Thailand’s cabinet backed a special House committee report on casino regulation, according to the report. The source says casino development could take until 2029 at the earliest and that any casino bids would require regulatory approval.
The report-backed step advances discussion of a potential regulated casino market, while approval and timing remain unresolved.
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Reportedly, Brazil’s finance minister supported regulating betting and strengthening controls. The minister stopped short of backing a gambling ban as calls for prohibition increased.
Dario Durigan, Brazil's finance minister, came out in support of regulating betting and tightening oversight of the industry, though he avoided endorsing a ban on gambling. According to him, public accounts do not rely on betting revenue to stay balanced. The rules, he added, have long been consolidated and were never meant to generate income.
La Rioja governor Ricardo Quintela praised provincial gambling authority AJALAR’s oversight and regulation work during a visit marking its 52nd anniversary. AJALAR administrator Ramón Vera said the authority has issued ten online gambling licences and will distribute new machines across the provincial capital from the following day.
Finance minister Durigan supported strict regulation of sports betting and rejected a ban in Brazil, citing an AmadoMundo interview. He emphasised equal tax treatment and said the government does not depend on betting to balance its accounts.
Brazil's finance minister, Dario Durigan, said the federal government does not depend on tax revenue from betting companies to balance its accounts, and backed strict regulation of the sector while rejecting a prohibition. He made the remarks in an interview with the Guilherme Amado column at AmadoMundo published on 14 September.
STJ minister João Otávio de Noronha said in an interview at the XIV Lisbon Forum that Brazil should debate regulating casinos and in-person games. He opposed authorising online sports betting, while arguing that gambling activities already attracting public interest should be addressed through regulation.
The Region of Murcia’s legal council issued a favourable opinion on a draft decree revising bingo and betting regulations, while raising concerns about social impact and responsible-gambling safeguards. It highlighted gaps in access controls for people on exclusion registers; the opinion does not stop the decree’s progress.