Panama’s Dirección General de Ingresos said fiscal equipment will become mandatory in Darién on 3 January 2022. The authority also said an exemption for certain taxpayers had been revoked, while indigenous regions remain exempt until further notice.
The requirements may affect gambling establishments operating in Darién and other covered areas.
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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.
Italy's reorganisation of land-based gambling remains unfinished ahead of the 29 August 2026 deadline for implementing the fiscal delegation, citing an analysis in Il Riformista. The online sector has been reshaped through new concessions, stricter operator requirements and stronger controls, while retail venues still face differing regional and municipal rules. The land-based sector generated over €7.5bn in tax revenue in 2025, the analysis said.
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.
Brazilian rules require betting operators to provide users with a ComprovaBet report covering net gains or losses and account balances for the relevant year. Operators were required to make the 2025 report available by 27 February 2026, and bettors must submit their annual income tax returns by 29 May.
Mexico’s Tax Administration Service published rules requiring online casinos and other covered gambling businesses to provide remote, automated, read-only access to their central systems in real time. The 2026 tax resolution also requires daily XML reports, player-level histories and systems that preserve the integrity of operational and cash-control data.