Source: AGCO (Ontario)
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission says it will implement its strategy through integrated planning and collaboration across divisions. Management will monitor progress and report to the board, while the regulator develops performance measures linked to its four organisational goals.
The monitoring framework will guide how the AGCO allocates resources and assesses progress on gambling regulation.
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The Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) says Decision 36/1/11.12.2025 approved its Strategic Plan for 2026-2030. The plan sets seven strategic axes, including player protection, supervision, action against illegal gambling, investment, regulatory compliance, international cooperation and administrative transformation.
Italy’s AGCOM approved its 2026–2028 anti-corruption and transparency plan, which includes monitoring of advertising for gambling with cash prizes, according to the report. The plan classifies controls and sanctions for breaches of advertising bans as high risk and assigns monitoring and sanction procedures to separate internal units.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Gaming Supervision Unit (CSJA) presented its central monitoring platform at the Gaming Regulators Africa Forum in Maputo last week, according to a media report. The system is being integrated with operator platforms and payment providers and is designed to flag patterns associated with risky gambling, while restricting access to personal data.
Brazil’s Health Ministry is developing measures to monitor gambling-related health problems and support affected people, families and their networks, coordinator Gabriella de Andrade Boska said in an interview. A Vigitel survey module has collected gambling-related information since 2024, while a 2025 cooperation agreement with the Finance Ministry provides for data sharing; the ministry is also working with the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization on an observatory.
Queensland’s government set out a 2026–28 action plan to reduce gambling harm and support affected people. Its priorities are education, support, research and regulation, including new services for vulnerable communities and early intervention for young people. The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation is also seeking lived-experience contributions to consultations on gambling harm.