Botswana’s Gambling Authority held a two-day induction for the Gambling Levy Fund Committee on 11 and 12 December 2023. The authority said the committee will account for levy funds, oversee disbursements and funded projects, and prepare annual budgets for approval by the Permanent Secretary.
The committee will oversee how gambling levy funds are accounted for and allocated to projects.
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A Brazilian joint committee approved a report on provisional measure 1.348/2026 that would direct part of government revenue from fixed-odds betting to the Federal Police fund. The proposed share rises from 1% in 2026 to 2% in 2027 and 3% from 2028; the measure still requires votes in both chambers of Congress.
The Chamber of Deputies’ Finance and Taxation Committee approved a bill allowing Brazil’s Special Fund for Public Calamities to receive net revenue from one numerical-prediction lottery draw each year. The proposal would run for five years if fully approved; the calculation deducts operating costs, prizes and taxes from ticket-sale revenue. The bill still requires further approval.
The Chamber of Deputies’ Finance and Taxation Committee approved a substitute bill allowing Brazil’s Special Fund for Public Calamities to receive the net proceeds of one numerical lottery contest each year for five years. The proposal now goes to the Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Committee; it must also pass both houses of Congress to become law.
Brazilian senator Alessandro Vieira said he is developing a proposal for a new fund to combat organised crime, financed by a contribution on online betting companies. He said the fund would be managed jointly by federal and state governments, with allocations set by law for crime-fighting, prisons, intelligence and police operations.
The UK Gambling Commission began collecting the UK’s statutory gambling levy in September, with the first payments due by 1 October. Operators must pay between 0.1% and 1.1% of revenue; the 2025 regulations took effect on 6 April and non-compliance can put licences at risk. Lottery services are exempt.