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Russian lawmaker urges Kremlin to reject online casino legalisation plan

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Georgy Kamnev, a State Duma member and Communist Party Central Committee member, urged the Kremlin to reject the Finance Ministry's online casino legalisation plan, according to the report. He called for a ban on online casinos and asked banks and Roskomnadzor to block access and payments. The ministry has argued that taxing online casino operators could generate revenue, while other lawmakers have proposed higher taxes on existing gambling businesses instead.

The opposing proposals leave Russia’s potential online casino legalisation and taxation uncertain for operators and policymakers.

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Brazilian agencies report no impact studies on online gambling ban

Brazilian government agencies disclosed that they had not prepared economic, fiscal or social impact studies for the online gambling prohibition under Provisional Measure 1.394/2026. The Justice Ministry classified internal documents supporting the measure for five years, while companies are considering legal action to recover R$2,500m in licence payments.

Several federal agencies said in responses to access-to-information requests that they carried out no prior studies of the economic, fiscal or social impact of Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans online gambling in Brazil. The Justice Ministry classified as reserved, for five years, the internal documentation used to prepare the ban.

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