The Brazilian Olympic Committee says the ban on sports betting will affect its budget, as some planned funding came from betting companies. Committee director-general Emanuel said the measure could affect sports beyond football, and the organisation offered to discuss ways to reduce financial losses with public authorities.
The committee says the ban puts part of its planned sports funding at risk.
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Italy’s Chamber of Deputies Budget Committee was due to set the schedule for examining the 2027 budget bill on 4 November, according to reports. The proposed timetable included hearings around 9–12 November and an amendments deadline expected on 17 or 18 November, subject to formal approval. The bill includes fiscal and regulatory measures affecting public gaming.
The parliamentary process for the 2027 budget law is now getting under way in the Chamber of Deputies. A bureau meeting of the Budget Committee was planned for Wednesday 4 November, with the task of fixing the calendar of sittings and organising the first stages of the examination. Giuseppe Mangialavori, of Forza Italia, presides over that committee. The Council of Ministers approved the bill on 28 October and it was then passed to Montecitorio, and because the two houses alternate, the Chamber examines it first this year.
Italy’s Chamber of Deputies Budget Committee opposed an amendment proposing a 21% tax rate on fixed-odds retail sports bets and 25% on online bets. The proposal would have allocated at least €13 million a year to women’s football and measures against gambling addiction; the government undersecretary and committee said the costs lacked adequate quantification and funding.
A Kyrgyzstan parliamentary committee voted on 27 October to advance a draft law in its second reading that would prohibit binary options schemes. The proposal would also ban their promotion and recruitment, and increase criminal sanctions for illegal gambling and lottery operations, according to the report.
A committee of Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted on 27 October to advance a draft law in its second reading that would prohibit binary options schemes, according to a report. The Zhogorku Kenesh Committee on Finance, Budget, Entrepreneurship, and Competition Development approved the draft, which would also ban the promotion and recruitment of participants and increase criminal sanctions for illegal gambling and lottery operations. The measures are provisions of a draft law and are not in force.
PlayUSA reported on 14 October 2026 that Pennsylvania and Wyoming lawmakers are pursuing separate proposals to restrict online sweepstakes games; neither proposal has become law. Pennsylvania’s House Bill 2801 would allow fines of $50,000 to $500,000 per violation, while Wyoming’s draft would classify operating a sweepstakes game as felony professional gambling.
A House of Lords committee recommended a total ban on gambling advertising in the UK, according to the report. It also called for the Gambling Commission to take responsibility for advertising regulation from the Advertising Standards Authority, arguing that the current system is inadequate for newer marketing practices.