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Dmitry Slobodkin urges Russia to legalise online casinos

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Former gambling industry chief Dmitry Slobodkin called for Russia to legalise online casinos, saying the move could increase state revenues and reduce illegal gambling. He spoke as the Kremlin considers a Finance Ministry proposal to tax operators at 30% of annual revenue after player payouts; the proposal has critics who warn of increased gambling addiction.

A proposed legal change could alter online casino access, taxation and enforcement in Russia.

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Brazil ministries restrict access to documents behind betting ban

Brazil’s Casa Civil and Ministry of Justice have restricted access to documents used to formulate MP 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting and online games. Casa Civil cited legal professional privilege; the Justice Ministry classified the documents as reserved for five years. The report says the Finance Ministry had earlier told an information-access requester it had no study on the ban’s impacts.

Two government bodies each shut off access to the records, and each gave a different reason, according to the report. The report said that forty days after the issuance of Medida Provisória no 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting and online games in the country, the Lula government had still not shown society the documents that supported the decision.

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