The Ohio Lottery reported that VLT revenue rose 7% year on year in October to $119.7 million. Every operator recorded annual growth, according to the report.
Operators can compare broad year-on-year VLT growth with the Ohio Lottery’s October revenue.
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Amapá will hold an electronic auction on 27 October 2026 for a 20-year concession to run the state's lottery services. The minimum fixed grant is R$2.6m, the estimated contract value is R$22.5m, and bids close at 08:29 Brasília time.
Amapá's state government is due to hold an electronic auction on 27 October for a 20-year concession to run the state's lottery services, according to a notice published in the Diário Oficial da União. The tender, Concorrência Eletrônica nº 037/2026, is run by the Secretaria de Estado de Compras e Licitações Sustentáveis (SECCOMPRAS/AP), with the Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda (SEFAZ/AP) as the granting authority. Bids close at 08:29 Brasília time, opening is scheduled for 08:30 and the dispute begins at 09:00 on the SIGA system.
A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.
Brazilian political analyst Jussara Soares and Arko Advice vice-president Cristiano Noronha forecast that Congress will approve Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting and online games. Noronha said approval could include a transition period; the measure enters urgent procedure on 9 November while its joint committee remains uninstalled.
A newspaper editorial published on 8 November called on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which ended regulated online betting. The editorial cited R$144 billion allegedly diverted from retail to betting over two years; a commentary challenging that figure put regulated-market gross gaming revenue at R$56.97 billion over 18 months, using Ministry of Finance figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026.
A study delivered to Supreme Federal Court minister Luiz Fux on 3 November recommended gradually restricting betting, starting with online casinos, rather than ending sports betting. Open Society Foundations funded the research, which reported that 56% of respondents supported banning online games while some backed continued betting under an advertising ban; the study later featured in arguments for Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting nationwide.
A study funded by Open Society Foundations recommended gradual restrictions on betting, starting with online casinos, but was later used to support Brazil's nationwide ban on fixed-odds betting. First lady Rosângela da Silva, known as Janja, delivered the study to Supreme Federal Court minister Luiz Fux at a public hearing on 3 November.