Diamond Poker Club opened in João Pessoa on 15 January with poker tables and more than 110 video lottery terminals, the company said. The terminals were licensed and authorised by the Paraíba State Lottery, LOTEP; the opening also included a poker tournament with more than 150 players.
The opening brings LOTEP-authorised video lottery terminals to a new Paraíba venue.
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It was reported that Rio governor Ricardo Couto de Castro defended the state’s lottery decree before TJRJ. He argued that it complies with the STF’s decision and regulates existing lottery operations rather than establishing a new gambling category.
The Illinois Gaming Board proposed rules to extend self-exclusion checks to the state’s nearly 50,000 video gaming terminals, according to the report. The proposed system would require players to verify their identity when obtaining vouchers or opening an account, and operators would need to offer account holders responsible-gambling limits, including self-exclusion.
The Illinois Gaming Board put forward new rules on Thursday, a news report said. Those rules are meant to extend self-exclusion prerequisites to nearly 50,000 machines across the state. The report said the state's video gambling terminals form the largest such network in the world, and self-exclusion does not currently apply to it.
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway reiterated that money-based games in which players cannot affect the outcome are illegal under state law, according to the report. She said venues are investigated before her office escalates action and that authorities had obtained warrants to seize machines in 10 counties. Two lawsuits challenge the office’s handling of the terminals, and one is due for a hearing next month.
It was reported that OAB-RJ appointed João Rachid da Motta to lead its lottery gaming commission until 2027. His agenda includes sector regulation and Rio’s betting advertising prohibition.
The Lazio Regional Administrative Court annulled a Viterbo police-issued video lottery licence in a ruling dated 21 April 2026. It found that the new operation could not rely on an exemption for existing businesses and sent the matter back to the Questura di Viterbo for checks under regional distance rules. The court dismissed the appeal concerning betting activity as inadmissible.