The Italian Federation of Tobacco Retailers (FIT) said ADM’s 2024 Blue Book recorded €157.39bn in legal gambling turnover in Italy, including €92.09bn online and €65.30bn through physical channels. FIT said online turnover rose 11.57% in 2024, while physical-channel turnover increased 0.31%.
The figures show operators a widening gap between online and land-based gambling turnover and player spending in Italy.
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Italy’s proposed reorganisation of land-based gambling was not included on the Council of Ministers’ 4 June agenda, according to the Italian Federation of Tobacco Retailers. The draft decree, prepared by the Customs and Monopolies Agency under the Finance Ministry’s supervision, was expected to address betting shops and gaming machines; the reported reasons for the delay remain unconfirmed.
Brazil’s CNC reported that the share of families with overdue bills fell from 29.6% in September to 29.3% in October. Its October technical report did not mention betting, while the organisation’s chief economist suggested the ban had helped families pay overdue instalments; the report said the monthly falls were both 0.3 percentage points.
The national commerce confederation CNC released its October consumer debt and arrears survey, known as Peic, on a Thursday. According to the survey, the share of families with overdue bills fell from 29.6% to 29.3%. Peic interviews "cerca de 18 mil consumidores" in the capitals and the Federal District.
ABRAS monitoring recorded a 7.9% year-on-year increase in sales by value for 14–20 September, when authorised betting platforms were operating, the report said. The same measure showed 7.4% growth for 5–11 October, the week ABRAS cited in connection with the betting ban. ABRAS did not provide controls for other factors when questioned, according to the report.
Macau’s industry-wide gross gaming revenue declined in the September 2026 quarter, according to the headline. The headline attributes the decline to a 7.9% drop in mass baccarat, while the snippet says softer premium baccarat was the primary driver.
South Korea recorded 267 arrests of teenage suspects in cyber-gambling cases from January to July 2026, according to figures submitted to the Korean National Police Agency. The count exceeded the 266 arrests recorded across all of 2025; Southern Gyeonggi had the highest regional total, with 50. Lawmaker Kim Jun-hyeok urged education authorities to measure the effectiveness of school gambling-prevention programmes, rather than only checking whether they are provided.