A brief report on gaming regulation in Washington, DC, Louisiana, Oklahoma and other jurisdictions describes continued pressure on sweepstakes products and refers to a proposed bill with severe penalties. It provides no details on the bill, the deciding authorities or specific measures.
Operators cannot assess the potential compliance impact without the jurisdictions and proposed measures identified.
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Tax adviser Francesco Scardovi said at SiGMA Central Europe in Rome on 3 November 2026 that a proposed PREU increase on gaming machines could undermine the sector and ultimately reduce state revenues. He cited a fall in machine-sector revenues from €6.2 billion to €5 billion and argued that further tax increases could widen the fiscal gap between land-based and online gambling.
Tax adviser Francesco Scardovi said the PREU increase on gaming machines in the 2027 budget law risks producing effects contrary to those the government expects. Scardovi, described as a gaming sector expert, spoke at SiGMA Central Europe in Rome.
Dutch state secretary Claudia van Bruggen said an impact assessment was not necessary for the proposed near-total ban on advertising by licensed online gambling operators. She said the Kansspelautoriteit receives reports of illegal gambling adverts and seeks them out, but removing them after publication is not sufficiently effective; the government is working with the regulator on additional enforcement tools.
A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.
Brazilian political analyst Jussara Soares and Arko Advice vice-president Cristiano Noronha forecast that Congress will approve Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting and online games. Noronha said approval could include a transition period; the measure enters urgent procedure on 9 November while its joint committee remains uninstalled.
A newspaper editorial published on 8 November called on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which ended regulated online betting. The editorial cited R$144 billion allegedly diverted from retail to betting over two years; a commentary challenging that figure put regulated-market gross gaming revenue at R$56.97 billion over 18 months, using Ministry of Finance figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026.