Santa Fe’s legislature approved Law No. 14.235 last week, establishing a framework for online sports betting in the Argentine province. The law allows the provincial lottery authority to operate its own platform or invite bids for licences; initial access will be limited to people located in Santa Fe.
The law creates a route to tender online betting licences and sets the initial market’s geographic scope.
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Ecuador’s National Assembly approved an update to the Organic Law on Sport, Physical Education and Recreation in December 2025 that expressly recognises sports predictions as legal and subject to state regulation. The measure still awaited executive sanction and publication, while licensing rules and specific tax obligations remained to be set by secondary regulation, the interviewed legal specialists said.
Mississippi’s legislature failed to advance SB 2510 from conference committee on 31 March, ending the proposal for statewide online sports betting and a sweepstakes-casino ban during the 2025 session. The measure had passed the Senate in February, but the House’s March amendments prompted disagreement between the chambers.
Scott Bright filed a lawsuit against Kalshi in King County Superior Court, alleging the platform violated Washington's online gambling ban. His complaint says he lost $308,781.62 between 17 June and 14 August 2026; Kalshi has sought dismissal and argues its event contracts are regulated under federal law and that counterparties, not the company, received his losses.
Scott Bright has sued Kalshi in Washington, alleging that its prediction market violated the state's online gambling ban. Kalshi has sought to dismiss the case.
Hotelux Amsterdam Airport closed at the end of October after Haarlemmermeer’s mayor ordered it to stop operating without a licence. The North Holland District Court rejected Hotelux Airport B.V.’s request to suspend enforcement on 8 October, but the ruling was a provisional assessment; Play World Casino in the same building remains open.
Hotelux in Hoofddorp reportedly closed at the end of October because it lacked the required operating licence, while the casino in the same building remains open. Play World still lists opening hours for Hoofddorp on its location page.
Texas lawmakers filed resolutions on 9 November proposing constitutional amendments that would let voters decide on casino gaming and in-person sports betting at an election on 2 November 2027. The proposals would permit up to 10 casino licences and cap operator taxes at 15%; a separate Senate resolution would allow the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to offer gaming through a state-tribal compact.