Panama’s tax authority said merchants wishing to continue using fiscal machines must arrange installation of an approved transmission device. The authority set 31 December as the deadline for compliance and offered free invoicing software to eligible small merchants issuing up to 200 invoices monthly.
Affected merchants must coordinate with distributors to meet the device requirement by the stated deadline.
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Italy’s Senate Finance and Treasury Commission set 14:00 on 21 September as the deadline for amendments and motions on a bill converting an excise-tax decree, according to the report. The text describes tax treatment for certain responsible-gambling communications and says costs for prohibited gambling sponsorships would not be deductible for IRES or IRAP purposes; the rules apply from tax year 2026 for calendar-year taxpayers.
Malawi’s Gaming and Lotteries Authority has set 10 July 2026 as the deadline for sports betting licence applications, according to a public notice cited in reporting. Applicants face fit-and-proper, financial-integrity, beneficial-ownership and regulatory due diligence checks; casino licence applications remain open until 15 July.
La Rioja’s official bulletin published a correction to the gaming-machine authorisation register and related tax notice for Q3 2025, the report said. The corrected filing and payment period runs from 1 to 20 October, inclusive, using online form 094; the original notice incorrectly referred to Q2 and a 1–21 September deadline.
Brazil’s government set 31 December 2024 as the deadline for gambling operators active in the country to comply with its licensing framework under Normative Ordinance 827. Applications filed within 90 days of the ordinance’s release will receive priority assessment, and authorised operators will receive five-year licences after paying a BRL30m fee; penalties for non-compliance are due to begin on 1 January 2025.
North Carolina lottery officials require mobile operators seeking to join the first launch wave to submit licence applications by 27 December. Officials said the market will not be operating by the Super Bowl on 11 February, while legislation requires operators to be able to launch by mid-June 2024. The state has not announced a launch date.