Switzerland’s Federal Gaming Board (ESBK) presented updated figures on its blocking list on Tuesday, the report said. The list records 2,653 unlicensed gambling websites blocked in Switzerland since 2019; the ESBK cited the absence of authorisation as the reason for the IP blocks.
Operators and suppliers serving Switzerland face enforcement against websites that lack local authorisation.
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Coljuegos has issued 46,228 blocking orders against websites operating unauthorised betting since the current government took office in 2022, the regulator said. President Marco Emilio Hincapié said the total represents 83% of the 55,658 orders issued in the entity's history. He urged players to use only the 15 authorised operators.
Responsible Wagering Australia said a report compiled by H2 Gambling Capital estimates Australians lose AUD 3.9 billion annually to illegal gambling sites, more than twice the 2019 level. The report projects annual spending will reach AUD 5 billion by 2029 and says the offshore market accounts for 36% of online gaming in Australia.
Brazil’s justice and finance ministries said on 27 September that authorities had identified and blocked 506 sites suspected of offering illegal betting. Monitoring cited in reports recorded 428 new illegal platforms between the decree’s announcement and 27 September, while a separate count found 415 new domains and a rise in monitored unauthorised pages from 295 to 710. The decree bars fixed-odds betting and online games, with authorised operators’ sites due to become inaccessible from 6 October.
Lithuania’s gambling regulator ordered internet service providers to block Polymarket after deeming its products illegal gambling, the regulator said. It also directed payment providers to stop transactions with the platform, following court approval of the measure.
South Korea’s media and communications review commission ordered access to Polymarket blocked after classifying the platform as facilitating gambling and illegal betting under South Korean law. The commission rejected Polymarket’s arguments about its Korean-language services, won payments and decentralised transactions, citing its role in markets, transaction systems and fees.