Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism said it granted 683 gambling permits in the six months covered by its latest figures. The total reached 4,516 permits since licensed betting began in February 2024; the ministry also said 60 online platforms and 280 gambling-related service providers were among the recent approvals.
The permits expand the pool of authorised operators and service providers in Peru’s regulated gambling market.
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Estonia has yet to establish whether its reduced remote gambling tax has produced the intended effect, six months after the rate was lowered. The Riigikogu approved the change in December as part of amendments to the gambling act introducing a multi-year remote gambling tax.
Casinos Austria spokesperson Patrick Minar said establishing an independent gambling regulator in Austria would take six to 12 months, potentially pushing its creation beyond the government’s end-2026 target for a new gambling framework. National Council member Jan Krainer said the reforms were technically ready, but the full texts had not been published.
Cantabria’s parliament approved a non-binding motion urging the regional government to study gaming venues with municipalities and carry out an extraordinary review of distance rules, according to a report. The motion also calls for a prevention strategy and a public information campaign; an amendment extended the proposed implementation period from three to six months. PP deputy Cándido Manuel Cobo said only three gaming licences had been granted since the regional gaming law took effect in 2022.
Sega Sammy Holdings reported profit attributable to parent-company owners of JPY10.9 billion for the six months to 30 September 2026, up 299% year on year. Gaming segment sales nearly doubled to JPY16.3 billion, while the segment’s loss widened after GAN and Stakelogic were included in the results.
Sega Sammy Holdings returned to profit attributable to parent-company owners in the six months ended 30 September 2026, reporting JPY10.9 billion, a 299% increase from a year earlier. That followed a JPY7 billion loss in the six-month period through March.
The Gambling Commission said it removed 3,038,969 URLs in the first six months of the 2026/27 financial year, after reporting 266,667 removals in the previous full year. Interim chief executive Sarah Gardner said the authority had also sent 1,005 cease-and-desist notices between April and September 2026 and presented survey results showing 4% of online gamblers, excluding National Lottery players, had used unauthorised sites in the 12 months before April 2026.
The UKGC had 3,038,969 URLs removed in the first six months of the 2026/27 financial year, according to interim chief executive Sarah Gardner. Gardner presented the results at the CEO Briefing on 5 November 2026. In the same period 7,824,932 URLs were reported to search engines. In the previous financial year 397,527 URLs were reported and 266,667 were removed.