Spain’s new gambling framework is reported to set a March 2027 deadline for operators. The measures are expected to give regulators real-time oversight of player deposits and provide consumers with a consolidated view of their gambling activity.
Operators may need to prepare for real-time deposit oversight under the reported framework.
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SPA Ministério da Fazenda (Brazil) reported that bettors could request voluntary withdrawals from betting platforms until 23h59min on 5 October. Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 prohibits betting and betting advertising across Brazil, and betting sites and apps are due to become unavailable from 6 October. Financial institutions are to return remaining balances from 9/10 to 14/10.
Bettors in Brazil had until 23h59min on 5 October to request voluntary withdrawal of funds held on betting platforms, according to a notice from SPA, the betting secretariat of the Ministério da Fazenda. The deadline closed the period in which bettors could access sites and apps to ask for the return of available balances.
It was reported that Angola’s ISJ confirmed that social gaming mediators must meet the new Gaming Activity Law requirements by 14 December 2026. The regulator presented the plan at a meeting with licensed gaming operators.
CGA has issued rules for crypto gambling in Curaçao. Licensed operators have until mid-2027 to comply.
The UK Gambling Commission published research on 27 October 2026 using combined Gambling Survey for Great Britain data from 2023, 2024 and 2025. It found that 7.7% of participants with mixed or multiple ethnic backgrounds had a PGSI score of at least 8, compared with 1.9% of white participants; the analysis shows an association, not a cause.
The British regulator published research on 27 October 2026 on gambling participation and harm among ethnic groups. The research combines data from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain for 2023, 2024 and 2025. The researchers distinguish participants with white, mixed, Asian, Black or other ethnic backgrounds.
A study commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Temporary Organisation found that 25% of surveyed recent gamblers in Aruba fell into moderate- or high-risk categories. The survey covered 720 adults; the researchers cautioned that its non-random recruitment and screening measure do not establish gambling disorder or represent a complete population measure.
Of the gamblers examined, 20% fall into the moderate-risk category and 5% into the high-risk category. The research was carried out among 720 adult residents of Aruba. The study was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) and the Tijdelijke Werkorganisatie (TWO).