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The New York Lottery recorded sales of $565.5m for the four-week period ending 31 October. Instant games accounted for $307.5m of sales.
Sales reached $565.5 million for the four-week period ending 31 October, with instant games accounting for $307.5 million, according to the New York Lottery.
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A parliamentary dossier on Italy’s 2027 budget estimates net improvements of about €2.4bn over three years from gaming and tobacco measures. It attributes about €1.2bn to higher levies on amusement machines and also includes extensions of gaming concessions.
The Dutch cabinet will assess statutory age limits and verification separately by sector, State Secretary Aerdts said, rather than impose one rule across online services. No specific new legal requirement for online gambling sites has been announced; Aerdts will discuss the EDI framework with relevant departments and inform the House of Representatives in Q2 2027.
Lithuania’s two draft technical rules for online gambling equipment and slot-machine data systems reportedly completed the European Commission’s three-month standstill and are considered approved. One proposal allows cryptographically secure random-number generators alongside existing options, without requiring recertification of already certified online gambling equipment.
The European Commission’s draft Digital Fairness Act would prohibit paid loot boxes for minors when a product targets them or its provider knows with reasonable certainty that they use it. The proposal would also restrict pay-to-win and pay-to-progress features for under-18s, default-disable purchased game currency for minors and require disclosure of loot-box contents and odds; the game association said the age threshold could undermine USK and PEGI ratings.
Agrupación de iGaming Responsable criticised proposed online gambling restrictions in Chile, warning that legislative amendments could expand the black market. Brazil’s online gambling shutdown has reportedly been extended to March.