ADIB president Igor Ballo urged Russian lawmakers to consider a casino zone in the Moscow region instead of the proposed new zone in Altai. The Finance Ministry said the Altai proposal would support economic development, tourism and jobs; Ballo argued that Moscow would be a more viable location.
The competing proposals could affect where Russia permits future casino-zone development.
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Spain’s Ministry of Finance set 2027 tax modules for amusement machines in bars and other hospitality businesses through Order HAC/1161/2026, published on 5 November 2026. The order keeps the stated income-tax amounts per machine at 2026 levels and took effect the day after publication; businesses can opt out of the modules system for 2027 by 31 December 2026.
The Official State Gazette carried Order HAC/1161/2026 on Thursday 5 November; the order is dated 4 November and sets the personal income tax and simplified VAT modules for the coming year. Compared with 2026, the per-machine amounts for type A and type B are repeated exactly.
Brazil's Ministry of Finance said on 24 September 2026 that it found no studies assessing the economic, fiscal, regulatory or social effects of a potential ban on fixed-odds betting, online games or related advertising. The response followed an information request submitted on 20 September, one day before President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026, according to the report.
The Ministry of Finance reported that, after consulting its technical units, it found no studies, notes, opinions or reports assessing the effects of a full or partial ban on fixed-odds betting, online games or related advertising. The response was formalized on 24 September.
Ghana’s National Lottery Authority director-general Mohammed Abdul-Salam said proposed reforms could enable the lottery sector to generate more than GH¢2 billion (US$172 million) a year if fully implemented. The plans include centralised oversight of private operators, revenue monitoring and revised commercial agreements; the authority said it had sought finance ministry authorisation for a monitoring system.
Ghana's lottery industry could bring in over GH¢2 billion (US$172 million) yearly, according to NLA Director-General Mohammed Abdul-Salam, provided President John Dramani Mahama's proposed reforms are completely implemented.
Brazil’s Casa Civil and Ministry of Justice have restricted access to documents used to formulate MP 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting and online games. Casa Civil cited legal professional privilege; the Justice Ministry classified the documents as reserved for five years. The report says the Finance Ministry had earlier told an information-access requester it had no study on the ban’s impacts.
Two government bodies each shut off access to the records, and each gave a different reason, according to the report. The report said that forty days after the issuance of Medida Provisória no 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting and online games in the country, the Lula government had still not shown society the documents that supported the decision.
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting said it had found no studies assessing the effects of banning fixed-odds betting, online games or sector advertising. The Finance Ministry gave that response on 24 September 2026, less than a day before the government issued Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibited sports betting, online casinos and related advertising nationwide.
Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) told a freedom-of-information request on 24 September 2026 that it had no study on the impact of banning fixed-odds betting. Less than 24 hours later, the government issued Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which banned sports betting, online casinos and sector advertising across the country.