A survey reportedly identified more than 60,000 suspicious platforms operating after betting sites were banned in Brazil. The supplied item contains no further article text to establish the survey’s methodology or the parties behind the findings.
The reported scale may inform scrutiny of Brazil’s post-ban betting market, but the available text lacks supporting methodology.
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Reportedly, Brazil's MJSP introduced an administrative procedure for forfeiting funds linked to unauthorised fixed-odds betting operators. Ordinance 1.287/2026 took effect following its signing on 2 September, covering more than R$1bn in blocked funds. Affected parties have 15 days to submit a defence and 10 days to appeal; transferring funds to federal ownership requires a judicial decision.
EGT Digital announced an agreement to supply casino content to Esportes da Sorte in Brazil. The company said the portfolio includes more than 200 games, covering online slots and progressive jackpots for desktop and mobile devices.
It was reported that Brazil’s finance ministry released more than 2,000 documents concerning betting licences. The material explains stages of the authorisation process and the criteria used in decisions.
Reportedly, a provincial survey put participation in regulated online gambling among Ontario secondary school students at 12%, compared with 8% in 2023. The outlet also described parents providing identification or accounts that enabled their teenage children to gamble.
Bologna’s Guardia di Finanza said it found more than €1.3m in poker winnings that a player had not declared in Italy. Investigators deemed the player’s move to Malta fictitious and referred the case to the Bologna prosecutor’s office over alleged failure to declare income.
Bologna's Guardia di Finanza said it identified more than €1.3m in undeclared poker winnings held by a live poker player who had moved his residence to Malta. The player has been treated as fiscally resident in Italy and referred to the Bologna prosecutor's office over alleged failure to declare income, according to the provincial command's account of the case.