PAGCOR chairman and chief executive Alejandro H. Tengo opposes a total iGaming ban in the Philippines and calls for tighter rules instead. He says a ban could push users towards illegal operators; PAGCOR has outlined work to strengthen standards, including stricter advertising rules.
PAGCOR’s position informs debate over whether the Philippines will tighten iGaming controls or prohibit the sector.
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The Dutch Parliament has rejected a total advertising ban. Play’n GO issued a comment in response to the decision.
Evolution's shares fell on Monday after Brazil announced a near-total ban on online gambling. The Swedish supplier has made Latin America, and Brazil in particular, a key growth market, opening a studio there in 2025. Latin America accounted for 13% of Evolution's total revenue in the second quarter.
Shares in Evolution fell on Monday after Brazil announced a near-total ban on online gambling, according to a report. The Swedish supplier's stock was down 4.4% during the session, and at the time of writing stood 2.87% below Friday's closing price. Brazil announced the nationwide ban on Saturday.
Bulgaria's government proposed amendments to the Gambling Act that would almost entirely prohibit gambling advertising, with an exception for sports sponsorship branding on team kits and sports facilities. The proposed package also includes a ban on illuminated casino and gaming hall facades, changes to land-based gambling taxes and real-time connections between gaming equipment and the National Revenue Agency. Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the government would open a consultation on the measures.
A House of Lords committee recommended banning almost all gambling advertising in an updated report. The follow-up to its 2020 inquiry also proposed making the Gambling Commission the main statutory authority for gambling advertising, replacing the ASA.
The Netherlands is considering an almost complete ban on online gambling advertising under a five-year harm strategy. The justice and security secretary of state released the agenda, which rules out increasing the minimum gambling age for higher-risk products.