The Nevada Gaming Commission approved amendments to Regulation 14 on 20 August 2026, changing minimum standards for systems linking multiple casinos. The amendments took effect on the same date and were codified in the relevant regulatory chapters, the Commission said.
Casino operators and suppliers using inter-casino linked systems must account for the revised standards.
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Fertitta Entertainment general counsel and executive vice-president Steven Scheinthal doubted Texas would legalise gambling soon. Speaking to Nevada regulators, he predicted the Supreme Court would prevent prediction markets from operating beyond state regulation.
Former CFTC chair Gary Gensler told tribal gaming leaders that Congress did not intend the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act to establish federal oversight of sports betting. In an amicus brief, he challenged the legal basis for the CFTC’s support of prediction markets, arguing that the legislation addressed financial derivatives rather than sports wagering.
Nevada’s Gaming Commission will consider removing William Cammisano Jr. and Peter Ribaste from the state’s Black Book at the end of its scheduled meeting. The commission’s practice is to remove people from the list after their deaths; Cammisano died in 2023 and Ribaste in 2021.
Regulators from Florida, Massachusetts and Nevada described challenges in tackling illegal online gambling at a recent industry panel. Florida Gaming Control Commission law enforcement director Carl Herold said enforcement has shifted towards more technology-focused methods, while Nevada Gaming Commission vice-chairman Brian Krolicki called for international cooperation. IAGR managing director Kevin Mullally said the association plans an international awareness week later this year.
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.