Uganda’s National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board said its responsible-gaming team spoke to more than 10,000 students at over 10 schools in Masindi and Kiryandongo. The campaign warned students about underage gambling and its potential effects on education, mental health and wellbeing.
The campaign brings the regulator’s underage-gambling prevention message to students across two districts.
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France's ANJ launched a campaign warning of sports betting addiction risks ahead of the 2026 football World Cup, using a yellow 'risk zone' ribbon based on legal-warning graphics. The regulator cited a Toluna–Harris Interactive survey finding that 41% of French people intending to follow the tournament plan to bet with an operator. The ANJ said football remains France's most bet-on sport, with more than €6bn in online stakes in 2025.
Chile’s finance undersecretary Sebastián Vallebona said the government’s proposed online betting tax regime could raise more than US$100 million in its first year and US$133 million after five years. The proposal sets a 3% specific tax without deductions for VAT or monthly provisional payments, alongside a 1% responsible-gambling contribution; it also proposes a full advertising ban, with a one-year transition for qualifying existing contracts.
Chile's finance undersecretary, Sebastián Vallebona, said the government's bill to regulate online betting would raise more than $100m in its first year, rising to $133m after five years of application. He gave the estimate while presenting the proposal to the Senate's economy committee, which is discussing the government's bill.
Italy’s government is reported to be seeking more than €900 million a year from the gaming sector in its 2027-2029 budget plan. Reported measures include a 1% increase in the Preu tax on slot machines and VLTs, three-year extensions for several concessions at higher cost, and a possible fifth Lotto draw.
Italy's government is reported to be seeking more than €900m a year in additional revenue from the gaming sector under its 2027-2029 budget plan. The measures are reported to include a 1% increase in the Preu tax on slot machines and VLTs. They also include three-year extensions of concessions for machines, betting and bingo at higher cost, among them the concession for scratchcards. The reported package exceeds the €718m indicated in the budget planning document sent to Brussels and to the chambers of parliament. A fifth Lotto draw is also reported to be under consideration.
Live shopping app Whatnot faces more than 70 arbitration claims alleging its card breaks operate as an illegal lottery. Lawyer Paul Lesko announced 15 requests for more than 30 clients in March 2026. The platform closed a $545m Series G round on 7 August, nearly doubling its valuation to $20bn, and moved more than $8bn in goods in 2025.
Whatnot faces more than 70 arbitration claims alleging that its card breaks operate as an illegal lottery. Lawyer Paul Lesko announced 15 arbitration requests on behalf of more than 30 clients against Whatnot in March 2026, and has since filed complaints for more than 70 people, the report said. The claims argue that breaks function as an illegal lottery and that part of what occurs on the platform amounts to fraud.
SINDIBETS-SP welcomed the approval of ending the 6×1 work schedule and said several regulated companies have used a 5×2 schedule for more than two years. The association said more than 5 mil jobs had been lost amid measures introduced by MP 1.394/2026, published less than 30 days earlier. It urged caution in linking any change in retail consumption to the end of regulated betting and said it was discussing ways to preserve jobs with labour entities.
SINDIBETS-SP, an association representing betting operators in São Paulo state, said it supported the approval of the end of the 6×1 work schedule by the National Congress on the previous day, according to a statement. The association said several regulated companies had used a 5×2 schedule for more than two years.