Source: National Gambling Board (SA)
South Africa’s National Gambling Board described a multimedia campaign on illegal gambling. The supplied page text does not provide details about the campaign’s content, timing or activities.
The campaign concerns illegal gambling, but its stated actions and scope are not specified in the page text.
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Brazil's government launched a social-media campaign backing Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which prohibits the operation, offering, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting. Issued on 25 September 2026, the measure still requires approval by the Chamber of Deputies and Senate to become permanent.
Brazil's government has launched a social media campaign supporting a ban on online betting platforms. A government video uses humour and references to Brazilian popular music to seek congressional approval of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026.
The Michigan Gaming Control Board joined the International Association of Gaming Regulators’ Illegal Gambling Awareness Week, running from 9 to 13 November 2026, and will continue radio public-service announcements through the month. The regulator said the campaign urges residents to check licences and includes a tool for viewing licence information; it also cited a preliminary order barring Kalshi from offering sports-event contracts to Michigan residents.
Michigan's MGCB has joined the first Illegal Gambling Awareness Week, an international campaign running from 9 to 13 November 2026, organised by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). The campaign involves regulators from several countries and encourages consumers to check operators' licences before gambling. In a 10 November statement, the MGCB said its radio public-service announcements would continue throughout the month.
Finland’s National Police Board reported that the Gambling Administration had issued four prohibition decisions and imposed six conditional fines by mid-2026 for illegal gambling marketing under the Lotteries Act. Corporate conditional fines range from €100,000 to €1.2 million, while individual fines range from €30,000 to €200,000. The market is due to open to operators in July 2027.
Finland's National Police Board said the Gambling Administration has issued four prohibition decisions and imposed six conditional fines this year over breaches of the Lotteries Act concerning marketing of unauthorised gambling services in mainland Finland. The board announced the figures on Wednesday, according to its statement. The measures cover gambling promotions on websites, social media and live-streaming platforms.
The North West Gambling Board fined two operators R2,500 each after inspectors found illegal gambling operations in internet cafés in Vryburg, according to the report. One café had 44 computers; the other had 50 computers and 43 illegal gambling machines.
South Africa’s National Gambling Board issued a formal notice to provincial licensing authorities clarifying the regulatory position on remote gambling servers, the notice headline and preview state. The available page text does not provide the substance of that position.