Gaming Laboratories International vice-president Karen Marcela Sierra-Hughes joined a panel in São Paulo on regulation of B2B suppliers in Brazil's betting market, according to the report. The discussion covered regulatory expectations, tax implications and the effects of rules on the sector's structure.
The discussion addressed regulatory and tax conditions for suppliers in Brazil's betting market.
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LOTBA president Jesús Acevedo discussed prediction-market risks at the IAGR annual conference in Lima, held from 19 to 22 October. LOTBA said its investigation into Polymarket led to the platform being blocked, citing concerns about services operating outside applicable rules and safeguards for verifying users’ identities and ages.
LOTBA presented its investigation into Polymarket at the annual conference of the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR), held in Lima from 19 to 22 October. According to LOTBA, the investigation ended with the platform being blocked. The Buenos Aires city lottery regulator's president, Jesús Acevedo, set out the case during a panel on prediction markets, event contracts and regulatory arbitrage.
Canadian Gaming Association president and chief executive Paul Burns said iGaming Ontario’s decision not to publish a problem gambling study risks undermining trust. The study examined gambling harm before Ontario’s market launch in April 2022; iGaming Ontario reportedly questioned its methodology, while the agency said it continues to strengthen responsible gambling measures.
AgruGaming executive president Patricio Broerse said suppliers of platforms, payments, games and CRM should have a role in Chile’s betting regulation discussions. The group, which he said brings together more than 20 companies, is preparing a membership campaign and a debate programme involving regulators and politicians.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission says its regulations cover the permitting, transport, operation, relocation, modification and destruction of slot machines and other electronic gaming devices. Under 205 CMR 144.00, each slot machine must be tested and approved by a commission-certified independent laboratory before use on a gaming floor; the commission identifies GLI and BMM Testlabs as certified labs.
iGO said on 10 September that third parties were misusing BetGuard branding to spread misleading information about self-exclusion from Ontario’s regulated online gambling market. It directed individuals to official BetGuard, operator and partner channels and urged verification of suspicious materials.