Italy’s MASAF has ordered checks on how horseracing companies accounted for subsidies covering 2023–2024. The appointed commissions will examine eligible expenditure, a step required before guarantee policies can be released; from 2025, all companies must submit accounts for review.
Horseracing companies receiving public subsidies face expanded scrutiny and mandatory accounting checks from 2025.
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Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority, OJK, instructed banks to block and close 31,382 accounts suspected of involvement in illegal online gambling. The figure is up from 30,392 accounts previously identified, and the authority said monitoring of gambling-related financial activity is expected to intensify in 2026.
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority ordered the closure of 27,395 bank accounts suspected of involvement in illegal online gambling, according to its banking supervision chief, Dian Ediana Rae. The Social Affairs Ministry said it had suspended welfare payments for about 300,000 beneficiaries after investigations linked recipients to online gambling; the government is also rechecking eligibility.
Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) instructed banks to suspend 17,026 accounts suspected of links to illegal online gambling. The authority also said banks should monitor accounts for financial crime and report suspicious transactions to the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center.
The Court of Justice of São Paulo ordered Apple to strengthen App Store age controls in Brazil to prevent minors from downloading certain casino-mechanics apps and making in-app purchases. The urgent order initially covers Casino Roulette: Roulettist; Apple has five days to block downloads by users identified as minors and must introduce age verification before virtual chips can be bought with real money. The case followed a July lawsuit by four organisations representing children’s and adolescents’ rights.
The Netherlands’ KSA ordered Optdeck Service Limited, which operates Unibet, to improve customer due diligence after finding breaches of the Wwft. It said transaction monitoring and controls did not match the operator’s AML policy in practice, and ordered changes to thresholds for high-risk classifications and source-of-funds checks; a follow-up inspection is planned.