Senator Roxanna Soto Aguilú introduced Senate Bill 960 in Puerto Rico, proposing changes to the law governing the Gaming Commission. Soto Aguilú said the measure could generate $50–100 million in government revenue and include esports betting and interactive electronic lotteries; the bill’s status is not stated.
The proposal could widen the games regulated in Puerto Rico and alter the market’s legislative framework if approved.
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Colombian senator Gustavo Moreno said he is preparing a bill to tighten state oversight of online betting platforms. His proposals include digital identity checks and daily and monthly limits on deposits and losses; Fecoljuegos president Evert Montero said legal platforms already use safeguards and argued that enforcement should focus on illegal gambling.
Italian senator Luca Pirondini proposed stopping gambling advertising during football matches and increasing taxes on betting companies, according to reports. At a Senate hearing, Serie A president Ezio Simonelli said the league wanted conditions comparable with other countries and supported initiatives to protect people affected by gambling problems.
It was reported that Senator Carlos Fávaro introduced a bill to prohibit betting operations in Brazil. The proposal would extinguish betting licences within a maximum of five years.
Reportedly, Senator Carlos Fávaro introduced a bill prohibiting fixed-odds betting operations, offers and advertising. Existing authorisations would receive a five-year transition period.
Senator Paolo Marcheschi presented bill 1902, which the Italian Senate assigned to its Culture Commission on 2 July, according to the report. The proposal would direct a 2% contribution on online and retail football betting proceeds to FIGC each quarter from 1 January 2027, with an estimated annual value of €230 million; it also proposes an offsetting reduction in PREU on fixed-odds football betting.