A committee of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approved an amendment allowing administrative authorities to use artificial intelligence to detect unusual betting flows, subject to national and EU AI rules. The measure forms part of the Sports Decree bill, which was due for general debate in the chamber on 23 July 2025.
If enacted, the amendment would permit authorities to use AI systems in monitoring unusual betting activity.
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The House Rules Committee declined to consider Rep. Dina Titus’s FAIR BET Act amendment to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, Titus said. The proposal would restore deductions for gambling losses to 100% of winnings; the standalone bill remains before the House Ways and Means Committee awaiting a hearing.
Nebraska’s Senate General Affairs Committee advanced constitutional amendment LR 20CA to the full Senate with a 6-2 vote, reportedly. The proposal would allow digital sports betting linked to licensed racetrack enclosures and permit up to six licences. If it passes the Senate by a two-thirds majority in three votes, voters would decide on it in November 2026.
Spain’s Health Committee was due to consider on 13 March an amendment to the State Public Health Agency bill that would restore limits on gambling advertising, according to a press report. The report said PSOE and Sumar proposed the amendment to give legal standing to restrictions overturned by the Supreme Court; if approved by the committee, it would proceed to the Congress plenary.
Brazil's government launched a social-media campaign backing Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which prohibits the operation, offering, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting. Issued on 25 September 2026, the measure still requires approval by the Chamber of Deputies and Senate to become permanent.
Brazil's government has launched a social media campaign supporting a ban on online betting platforms. A government video uses humour and references to Brazilian popular music to seek congressional approval of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026.
Brazil’s Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibits sports betting and online casinos, entered urgency status on 9 November after 45 days without a congressional vote. The mixed committee assigned to examine it has not been installed or appointed a chair or rapporteur, and the measure must be reviewed by the committee and read in the Chamber plenary before the legislative agenda can be blocked. It has legal effect and has drawn 99 proposed amendments.
Brazil's Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans sports betting and online casinos, entered urgency status on 9 November after 45 days without a vote, according to the source. The measure is already in effect, though Congress has yet to formally consider it.