Pernambuco’s government sanctioned Law 18.954/2025 on 13 October, establishing a state policy to address addiction to sports betting, casinos and games of chance. The law requires betting apps and websites to display a warning about addiction and financial and emotional harm, and provides for educational campaigns and consumer support.
Betting operators in Pernambuco must display the prescribed warning to users under the new law.
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Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will deliver his 2027 Policy Address on 16 November, according to the report. The address is expected to include a gross gaming revenue budget, but the excerpt provides no further details.
Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will deliver his 2027 Policy Address on 16 November, according to the report.
Xisca Sureda, Spain’s government delegate for the National Plan on Drugs, praised gambling advertising regulation during her first appearance before the joint commission on addiction issues, according to a report. She said the measure had had a positive impact and identified online gambling among young people as an area requiring further work; a new national strategy and action plan are due to address behavioural addictions.
The CFTC issued guidance saying state-based geographic restrictions generally conflict with impartial-access requirements for designated contract markets in the United States. It gave exchanges 30 days to remove conflicting blocks or explain to the Division of Market Oversight, with supporting evidence, why compliance is not feasible. The same framework applies to intermediaries and other entities providing market access.
The CFTC said state-based geographic restrictions on prediction markets are generally inconsistent with its impartial access rules, and gave operators and exchanges 30 days to lift them or explain why they cannot. The agency issued the guidance on Thursday as a formal interpretation of its impartial access requirements for designated contract markets. It said location alone should not be used to deny access to eligible participants within the United States.
State Secretary for Justice and Security Claudia van Bruggen told parliament that the Kansspelautoriteit, ACM and AFM have sufficient powers under current laws to address potential violations. She said the cited “For the People” operation appeared to be multi-level marketing rather than a pyramid scheme, while saying regulators must assess each case individually. Van Bruggen’s response was received on 13 March 2026.
The GGL met state addiction-prevention coordinators on 11 December to review their joint work and the regulator's measures against illegal gambling, the authority said. Coordinators presented findings on gambling advertising drawn from client statistics, and the ongoing evaluation of the 2021 State Treaty on Gambling was also discussed.