The Chilean Association of Casinos and Gaming (ACCJ) estimated that illegal online gambling in Chile generates about US$3.1bn a year in its 2025 report. The association also reported declines in casino revenue, tax receipts and visits during 2025, and called for regulation of online betting.
The estimate and reported declines frame the regulated casino sector’s concerns as Chile considers online betting rules.
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The Gambling Commission presented new UK illegal-gambling estimates on 5 November 2026, based on survey data collected between April 2025 and April 2026. A report questions the Commission’s description of illegal-market participation as low and stable, citing the newness of the measure, the survey sample and other indicators, including a 12% rise in September 2026 activity against the previous three-month average.
The Gambling Commission, Great Britain's gambling regulator, presented new illegal gambling figures on 5 November. Sue Young, the Commission's executive director of operations, said in the press release that participation in the illegal market appears low and stable on these indicators. The report questions that description.
Illegal sports betting is widespread in Switzerland across bars, restaurants, kiosks and club premises, according to an SRF Investigativ report. The intercantonal gambling authority Gespa describes the scene as "structural criminality" and estimates it generates around CHF300m illegally, the report said.
Switzerland's intercantonal gambling authority Gespa estimates that the illegal sports betting scene in the country generates around CHF300m, according to a report by SRF Investigativ. Gespa describes the scene as "structural criminality", the report said. Illegal sports betting is widespread in Switzerland, including in bars, restaurants, kiosks and club premises, the report said. To examine how the business works, SRF Investigativ went undercover into a bar in Lucerne and placed bets, the report said.
A study commissioned by the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming estimated that illegal operators account for 38% to 44% of betting and handle R$32.9bn to R$43.3bn annually. The report also cited an industry association’s detection of 1,689 domains classified as illegal on 26 September, including 1,197 with active betting pages. A government measure bars new deposits at licensed companies and requires their sites and apps to close from 6 October, while the association’s legal consultant criticised the measure’s reach.
Reportedly, a Euromat study suggests Europe's illegal gambling market has grown threefold over six years. The study values the market at €12bn and forecasts further growth.
The Betting and Gaming Council estimated that illegal platforms took more than £8m in bets on the Betfred St Leger Festival. The festival marked the race’s 250th anniversary.
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) estimated that more than £8m was bet with unauthorised operators during the Betfred St Leger Festival, according to figures the association issued. The BGC put bets on the St Leger race itself at about £2m. The festival marked the 250th anniversary of the race, which was first run at Doncaster in 1776.