Bavaria recorded 762 investigations into illegal gambling in 2023, up from 77 in 2019, according to a response from the state justice ministry to a parliamentary question. The Greens said the figures reflected a wider national trend and called for more funding for enforcement and prevention, particularly for young people.
The figures and funding call concern enforcement capacity and prevention of illegal gambling in Bavaria.
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Brazil’s Congress president, Davi Alcolumbre, extended the provisional measure prohibiting fixed-odds betting for a further 60 days, with the decision published on 11 November. The extension gives lawmakers until February to consider the measure, which would end betting authorisations, block websites and apps, and return user balances; the government estimates the ban would reduce revenue by BRL12bn.
Brazil’s provisional ban on fixed-odds betting has been extended by another 60 days by Congress president Davi Alcolumbre. The decision appeared in the federal official gazette on Wednesday 11.
Lotería de Río Negro reported searches in El Bolsón and General Roca as part of investigations into suspected unauthorised gambling. In El Bolsón, authorities seized mobile phones, cash and other items; in General Roca, they seized seven phones, and one person was notified that a criminal case had been opened.
The KSA uses open-source intelligence to identify illegal online casinos, map provider and affiliate networks, and monitor advertising, according to documents released after a disclosure request. The request covered February 2021 to October 2025; the KSA withheld or redacted much of the material, citing the risk that disclosure could help illegal operators evade enforcement.
Tether froze assets worth about US$500 million that investigations linked to illegal online gambling and suspected money laundering, according to the report. The report says the company identified and blocked wallets in cooperation with authorities but does not specify the jurisdictions involved.
The FBI announced arrests of more than 30 people on 23 October in investigations into illegal sports betting and rigged poker, including Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and NBA players Terry Rozier and Damon Jones. Federal prosecutors said the allegations remain unproven; the US attorney said regulated sportsbooks were victims and had not committed unlawful acts in the investigation.