Pennsylvania sportsbooks recorded $67.7 million in revenue from $730.9 million in bets during March, according to a media report. The report said revenue increased 38% year on year, with March Madness cited as a boost.
The figures provide operators and investors with a reported measure of Pennsylvania sports betting revenue and handle.
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Pennsylvania sportsbooks generated $77.2m in gross revenue in April, according to the report. Betting handle fell 9.8% year on year, while the reported hold was 12%.
Pennsylvania gambling revenue rose 5% to $602.4 million in March, according to a published report. The report attributed the increase to sports betting results.
A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.
Brazilian political analyst Jussara Soares and Arko Advice vice-president Cristiano Noronha forecast that Congress will approve Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting and online games. Noronha said approval could include a transition period; the measure enters urgent procedure on 9 November while its joint committee remains uninstalled.
A newspaper editorial published on 8 November called on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which ended regulated online betting. The editorial cited R$144 billion allegedly diverted from retail to betting over two years; a commentary challenging that figure put regulated-market gross gaming revenue at R$56.97 billion over 18 months, using Ministry of Finance figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026.