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Latvia integrates gambling watchdog into State Revenue Service

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Latvia integrated its Lottery and Gambling Supervision Inspectorate into the State Revenue Service on 1 April 2026, the Ministry of Finance said. The merger transfers 21 staff positions and divides supervision and control functions between two new units; the ministry said the change aims to streamline administration and strengthen oversight.

Operators must engage with the State Revenue Service as responsibility for gambling supervision shifts to its new units.

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Brazil's TCU dismisses complaint over government response to illegal betting

Brazil's Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) unanimously dismissed a complaint alleging federal inaction over illegal betting, ruling that it did not identify a specific unlawful act or an unfulfilled duty. The court noted that the Ministry of Finance's betting secretariat had monitored and acted against unauthorised operators before Provisional Measure 1.394/2026; the measure remains subject to congressional review.

Brazil's Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) has dismissed and archived a complaint alleging omission, inertia or insufficient action by the state and federal bodies over the spread of illegal betting platforms. The Second Chamber approved ruling 5.284/2026 unanimously at its session on 27 October. It found that the complaint pointed to no unlawful act, no body that failed to act and no unfulfilled duty.

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