Coljuegos held six regional meetings and a national session during 2026 to brief Colombian authorities and sector participants on gambling regulation, inspections and controls. The sessions covered five departments, and the regulator said it would continue working with local authorities and industry participants.
The programme gives regional authorities procedures for identifying and responding to unauthorised gambling activity.
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CeJuego said its first forum in Madrid called for Spain to clarify regional and national gambling powers, apply equivalent controls to public and private operators, and strengthen action against illegal gambling. Participants urged the next legislature to resume reform of the Gambling Act, whose progress stopped after the election was called.
A study commissioned by the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) from consultancy LCA estimates that illegal sports betting accounts for 38% to 44% of Brazil's market, with a base estimate of about 40%. The previous study put its base estimate at 46%; the updated findings were presented at a Brasília debate on 31 August. The research used a survey of about 2,300 people conducted in May 2026.
The Kansspelautoriteit held a workshop for students on disrupting the infrastructure used by illegal online gambling providers, according to reports. The regulator said it would use ideas from the session as it develops measures against illegal online gambling.
York Regional Police said on 2 February 2026 that it had charged nine people after a two-year investigation into alleged illegal gambling in Toronto and Vaughan. The charges include keeping a gambling house and offences involving proceeds of crime; police also reported seizing gaming machines, cash and other property. The charges have yet to be tested in court.
The Mpumalanga Economic Regulator held a community awareness campaign in Mhluzi, South Africa, on 24 February with police, responsible-gambling and municipal stakeholders. The campaign addressed illegal and irresponsible gambling, alcohol trade and consumption, and encouraged residents to identify and report illegal activity.