The Alderney Gambling Control Commission presented its 2024 annual report to the States of Alderney on 27 May, the commission said. It forecast a distribution to the States of more than £2m in 2025 and reported that it had restored staffing levels during 2024 and 2025.
The forecast gives Alderney stakeholders an indication of the commission’s expected financial distribution.
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Chile’s finance undersecretary Sebastián Vallebona said the government’s proposed online betting tax regime could raise more than US$100 million in its first year and US$133 million after five years. The proposal sets a 3% specific tax without deductions for VAT or monthly provisional payments, alongside a 1% responsible-gambling contribution; it also proposes a full advertising ban, with a one-year transition for qualifying existing contracts.
Chile's finance undersecretary, Sebastián Vallebona, said the government's bill to regulate online betting would raise more than $100m in its first year, rising to $133m after five years of application. He gave the estimate while presenting the proposal to the Senate's economy committee, which is discussing the government's bill.
Italy’s government is reported to be seeking more than €900 million a year from the gaming sector in its 2027-2029 budget plan. Reported measures include a 1% increase in the Preu tax on slot machines and VLTs, three-year extensions for several concessions at higher cost, and a possible fifth Lotto draw.
Italy's government is reported to be seeking more than €900m a year in additional revenue from the gaming sector under its 2027-2029 budget plan. The measures are reported to include a 1% increase in the Preu tax on slot machines and VLTs. They also include three-year extensions of concessions for machines, betting and bingo at higher cost, among them the concession for scratchcards. The reported package exceeds the €718m indicated in the budget planning document sent to Brussels and to the chambers of parliament. A fifth Lotto draw is also reported to be under consideration.
Live shopping app Whatnot faces more than 70 arbitration claims alleging its card breaks operate as an illegal lottery. Lawyer Paul Lesko announced 15 requests for more than 30 clients in March 2026. The platform closed a $545m Series G round on 7 August, nearly doubling its valuation to $20bn, and moved more than $8bn in goods in 2025.
Whatnot faces more than 70 arbitration claims alleging that its card breaks operate as an illegal lottery. Lawyer Paul Lesko announced 15 arbitration requests on behalf of more than 30 clients against Whatnot in March 2026, and has since filed complaints for more than 70 people, the report said. The claims argue that breaks function as an illegal lottery and that part of what occurs on the platform amounts to fraud.
SINDIBETS-SP welcomed the approval of ending the 6×1 work schedule and said several regulated companies have used a 5×2 schedule for more than two years. The association said more than 5 mil jobs had been lost amid measures introduced by MP 1.394/2026, published less than 30 days earlier. It urged caution in linking any change in retail consumption to the end of regulated betting and said it was discussing ways to preserve jobs with labour entities.
SINDIBETS-SP, an association representing betting operators in São Paulo state, said it supported the approval of the end of the 6×1 work schedule by the National Congress on the previous day, according to a statement. The association said several regulated companies had used a 5×2 schedule for more than two years.
Brazil’s National Congress received more than 50 proposed amendments to a provisional measure banning online gambling, reportedly after the measure took effect in late September. At least seven lawmakers proposed exempting sports betting and limiting the ban to online casino games; other proposals address advertising, player health safeguards and licence reimbursements.