Data Room Nexus presented its first report on illegal online gambling in Italy, according to the report’s presentation account. The project said its monitoring had identified hundreds of illegal domains and analysed their operating methods, promotion and user-retention practices.
The findings may inform operators’ and institutions’ responses to illegal online gambling in Italy.
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The Malta Gaming Authority is due to present work on data collection about unauthorised gambling at the GREF conference in Sofia on 2 June, according to the report. The authority will also contribute to discussion of the operational effects of new European anti-money-laundering rules.
The Brazilian Association of Self-Service Wholesalers (Abaas) presented Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin with proposals to curb online betting platforms at a meeting in São Paulo on 4 May, according to the report. Its recommendations include blocking URLs, Pix payments, advertising and cross-sponsorship linked to illegal betting, while limiting online casino advertising without affecting regulated fixed-odds sports betting. The association also proposed placing betting policy under the Health Ministry over the longer term.
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.
Brazilian political analyst Jussara Soares and Arko Advice vice-president Cristiano Noronha forecast that Congress will approve Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting and online games. Noronha said approval could include a transition period; the measure enters urgent procedure on 9 November while its joint committee remains uninstalled.
A newspaper editorial published on 8 November called on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which ended regulated online betting. The editorial cited R$144 billion allegedly diverted from retail to betting over two years; a commentary challenging that figure put regulated-market gross gaming revenue at R$56.97 billion over 18 months, using Ministry of Finance figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026.