The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority said 59 operators were conducting gaming activities in Lagos without the state’s required licences and approvals. It urged residents to use licensed platforms and warned that enforcement action would be taken against non-compliant operators.
Operators named in the authority’s warning face potential enforcement in Lagos over alleged unlicensed activity.
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Buenos Aires’ Provincial Lottery and Casinos Institute said it had filed complaints against two illegal sites that used Stake’s branding as an entry screen. The regulator said users were redirected to illegal betting platforms and that it had requested the domains be blocked; it listed seven authorised online betting platforms in the province.
Reportedly, Sri Lanka is tightening its enforcement against illegal online gambling websites. Online gambling is legal in the country, but operators must register with the authorities and pay a licence fee to the government.
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Telecommunications Regulatory Commission announced that internet providers had blocked 24 websites accused of offering gambling without a local licence. The authorities urged the public not to use or invest money through unauthorised platforms under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2025.
Sri Lanka has blocked access to 24 online gambling and betting sites that lack local licences. The affected sites include Stake, bet365, Betway and 1xBet. The Ministry of Digital Economy and the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka announced the action under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act.
Brazil’s National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) opened an investigation into betting advertisements shown by CazéTV during the 2026 World Cup, according to the report. Conar has suspended the adverts through an injunction, while lawyers cited in the report dispute whether measures can apply retroactively to the broadcaster.