Brazil’s Finance Ministry said on 29 June that the federal government plans to tighten advertising rules for sports betting operators. Minister Dário Durigan said the measures may use existing administrative powers, with a provisional measure also under consideration; details have not been announced.
Operators may face broader limits on how betting services are advertised in Brazil.
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It was reported that France’s National Assembly is considering proposals to restrict or prohibit sports betting advertising. A separate professional-sport reform discussion includes possible mandatory loss limits for younger players.
Denmark is considering a package of reforms that would restrict gambling marketing during live sporting events. The measures would see relevant marketing severely restricted by January 2027, the outlet reported.
The Continue the Change party renewed its call for stricter gambling advertising rules in Bulgaria, while Yes, Bulgaria said it would introduce a bill proposing a broader ban. In July, Continue the Change urged the government to tighten advertising controls before the 2026/27 budget, but Deputy Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova rejected that proposal and said the government was preparing a wider gambling-law review.
Reportedly, Italy’s Senate Culture Committee continued examining bills to reform the football system. The proposed legislation includes tighter restrictions on betting advertising.
Belarus’s Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade has drafted a bill to tighten gambling advertising rules. The proposal would ban online gambling advertising and adverts on public transport, restrict television and radio volumes, and prohibit people, animals and betting bonus references in adverts. MART said on 21 August that it had sent the draft to government bodies for review; no timeline was given.