Brazil’s betting market is assessing the effects of its first year under the new regulatory framework, which the source says expanded oversight and consumer protections. BiS SiGMA South America plans to address illegal gambling, operator compliance, technology and investment at its industry event.
Operators and suppliers face continuing discussion of compliance, enforcement and technology under Brazil’s regulated market.
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Analysts issued views on VICI Properties, Gaming & Leisure Properties, Bally’s, Gambling.com and Light & Wonder in November. Truist Securities raised its Bally’s price target to $18 from $13, while analyst views on the other companies included unchanged ratings or valuation transitions.
Luis Miguel González Gago, minister of the Presidency of Castilla y León, told the XIX Congreso de Juego in Soria that the regional government will review its gaming regulations. He said the sector comprises more than 450 companies, about 2,000 direct jobs and roughly €60m in annual public revenue, and that a prevention strategy for 2027-2030 is in preparation.
Luis Miguel González Gago, the region's minister of the Presidency, welcomed attendees at the XIX Congreso de Juego in Soria, the opening of which was reported on 21 October 2026. According to the minister, regulation should not stop at laying down new rules; it should also examine how current ones perform, spot application problems and assess the impact on firms and users. He explained that over recent months the regional government had held technical meetings with business representatives, aimed at learning their needs and gathering proposals on how the rules are applied.
Wyoming’s Select Committee on Gaming reviewed competing sweepstakes casino drafts in Rock Springs on 5–6 October. One would prohibit online casinos and sweepstakes gaming; the other would authorise regulated sweepstakes gaming. PlayUSA reported no immediate change in legal status and said no vote had been reported.
On 5–6 October, the Select Committee on Gaming in Wyoming gathered in Rock Springs to look again at how sweepstakes casino platforms might be treated in the state, a committee review shows. Lawmakers weighed two drafts that point in opposite directions. The first would broaden Wyoming's professional gambling laws so that online casinos and sweepstakes gaming are banned. The second would set up a regulated legal framework under which sweepstakes gaming is permitted. As of the meeting, no vote had been reported, and the legal standing of sweepstakes casinos in Wyoming was left as it was.
PredictIt chief strategy officer Flip Pidot said the US Supreme Court could consider the prediction market jurisdiction dispute by June next year. He based that assessment on potentially conflicting appeals court rulings as the CFTC and state authorities dispute oversight of event contracts.
It was reported that SOFTSWISS published a review of regulatory developments in the first half of 2026. It highlighted licensing transitions, tax increases and tighter controls on payments, advertising and player protection.