A study by MDF Partners, presented by AGIC, describes Italy’s gambling regulatory system as one of Europe’s more advanced models. The study cites 2025 gross gaming revenue of €21.6 billion and tax receipts of €11.5 billion, and says early 2026 evidence points to continuity in the regulatory model.
The study’s assessment may inform operators’ and investors’ views of Italy’s regulated market and its competitiveness.
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A Brazilian Ministry of Labour study reported by Folha de S.Paulo links the regulation of fixed-odds betting to a rise in work absences for gambling disorder, from 67 in 2023 to 136 in 2024 and 363 in 2025. BNLData said the 363 cases equal 0.0013% of the 28,128,172 unique active bettor registrations in 2025, and that the study's author acknowledged the data cannot confirm causation.
A study by the Subsecretaria de Estatísticas e Estudos do Trabalho of Brazil's Ministry of Labour links the regulation of fixed-odds betting to a rise in work absences for gambling disorder. The number of INSS-insured workers receiving temporary incapacity benefit for ludopatia rose from 67 in 2023 to 136 in 2024 and reached 363 in 2025, the report said. The study was disclosed during a campaign period, the report said.
A PlayCity-commissioned study found most respondents favoured tighter gambling regulation. The study involved 3,164 respondents, but its full findings and methodology were not publicly available.
Ceuta’s Autonomous Tax Services body awarded The Grey Affairs a €15,000 contract to study the potential effects of future European regulation on online gambling and the city’s economy. The report will review the European regulatory framework and legislative initiatives for 2024–2029, and propose a strategy for engagement with EU institutions.
The NFL wants stronger regulation of potential prediction market partners, citing CNBC. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said the league will take its time over such partnerships.
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.