Florida's Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government advanced Senate Bill 1580 by an 8-0 vote, reportedly on Wednesday. The bill proposes making operating an illegal gambling house a third-degree felony; it now moves to the Rules Committee, while a separate House bill has also advanced.
Operators of illegal gambling venues could face felony charges if the proposed penalty becomes law.
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A Brazilian congressional external committee will hold a public hearing on illegal online betting on 11 August, following a request by deputy Julio Lopes. The hearing will examine differing estimates: the federal government says up to 70% of bets are in the regulated market, while industry groups estimate illegal platforms account for about half of market activity.
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies Finance and Taxation Committee approved bill PL 4.044/2025 in late May, proposing a legal framework to combat illegal gambling and betting. The proposal would expand banks', fintechs' and payment institutions' roles in monitoring transactions linked to unauthorised operators, including checks and possible account or transfer blocks; it still requires further legislative consideration.
The Finance and Taxation Committee of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies approved Bill No. 4.044/2025, which proposes a framework to combat illegal gaming and betting and amend Law No. 14.790/2023. The proposal would add financial-sector reporting and monitoring duties, expand payment controls and give Anatel authority to block illegal betting websites in coordination with the Ministry of Finance.
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Finance and Taxation Committee approved a report on bill PL 4.044/2025 requiring financial and payment institutions to monitor suspicious transactions linked to unauthorised betting operators, according to the report. The proposal also requires information-sharing on identified fraud and provides for operational restrictions on institutions that repeatedly fail to comply. It will next go to the Constitution and Justice Committee and then the full chamber.
La Spezia’s Provincial Committee for Public Order and Security decided that the police commissioner will convene a technical group with police forces and the Customs and Monopolies Agency to plan checks during the Easter holidays. The planned checks will target illegal gambling at businesses, betting shops, recharge points, internet cafés and private clubs.