Brazil registered 113 companies seeking to operate under its gambling framework, the report said, as the application deadline closed. The applications were expected to be approved or rejected by mid-November, with the regulated market due to launch on 1 January 2025.
Applicants' review and the planned launch date shape operators' entry plans for Brazil.
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Brazil’s Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 prohibits fixed-odds betting and online casino activity nationwide, with federal authorisations expiring on 25 October 2026, according to the report. The measure also bars new authorisations; operators’ next steps depend on court challenges and parliamentary consideration, while the status of expired licences if the ban changes remains unresolved.
Brazil's federal authorisations for fixed-odds betting and online casino operators expired on 25 October 2026, the day of the presidential runoff, under Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which took effect on 25 September. The measure prohibits the operation, offering, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting, covering both sports betting and online casino games, and bars the issuing of new authorisations. The provisions also apply to authorisations issued by the states and the Federal District.
Authorisations for 85 betting companies, covering 188 brands, expire on 25 October under provisional measure 1.394/2026, the report said. Justice Luiz Fux is expected to consider challenges after the election; the Supreme Court could uphold the measure, suspend it or distinguish between sports betting and online casino games.
Authorisations held by 85 betting companies, covering 188 brands, expired on 25 October after the 30-day period set by provisional measure 1.394/2026 ended, according to the report. The measure, published on 25 September, prohibited fixed-odds betting and its advertising. The authorisations had been granted by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting of the Ministry of Finance (SPA/MF). Fees paid by the companies will not be refunded.
Brazil’s Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region (TRF3) suspended Stake’s interim permission to operate after granting an appeal by the Union’s Attorney General’s Office, according to reports. The ruling, issued on 9 October, leaves the underlying case unresolved and does not decide the legality of the nationwide betting ban.
SELAE averaged 14.23 million website visits in Spain, ahead of ONCE at 7.25 million, according to a traffic ranking based on data from Similarweb, Sensor Tower and Ahrefs. bet365 was the leading private operator with 5.09 million visits; the report also said Spain’s online gaming market recorded €1.7bn in gross gaming revenue in 2025, up 17% year on year.
SRI Lanka’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Telecommunications Regulatory Commission announced that internet providers had blocked 24 websites accused of offering gambling without a local licence. The authorities urged the public not to use or invest money through unauthorised platforms under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2025.