Indiana lawmakers scheduled deliberation on House Bills 1432 and 1433 for 28 January 2025, according to the report. HB 1432, introduced by Representative Ethan Manning, would authorise the lottery commission to sell draw games and eInstant games; the report also describes it as addressing online poker and casino games.
The bills’ consideration could shape the legal framework for online gaming and lottery products in Indiana.
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Indiana’s House Public Policy Committee advanced House Bill 1432 by a 9-2 vote, sending it to the House Ways and Means Committee. The bill proposes online casino licences for $500,000, online lottery sales and an increase in the online sports betting tax rate from 9.5% to 20%; the proposed casino tax would move from 26% to a 22%-30% tiered structure in July 2026. Churchill Downs and Penn Entertainment argued that online gaming could divert revenue from land-based casinos.
CFTC chair Michael Selig outlined a three-part regulatory roadmap for prediction markets at the agency’s first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting. The proposed work covers rules on prohibited event contracts, reporting for fully collateralised contracts, and requirements for listing contracts and protecting consumers. CME Group chief executive Terry Duffy raised manipulation concerns, while Kalshi defended self-certification.
Illinois’ Senate Executive Committee scheduled a hearing on SB 2749 for 18 February 2026, the report said. The bill, introduced by Senator Julie Morrison, would add gambling disorder to the state’s Substance Use Disorder Act and direct the Department of Human Services to provide support services, a hotline and a website.
Buenos Aires province’s Chamber of Deputies gambling committee is scheduled to debate a proposed online gambling bill on 12 November, the committee said, as reported. The proposal would restrict advertising, require deposit and session limits, and make platforms contribute 3 per cent of monthly authorised online betting prizes; companies would also pay an amount equal to their spending on advertising and user acquisition. The bill could receive a committee opinion before a joint plenary discussion.
Buenos Aires province’s Chamber of Deputies gambling committee has scheduled a debate on a proposed online gambling law for 12 November, the committee said. Deputies Facundo Tignanelli and Micaela Olivetto introduced the bill in early October, with measures addressing online gambling, advertising and gambling addiction.
Italy’s Chamber of Deputies scheduled debate on the fuel decree conversion bill for 15:00 on 14 September. The report says the measures classify gambling concessionaires’ communication spending as representation expenses and make prohibited sponsorship expenditure non-deductible.
Italy's Chamber of Deputies scheduled general debate for 15:00 on 14 September on the bill converting, with amendments, decree-law 27 July 2026, no. 133, into law. The bill covers urgent measures on petroleum prices linked to the further crisis in international markets and provisions on ILVA S.p.A. in extraordinary administration (C. 3045-A). Among its provisions is article 2-ter, introduced during the committee stage in the Chamber, which addresses the tax treatment of certain expenses incurred by public gambling concessionaires on behalf of the state and the deductibility of spending on sponsorships prohibited in the gambling and betting sector.