Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law authorising a gambling zone in the Republic of Altai, reportedly on 2 May 2026. The area will be Russia’s sixth and the region’s second, and the law is due to take effect ten days after official publication.
The new zone creates another authorised location for land-based gambling operators in Russia.
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Slovakia’s gambling regulator signed a memorandum with Matej Bel University’s Faculty of Education in Banská Bystrica on 26 October 2026, completing its nationwide academic partnership network. The regulator said the collaboration will provide lectures, workshops and discussions on gambling regulation, addiction prevention, responsible gambling and online gambling risks, alongside academic consultations and teaching materials.
Slovakia's gambling regulator, ÚRHH, signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Faculty of Education at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica on 26 October 2026, the sixth such agreement, completing its nationwide academic partnership network. The regulator announced the signing in Bratislava.
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.
A study delivered to Supreme Federal Court minister Luiz Fux on 3 November recommended gradually restricting betting, starting with online casinos, rather than ending sports betting. Open Society Foundations funded the research, which reported that 56% of respondents supported banning online games while some backed continued betting under an advertising ban; the study later featured in arguments for Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting nationwide.
A study funded by Open Society Foundations recommended gradual restrictions on betting, starting with online casinos, but was later used to support Brazil's nationwide ban on fixed-odds betting. First lady Rosângela da Silva, known as Janja, delivered the study to Supreme Federal Court minister Luiz Fux at a public hearing on 3 November.