Botswana’s Gambling Authority and Namibia’s Lotteries Board signed a memorandum of understanding in Gaborone to coordinate gambling regulation, including responsible gambling. They plan staff training, joint research on gambling’s social impact and work on player protection and illicit gaming.
Joint research and staff training could inform gambling oversight and player-protection measures in both markets.
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Ireland’s Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRAI) and the Danish Gambling Authority signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation and supervision of gambling markets. The agreement provides for information sharing and closer coordination on compliance, monitoring and enforcement, the authorities said.
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland and the Alderney Gambling Control Commission signed a memorandum of understanding on 29 April 2026. The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation across gambling regulation as GRAI’s licensing function gets under way.
Coljuegos and Spain’s National Police signed an international cooperation agreement to combat illegal gambling, fraudulent betting, sports corruption and money laundering. The four-year pact, which can be extended once, provides for information sharing, joint investigations and staff training, the institutions said.
Brazil’s Finance and Health ministries signed a technical cooperation agreement on 3 December to coordinate prevention, harm reduction and care for people experiencing problems related to fixed-odds betting. The government said a centralised self-exclusion platform covering all betting sites authorised by the SPA-MF would become available on 10 December, alongside existing company-level exclusion options.
The Malta Gaming Authority and Malta Financial Services Authority signed a bilateral memorandum of understanding to support cooperation across areas of mutual regulatory interest. The agreement covers information exchange, due diligence, enforcement, training and education, while an existing multi-agency memorandum on anti-money laundering and related matters remains in force.