Brazil’s government is preparing a decree to prevent minors from accessing online betting platforms, according to a report. The proposed measure would require operators to introduce stricter age-verification measures.
Operators may face new age-verification requirements if the proposed decree proceeds.
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Murcia's regional government plans to approve a gambling decree during 2026, Hacienda councillor Luis Alberto Marín told the regional assembly. The proposed rules would regulate access controls at gaming halls and the general register of people barred from gambling, nearly six years after the decree was first drafted.
The Region of Murcia plans to issue a decree governing gaming halls in the first half of 2026, according to the report. The rules would require entry controls intended to prevent minors from accessing the venues and restrict the visual impact and advertising appeal of their façades. The decree has passed reviews by the regional gaming commission and other bodies, the report said.
Cypriot lawmakers, regulators and public bodies are considering ways to prevent Guaranteed Minimum Income recipients from using state support for gambling; no ban has been approved. Options include restricted-use payment cards, checks against casino access-card applications and adding recipients to the online self-exclusion system. The casino regulator reported increased gambling activity around the middle of the month from 2023, but said this does not establish that recipients caused the rise.
A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.
Brazilian political analyst Jussara Soares and Arko Advice vice-president Cristiano Noronha forecast that Congress will approve Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting and online games. Noronha said approval could include a transition period; the measure enters urgent procedure on 9 November while its joint committee remains uninstalled.