Panama's JCJ inspected 19 betting and gaming venues in Chiriquí and Veraguas and reported that one type C gaming room lacked an operating permit. The authority said the other inspected venues complied with applicable rules and that inspections take place quarterly across the provinces.
The inspection identifies an unpermitted gaming room and signals ongoing compliance checks for venues.
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The UK ASA banned Casumo’s Spinumo promotion, finding that its daily tasks encouraged repeated gambling and risked financial harm. Each task required a £50 deposit and £200 wager; five tasks in a day could involve £250 in deposits and £1,000 wagered, while maximum participation over 28 days could reach £7,000 deposited and £28,000 wagered. Casumo said participation was optional, but the ASA found that did not resolve its concerns.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a Casumo promotion, finding that it encouraged socially irresponsible gambling and risked financial harm.
TAR Veneto rejected an urgent request to suspend a 30-day gaming hall licence suspension ordered by the Padua Questore in Boara Pisani. The court cited video terminals left on during prohibited hours and set a further hearing for 2 December 2026.
TAR Veneto has rejected an urgent request to halt a 30-day suspension of a gaming hall licence ordered by Padua’s police chief. The licence was issued under article 88 of Italy’s public security law for gaming terminals at premises in Boara Pisani, in Padua province. The police chief adopted the suspension on 4 November 2026 and notified it on 6 November, after which it was challenged before the court.
A Nexus poll commissioned by Brazil's ANJL found the ban on betting converted few voters and pushed about one in five former bettors to illegal sites. It said 38% of Brazilians favour resuming betting under stricter rules or the previous regime.
A poll by Nexus, commissioned by the Associação Nacional de Jogos e Loterias (ANJL), found that Brazil's ban on betting changed the vote of about 1% of the electorate in the first round and that roughly one in five former bettors moved to sites still operating. The survey was published on 23 October, four days before the second round, according to the report.
A survey found that one-third of Finns favour payment blocking against illegal gambling. It also found varying awareness of reforms that will end Veikkaus’ online monopoly.
The Belgian Association of Licensed Gaming Operators said a recent study found that about one in four Belgian gamblers use unlicensed operators. It also reported that around 47% of self-excluded gamblers had returned to gambling through unlicensed sites, while the share of surveyed men aged 18 to 21 using such sites was 65%.