Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance is restructuring the Fiscal Lottery System into four regional draws, with the change due to take effect at the next scheduled draw. The ministry said the national draw will have 100 winners and total prizes of 110,000 balboas, while 15 additional entries will be selected for tax verification.
Regional draws change how lottery prizes and tax-verification checks are distributed across Panama.
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Norwegian organisations must report lottery accounts to Lotteritilsynet within four months after a lottery ends. They must also confirm that prizes were distributed or that unclaimed prizes went to the lottery’s purpose; an assistant may report on an organisation’s behalf in some cases.
Organisations must report a lottery's accounts to Lotteritilsynet within four months of the lottery ending, the Norwegian regulator says. The accounts must be accompanied by confirmation that prizes were handed out or that unclaimed prizes went to the lottery's purpose.
Lottoitalia made new cancellation rules operational from 15 June for Lotto, 10eLotto, MillionDay and FAI3 FAI4, the Federazione Italiana Tabaccai said. Customers have five minutes from receipt issuance to cancel, except for instant-win plays, and cancellations must be completed before sales close for the relevant draw.
The Oregon Lottery said it has received the World Lottery Association’s Level Four certification for its Responsible Gambling/Safer Play programme for a third consecutive time. The certification runs for three years; the lottery said it first achieved the level in 2018.
Governor Eduardo Leite plans to send an urgent bill to the Rio Grande do Sul legislature by the end of February to authorise four state lottery modalities. The final proposal is still being prepared, and the government has not decided whether to include sports betting; projections put first-year gross revenue at R$1.2bn.
Italy's 2027 budget bill includes gaming provisions on an additional Lotto and SuperEnalotto draw and changes to one-off residual debt payments for slot machines and VLTs. The latter requires a decree from the Ministry of Economy and Finance by 15 January 2027; the wider bill's measures are estimated to impose more than €5 billion in new costs on citizens and businesses.
Italy's 2027 budget bill provides for an additional Lotto and SuperEnalotto draw and changes to one-off residual debt payments for slot machines and VLTs. Article 29 covers the additional draw, while Article 32 addresses the debt payments.