Brazil’s Conar ranked sports betting third among advertising sectors in 2025, with betting ads accounting for 14.6% of cases opened. The self-regulatory body also issued 4,081 notices over irregular betting advertising, based on its own monitoring.
Operators and advertisers face scrutiny as Conar monitors betting promotions and issues notices over irregular ads.
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Gonzalo Atanasof, president of the Buenos Aires Provincial Lottery and Casinos Institute, called for debate on sports figures’ role in betting advertising and possible broadcast time bands. He argued that fully prohibiting advertising by authorised platforms could encourage illegal gambling promotion, and said the province had filed more than 80 judicial complaints over promotion of unauthorised sites.
Gonzalo Atanasof, president of the Buenos Aires Provincial Lottery and Casinos Institute (IPLyC), has called for a debate on the role of sports figures in betting advertising and on possible time bands for broadcasts, the institute said. Atanasof said the question was whether sports figures whom children idolise should front betting platforms, and whether time bands should apply to such messages. He described the intervention as an invitation to debate rather than a fixed proposal, covering both who appears in adverts and when they are shown.
Supporters of Bill S-211 are seeking federal action on sports betting advertising as the bill moves through Canada’s parliamentary process, according to a press report. The available text says supporters favour a national approach but gives no further detail on the bill’s stage or provisions.
Canadian lawmakers are preparing to consider Bill S-211, which would require a national framework for sports betting advertising, after it cleared the Senate last year. If the bill wins committee approval next week, it is expected to move to a third and final reading in the House of Commons. The bill's sponsor, Bardish Chagger, said restrictions are needed to address gambling-related harm.
Bill S-211, which passed the Senate last year, is now moving toward the final stages of consideration by Canadian lawmakers. A report says the House of Commons is expected to hold a third and final reading next week, provided the bill clears committee approval.
Reportedly, Bulgaria notified the European Commission on 15 October 2026 of a draft law amending its Gambling Act, registered as 2026/0558/BG. The text bans gambling advertising in any format, removes affiliate licences, allows blocking of websites and social media and raises fines, while retaining sports sponsorship. A three-month standstill period under Directive (EU) 2015/1535 applies.
Bulgaria notified the European Commission on 15 October 2026 of a draft law amending and supplementing its Gambling Act, registered as 2026/0558/BG in the EU technical notification system. The notification opens the three-month standstill period set by Directive (EU) 2015/1535, during which the Commission and other member states may submit observations or reasoned opinions before the text is approved.
Reportedly, Alberta opposes Bill S-211, which proposes federal supervision of sports-betting marketing. The House of Commons heritage committee is preparing clause-by-clause scrutiny of the proposed legislation.