La Rioja approved the register of gaming-machine operating authorisations and the related fee for the second quarter of 2026, according to the headline. The available text does not provide further details.
The register and fee concern gaming-machine authorisations in La Rioja.
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New Asgi Italia president Vanni Ferro criticised a proposed regularisation process in Italy’s 2027 budget bill for amusement machines that do not pay cash prizes. He said the draft measure would require a €1,000 payment per machine and a new compliance declaration; the state estimates it would raise about €15m.
Vanni Ferro, president of New Asgi Italia, said article 24 of the draft budget law sets out a procedure that would involve paying 1,000 euros for each machine concerned. According to Ferro, the payment would come with a fresh self-certification of conformity. He said the state expects to take in roughly 15 million euros from the measure. In his statement, Ferro warned that the new regularisation procedure for amusement machines risks loading further costs onto companies while giving them no adequate legal guarantees.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission says its funding includes an annual fee of $600 per slot machine, alongside assessments and fees charged to licensees and applicants. The commission states that it receives no taxpayer money or state appropriations; its budget and receipts are updated monthly, with the page last updated 28 October 2026.
Slot machine operators pay an annual fee that funds the Gaming Commission, and the Gaming Act sets that fee at $600 per slot. Licensees and applicants also owe the commission further assessments and fees. According to the commission, tax-payer monies and state appropriations do not fund it.
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.