The Kansspelautoriteit launched its Betjes Buitenspel campaign alongside the start of the 2025/2026 Champions League season to alert young people to the risks of betting. The campaign includes a website where visitors can test their knowledge and moving billboards at football matches.
The campaign communicates gambling risks to young people around football and sports betting.
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It was reported that South Korean police received 806 self-reports during a campaign offering leniency to young gamblers. The campaign began on 18 May.
FIGC president Giovanni Malagò said additional income from football betting could help support youth football in Italy, alongside tax relief. He said parliamentary amendments addressing the proposals were under consideration and that political support would be needed to advance them.
Lega Pro president Matteo Marani proposed allocating 1% of sports betting proceeds to youth development during a Federal Council meeting in Italy. He argued that more funding should support talent development, citing about €5bn in debt across Italian football and €249m paid by Serie A to agents in the latest season, according to FIGC data.
Reportedly, São Paulo and Flamengo are using shirts to protest Brazil's betting prohibition. IBJR and ANJL are leading a campaign addressing illegal betting and risks to bettors.
São Paulo and Flamengo will display the phrase "Proibir não é proteger" on their shirts during the 31st round of the Brasileirão on 17 October, in matches against Vasco and Bahia respectively, as part of a campaign against Brazil's betting prohibition. The action is organised by the Instituto Brasileiro de Jogo Responsável (IBJR) and the Associação Nacional de Jogos e Loterias (ANJL), according to a report.
It was reported that the health ministry launched a campaign about betting-related harm alongside the resumption of the Brasileirão. The campaign runs on television, radio and social media.