Marco Osnato, chair of the Italian Chamber of Deputies’ Finance Committee, called for an effective regulated gambling market at an ADM conference in Rome. He said the sector represents 1% of GDP and has turnover exceeding €157 billion, with much of that activity online.
The committee chair’s call signals support for a regulated gambling market in Italy.
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The New Hampshire Senate voted to advance an online casino legalisation bill to its finance committee. The bill would allocate 35% of net online casino revenue to community college scholarships and 10% to lottery administration. State lottery projections put first-year revenue at approximately €4.46m.
The New Hampshire Senate voted in favour of continuing work on a bill that would legalise online casinos in the state, according to a report citing Focus Gaming News. The bill now goes to the Senate Finance Committee.
Brazil’s Senate Human Rights Committee approved an invitation on 10 June for Finance Minister Dario Durigan to discuss authorisation, regulation and oversight of fixed-odds betting. The committee also approved an invitation to the Finance Ministry’s Secretary of Prizes and Betting, Daniele Correa Cardoso; the requests cover addiction prevention, vulnerable groups, advertising oversight and operator authorisation criteria.
A House of Lords committee recommended banning almost all gambling advertising in an updated report. The follow-up to its 2020 inquiry also proposed making the Gambling Commission the main statutory authority for gambling advertising, replacing the ASA.
Reportedly, Brazil’s finance minister supported regulating betting and strengthening controls. The minister stopped short of backing a gambling ban as calls for prohibition increased.
Dario Durigan, Brazil's finance minister, came out in support of regulating betting and tightening oversight of the industry, though he avoided endorsing a ban on gambling. According to him, public accounts do not rely on betting revenue to stay balanced. The rules, he added, have long been consolidated and were never meant to generate income.
Brazil's finance ministry executive secretary, Dario Durigan, suggested regulating and taxing sports betting operators in the same way as tobacco products. Speaking at an event hosted by XP, Durigan said the government aims to reduce gambling in the country and reinforce control of licensed operators.