Logico president Moreno Marasco called at the Forum Acadi 2026 in Rome for Italy to assess gambling rules by their actual effects on markets, users and operators. He argued that uncoordinated online and land-based reforms could weaken the legal market and direct demand towards illegal gambling.
Operators face potential market effects from uncoordinated online and land-based gambling rules.
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LOGiCO held an online meeting on 18 June with certification laboratories, suppliers and operators to discuss implementation issues arising from Italy’s new technical rules for gaming certification. Participants discussed the possibility of jointly requesting an extension from ADM, but no request or decision was reported.
ADM confirmed Antonio Giuliani as director of its Remote Gaming and Betting Office, according to industry association LOGiCO. The association welcomed the confirmation and said it looked forward to continued dialogue with ADM and other authorities.
Reportedly, the president of Spain's DGOJ urged critics of the country's gambling controls to know their limits. The remarks place the regulator's defence of its controls in a political debate over gambling policy in Spain.
Spain is where political bets are being fought, according to the source.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is considering the constitutionality of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which temporarily suspended the regulated fixed-odds betting market. At a 3 November hearing, Justice Luiz Fux raised questions about legal certainty, non-retroactivity and the measure’s constitutional basis; the source says the court may consider how a ruling affects companies already approved. A separate appellate ruling granted temporary relief to CDA Gaming, though the source text ends before detailing its effect.
Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.
Researchers from four Irish universities have proposed tighter gambling controls in Ireland, including restrictions on low-cost scratchcards, according to the study. It suggests minimum gambling spend thresholds of €5, €10 or €15 and measures such as stricter advertising rules, health warnings and higher taxes. Lead author Dr Frank Houghton of the Technological University of the Shannon said policymakers could draw on tobacco-control measures.
Researchers from four Irish universities are calling for tighter gambling controls, with low-cost scratchcards among the targets. They suggest setting the lowest permitted gambling spend at €5, €10 or €15, aiming to curb impulsive play and gambling by under-age people.