A report on illegal gambling in Baden-Württemberg said recorded gambling offences increased fivefold between 2020 and 2025. A state legislator described the cases as having risen steadily but remaining at a low level, while a gaming trade association called for more inspections and consistent enforcement.
Operators and regulators face differing assessments of illegal-market activity and enforcement needs in the state.
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Federal prosecutors said in a court filing that they and defence lawyers for several defendants had begun discussions that could resolve cases linked to illegal poker and sports betting schemes. The poker indictment charged 31 defendants across 11 states; prosecutors said negotiations were at an early stage.
Florida Gaming Control Commission agents and law enforcement partners shut down five illegal casinos in Brevard County and seized more than 500 machines, related equipment and over $845,000, the commission said. In Port Orange, agents and police seized 19 machines and more than $6,000 from two businesses; three arrests were made, while arrests in the Brevard County cases were pending.
Illegal gambling in Brazil has increased as an online gambling ban takes effect. The report places the development two weeks after President Lula da Silva announced the ban.
A sector-funded survey identified 6,401 new illegal betting sites operating in Brazil between 22 and 28 September, reportedly. It recorded 5,610 new sites in the three days after the government announced its provisional measure, while 811 links to betting sites appeared on messaging and social channels over the week.
The Betting and Gaming Council warned on 1 April that Britain’s illegal online gambling market could grow as the Remote Gambling Duty rate rises from 21% to 40% of gross gaming revenue. The industry body said the higher tax could weaken licensed operators’ competitiveness and argued that proposed financial risk assessments could also push customers towards unlicensed sites. The BGC cited billions of pounds in stakes on the black market, without giving a specific total.