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Cantabria proposes debit-card payments capped at €300 daily in gambling venues

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Cantabria's government proposed allowing debit-card payments for machine-gambling tickets in gaming venues and casinos, with a daily cap of €300. The draft ordinance's EU standstill period ended on 26 August 2026; the option would be voluntary and tickets would be usable only at the venue where issued.

Gaming venues in Cantabria could offer debit-card funding for machines, subject to a daily cap and venue-specific ticket rules.

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Alejandro Riquelme proposes blocking payments to unauthorised betting platforms in Chile

Deputy Alejandro Riquelme proposed blocking card payments and bank transfers to unauthorised online betting platforms in Chile, reportedly. He called for the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego to coordinate with the Comisión para el Mercado Financiero and banks; the proposal comes as an online betting bill remains in its second constitutional stage in the Senate.

Alejandro Riquelme, a deputy and member of the Economy Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, proposed blocking credit card payments and bank transfers to online betting platforms in Chile. The report states that this is a proposal made in the legislative debate and not a measure whose implementation has been announced.

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