A legal analysis says Brazilian betting operators face an effective tax burden of 57.25% to 60.25%, compared with 36% to 41% in the UK. It says proposed Senate bills raising the GGR rate to 18% or 24% could increase Brazil’s burden to about 64.25% to 70.25%.
The figures frame how proposed GGR increases could affect the cost of operating in Brazil’s regulated betting market.
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LendingTree analysed US Census Bureau data and reported that Americans spent $110.4bn on lottery tickets in 2024, with average spending of $323 per person. Spending rose in 16 states, fell in 28 and was broadly unchanged in California; the analysis said Massachusetts had the highest per-capita figure at $904.
SAPAR president Sergio D’Angelo called for tax measures to be spread across Italy’s gambling market at a Rome summit on 3 November 2026. He cited about €193bn in total wagers and around €30bn for amusement machines, saying the segment generated more than half of the state’s €11bn in gambling revenue. D’Angelo argued that a one-percentage-point tax increase equalled 10% of operators’ available revenue.
Sergio D’Angelo, president of SAPAR, spoke at the SiGMA Central Europe Summit in Rome. He asked that any tax measures be spread across the whole gambling market rather than placing further burdens on a single segment. D’Angelo said attention returns to amusement machines whenever the state needs to raise money.
Atlantic County executive Dennis Levinson proposed that all 21 New Jersey counties contribute to taxes supporting Atlantic City casinos, according to the report. He presented the proposal in his 2026 budget address; any redistribution would require state legislative action, after review by the county Board of Commissioners.
iGamingFuture reported that H2 Gambling Capital analysis suggested UK gambling tax increases could accelerate illegal market growth. The assessment covered both recent and planned increases.
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.