SectorWire
SearchGet the daily briefing
Menu

Trinidad and Tobago Senate approves remote gambling order ahead of January framework

Regulation

Trinidad and Tobago’s Senate approved the Remote Gambling Order on 2 October 2026, completing the legislative vote to remove provisions criminalising locally based operators offering remote gambling internationally. The order does not establish a complete licensing system; Attorney General John Jeremie said the remaining administrative provisions are expected by 1 January 2027. The Gambling Control Commission is to coordinate with the Central Bank on licensing and digital-payment arrangements.

Operators’ market access depends on the licensing, payment and oversight rules still due before the January 2027 target.

Request a correction

Keep reading

Regulation

Brazil’s STF weighs betting suspension as legal challenges raise uncertainty

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is considering the constitutionality of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which temporarily suspended the regulated fixed-odds betting market. At a 3 November hearing, Justice Luiz Fux raised questions about legal certainty, non-retroactivity and the measure’s constitutional basis; the source says the court may consider how a ruling affects companies already approved. A separate appellate ruling granted temporary relief to CDA Gaming, though the source text ends before detailing its effect.

Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.

Continue reading