More in Common UK presented survey findings at the 2026 Labour Party Conference showing that 25% of respondents trusted the gambling sector. The poll also found that 65% wanted more regulation and 63% said more betting shops would signal a decline in their community.
Operators face evidence of public opposition to more betting shops and support for tighter gambling rules.
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The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) published its 2026 annual activity report, reporting €18bn in combined online gross gaming revenue for its nine operator members in 2025, up 34% from 2024. The association said those members held 401 online gambling licences across 22 European jurisdictions and accounted for about 30% of the region’s online GGR.
Bet365 has confirmed plans to eliminate 340 jobs across Stoke-on-Trent, Malta and Gibraltar, equal to 3% of its global workforce. The company cited a competitive trading environment and higher regulatory and tax costs; 300 roles are at its Stoke-on-Trent headquarters and 40 are split between Malta and Gibraltar.
Italian online casinos recorded spending of €320 million in October, up 9% year over year, according to the reported market figures. Lottomatica led with a 31.4% market share, followed by Flutter at 27.3%; the monthly total collected exceeded €7.4 billion.
Spending on online casinos in Italy reportedly reached €320m in October, up 9% on the same month a year earlier. The figure is defined as the difference between bets placed and winnings paid. Total monthly stakes reportedly exceeded €7.4bn.
Brazil's election and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's reported plan to repeal the 2024 betting law have left the industry's future uncertain, according to the account. It says an emergency decree would require betting agencies to close by 25 October and players to complete withdrawals by 5 October, but the measure's fate remains subject to Congress and a possible Supreme Court challenge.
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced his intention to repeal the 2024 betting law, according to the report, nine days after the first round of voting on 4 October. The repeal took the form of an emergency presidential decree requiring betting agencies to close by 25 October and players to complete withdrawals from their accounts by 5 October.
The Betting and Gaming Council launched a campaign on 28 September opposing further betting shop tax rises in Britain. The BGC attributed to EY modelling an estimate that raising Machine Games Duty to 40% could jeopardise up to 16,000 jobs and leave the Treasury approximately £124m worse off.
A campaign called "Back Our Betting Shops" was started by the Betting and Gaming Council on Monday. It sets out to show how employees, communities and high streets across Britain could be affected by additional tax rises and shop closures. According to the BGC, the initiative features workers from several parts of the industry, among them apprentices, managers, customers, long-serving staff and community collaborators.