA officials' trips to IAGR Lima conference
The cancellation removes Brazil's regulators from an international forum weeks after a provisional measure banned fixed-odds betting nationwide.
Rome police suspend Prati club for 15 days over unauthorised gaming room
Inspections found an operating gaming area without authorisation or concessions at the Prati club.
Rome police chief orders 15-day closure of unlicensed gaming hall in private club
Rome's Questore ordered a 15-day suspension after a check found an unlicensed gaming hall.
TaDa Gaming offers more than 40 certified games in UK market
TaDa offers over 40 certified UK games, including slots, crash games and fish-shooting titles, nearly a year after entering.
Murcia plans access controls and advertising limits in gambling reform
Murcia's reform would add mandatory access-control systems, merged exclusion registers and outdoor advertising limits, with no new hall authorisations.
Castilla y León gaming congress to draw nearly 300 participants in Soria
Regulators and land-based operators will debate digitalisation, business model change and generational handover in Soria.