Austria’s Finance Ministry is working on an international tender for 12 new casino and other gambling licences, including online gambling, according to the report. It says the planned process would be conducted under a revised framework and assessed by a proposed independent Gaming Board; it gives no tender timetable.
The proposed licence process could shape market access for gambling companies in Austria.
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Italy’s Finance Ministry’s budget notes project €21.329bn for 2027 to cover gaming and lottery winnings, concessionaire commissions, litigation and returned guarantees, as reported in a media account of the notes. The projected total is €21.626bn in 2028 and €21.590bn in 2029; the sums cover financial obligations linked to gaming administration, not tax revenue or new operator funding.
Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance has projected €21.329bn in 2027 for gambling and lottery winnings, commissions, litigation and returned guarantees in its budget notes. The projected total is €21.626bn for 2028 and €21.590bn for 2029. The funds cover financial obligations associated with gambling administration entrusted to ADM, rather than tax revenue or new funding for operators.
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance reported €4.52bn in tax revenue from gambling activities for the first nine months of 2026, according to its treasury account published on 5 November. Gaming machines generated about €3.59bn, representing roughly 79.3% of the revenue recorded in that category.
Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance reported €4.52bn in tax revenue from gambling activities for the first nine months of 2026. The figure comes from the Treasury summary account at 30 September 2026, which the ministry's State General Accounting Department published on 5 November. The levy on gaming machines was the main component, at about €3.59bn.
Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting at the Finance Ministry cancelled two senior officials' participation in the IAGR Annual Conference 2026, which begins this week in Lima, Peru. A notice signed by secretary Daniele Correa Cardoso and published in the Official Gazette on 19 October revoked travel authorisations granted on 3 September for deputy secretary Fabio Augusto Macorin and regulation coordinator Leandro dos Reis Lucchesi. The notice gave no reason.
Brazil's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting at the Finance Ministry (SPA-MF) has cancelled the participation of two of its senior officials in the IAGR Annual Conference 2026, the annual conference of the International Association of Gaming Regulators, which begins this week in Lima, Peru. A notice signed by secretary Daniele Correa Cardoso and published in the Official Gazette on 19 October revoked the travel authorisations granted on 3 September. The notice gave no reason for the cancellation.
Brazil's Finance Ministry is investigating 14 betting and online gaming companies over suspected revenue-reporting irregularities, the report said. Blaze may have underpaid up to R$96.1 million in taxes and required transfers, an estimate that is not an established debt; the company said it follows applicable rules and will provide information to authorities. The SPA confirmed that sector inspections are continuing.
Brazil’s regulated fixed-odds betting sector recorded R$7.6bn in Q1 2026 gross gaming revenue, citing a Finance Ministry report prepared by SPA. The report put transfers to statutory beneficiaries at approximately R$914.1m during the quarter.