The Basque Parliament rejected Sumar’s proposal to amend the gaming law and approved a PNV and PSE-EE amendment on venue licensing. The amendment bars new gambling venues until the existing number falls below the set ceiling and provides for controls on advertising, opening hours and access.
The licensing amendment prevents new venues until the existing number falls below the set ceiling, constraining expansion.
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A study delivered to Supreme Federal Court minister Luiz Fux on 3 November recommended gradually restricting betting, starting with online casinos, rather than ending sports betting. Open Society Foundations funded the research, which reported that 56% of respondents supported banning online games while some backed continued betting under an advertising ban; the study later featured in arguments for Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting nationwide.
A study funded by Open Society Foundations recommended gradual restrictions on betting, starting with online casinos, but was later used to support Brazil's nationwide ban on fixed-odds betting. First lady Rosângela da Silva, known as Janja, delivered the study to Supreme Federal Court minister Luiz Fux at a public hearing on 3 November.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed provisional measure 1.394/2026 on 25 September, prohibiting fixed-odds betting and online games, according to the report. Authorised platforms had to stop operating in Brazil from 6 October; the measure’s continuation now depends on Congress, while industry associations have challenged it before the Federal Supreme Court.
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has kept in place a ban on fixed-odds betting and online games that his government introduced by provisional measure 1.394/2026, signed on 25 September, while Congress and the Federal Supreme Court (STF) consider its future. The measure prohibited the operation, offering, intermediation and advertising of these activities. Authorised platforms had to stop operating and withdraw their websites and applications from the Brazilian market from 6 October. The ban also covers state and district authorisations, though it does not affect other lottery modalities permitted under legislation.
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Luiz Fux cancelled a conciliation hearing scheduled for 10 February and maintained the practical effect of his earlier suspension of the Finance Ministry's betting restriction for social-assistance recipients. Fux cited a scheduling conflict; the hearing has no new date. The suspension followed a request by the National Association of Games and Lotteries, which said the ministry's measure exceeded the court's 2024 guidance.
Entain maintained its 2026 underlying group EBITDA forecast after Brazil temporarily revoked operators’ authorisation to offer online betting and gaming, the company said. It expects EBITDA of £910m to £960m and an online margin of 21% to 22%, but now expects both figures to be towards the lower end of those ranges. Including Brazil, Entain forecast online net gaming revenue growth of 4% to 6% at constant exchange rates, assuming the ban lasts through 2026.
Reportedly, Brazil’s provisional measure 1.394/2026 took effect on 25 September, banning fixed-odds betting, and Congress received at least 58 proposals to amend its scope by 13 October. At least 11 proposals seek to retain sports betting while keeping online casino games banned. Other amendments address existing authorisations, platform oversight, player protection and sector revenues.
Brazil's provisional measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting, is now before the National Congress with at least 58 proposed amendments, according to a report on the proposals. The deadline for submitting amendments was 13 October. The measure took effect on 25 September and is intended to halt the activities of authorised operators in the Brazilian market.