Italy’s betting operators’ association AGSI urged the government to introduce temporary measures as retail gaming concessions approach expiry on 31 December 2026. AGSI also called for new product options and tender access for smaller operators, warning that delays could weaken legal businesses and benefit illegal gambling.
Retail operators face potential business disruption if current concessions expire before new tenders proceed.
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The Murcia Tax Agency has begun changing the region’s General Gambling Register to cover electronic bingo formats regulated by Decree 164/2026, approved in September. The proposed changes would add sections for organisers, operators, distribution networks and technical systems used for electronic bingo.
The Murcia Tax Agency (ATRM) has formally begun amending the region's General Gambling Register to cover electronic bingo formats regulated by Decree 164/2026, approved in September.
ANJL, IBJR and Anseja asked Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court on 3 November to suspend Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 until Congress votes on it or the court rules on its merits. The associations said operators had each paid BRL30 million for five-year licences and warned that the measure could leave those fees unrecoverable; Anseja estimated potentially affected tax revenue at BRL12.7 billion or more.
Brazil's main betting sector associations have asked the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to suspend Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 until Congress rules on its content or the court decides the merits. The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) and Anseja presented their arguments to the court on 3 November, at a hearing where they questioned the legal certainty and economic consequences of the decision. The hearing ended without Justice Luiz Fux issuing a ruling or granting the requested interim suspension. No date was set to decide the merits, so the measure remains in force.
The UK Gambling Commission published research on 27 October 2026 using combined Gambling Survey for Great Britain data from 2023, 2024 and 2025. It found that 7.7% of participants with mixed or multiple ethnic backgrounds had a PGSI score of at least 8, compared with 1.9% of white participants; the analysis shows an association, not a cause.
The British regulator published research on 27 October 2026 on gambling participation and harm among ethnic groups. The research combines data from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain for 2023, 2024 and 2025. The researchers distinguish participants with white, mixed, Asian, Black or other ethnic backgrounds.
A study commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Temporary Organisation found that 25% of surveyed recent gamblers in Aruba fell into moderate- or high-risk categories. The survey covered 720 adults; the researchers cautioned that its non-random recruitment and screening measure do not establish gambling disorder or represent a complete population measure.
Of the gamblers examined, 20% fall into the moderate-risk category and 5% into the high-risk category. The research was carried out among 720 adult residents of Aruba. The study was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) and the Tijdelijke Werkorganisatie (TWO).
DOCV director Julia Lensing disputed the GGL’s estimate that illegal online gambling accounted for 22.97% of Germany’s market in 2024. Lensing cited an unpublished research update that she said put illegal operators’ share of online playing time at 57% in 2025; the findings could not be independently checked. She also called for changes to gambling rules and more market data from the GGL.
The GGL estimated the share of the illegal online gambling market in Germany for 2024 at 22.97%. Lensing, director of DOCV, said that this percentage does not give a good picture of the size of the illegal market. She referred to several studies in an interview.