Russia’s Federation Council approved a bill to speed up blocking unauthorised gambling websites, after the State Duma had also passed it. The proposed process would reduce the blocking timetable to 48 hours; the bill still requires presidential approval to become law.
The proposed timetable would change how quickly authorities can restrict access to unauthorised gambling websites.
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Chile has required foreign digital platforms to register and pay 19% Digital VAT on local transactions since July, and 39 betting websites have registered, the report said. Subtel ordered blocks on 42 betting sites earlier in September and a further 37 on 21 September, while an online gambling bill remains before the Senate. Agrupación de iGaming Responsable president Sandra Kemp said taxation does not provide player-protection rules.
Armenia's State Revenue Committee announced that amendments governing access to unlicensed gambling and lottery websites will take effect on 8 February 2027. Telecommunications operators will restrict access under the revised system. The measures will also restrict advertising by operators without Armenian licences.
Dutch State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen pledged to draft legislation allowing DNS blocks of foreign gambling sites during a parliamentary committee debate. MPs supported stronger measures against unlicensed operators but disagreed over player protection. Van Bruggen opposed immediately raising the minimum gambling age to 21 and rejected a complete advertising ban.
Chile's Subsecretariat of Telecommunications (Subtel) instructed six internet providers to block 42 betting sites within 48 hours, following Supreme Court and Santiago Court of Appeals rulings. The list came from the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego, and providers must report completion to the court and Subtel.
The Santiago Court of Appeals has set a five-stage DNS-blocking process to enforce a Supreme Court judgment against unauthorised online gambling services. Lotería de Concepción or Polla Chilena de Beneficencia will report suspected domains to the SCJ, which validates them before SUBTEL notifies telecoms firms. Polla Chilena president Felipe Dalgalarrando welcomed the decision, while aPAL questioned the ruling's scope.