A Philippine law firm has called on the central bank to tighten its proposed rules for online gambling payments, saying the draft gives too little attention to player-level risks. It said spending caps and limits on payment hours may not prevent compulsive gambling.
Stronger payment safeguards could change the controls required of online gambling payment providers in the Philippines.
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Brazil’s CPI das Bets scheduled hearings with lawyer and Payflow Processadora de Pagamentos Ltda owner Adélia de Jesus Soares on 18 March, and former bettor André Holanda Rodrigues Rolim on 20 March. Soares was summoned over her indictment by the Federal District Civil Police on alleged crimes; Rolim was invited to discuss his experience and gambling-related risks to mental and financial health.
Brazil’s central bank released its September Monetary Policy Report on 24 September, reporting household debt at 49.9% of income in January and debt-service commitments at 28.9% in June. The report attributed financial pressure to credit-market factors and did not mention betting, according to the article; central bank president Gabriel Galípolo said the institution would act against predatory credit offers.
President Lula questioned Brazil’s central bank after citing a bettor who made 1,400 Pix transactions over three months during a campaign livestream. The report noted that the government had already introduced Sigap, centralised self-exclusion and a SUS mental health network.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva questioned the Banco Central on 13 September 2026 over why it had not identified the payment pattern of a bettor who reportedly made 1,400 Pix transactions in three months, during a campaign livestream. Lula said he had met eight people earlier that day whom he described as victims of betting companies, and cited the case of a young man who made the transactions to the same company. He asked why the central bank had not found that to be too many Pix for one company, and said the government was discussing what to do about betting operators.
Brazil’s central bank questioned financial institutions’ promotion of sports betting through their apps and websites on 1 September in Brasília. The bank is considering digital consumer protection rules as it examines gambling-related indebtedness, with publication possible in the coming months.
Brazil’s National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) issued a response to comments about household indebtedness. Gabriel Galípolo, president of Brazil’s central bank, made the comments.