Panama enacts gambling law requiring identity checks and player limits
Panama enacted Law 527, introducing requirements for casinos and online gambling platforms, according to the report. The measures include player-set time and spending limits, biometric identity and age checks for digital gambling, and facial recognition at casinos; the law allows up to six months for implementation and regulation. It also authorises website and domain blocking and sets penalties for non-compliance.
Operators face new player-protection and verification duties, with fines and possible operating bans for breaches.