UK gambling industry representatives reportedly warned of illegal-market growth after the autumn budget announced an increase in machine games duty to 25%. The report describes mixed industry reactions but gives no named representative or further details.
The proposed duty rate could affect the costs and competitive position of UK gambling businesses.
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Delaware’s combined iGaming and sports wagers rose 20% year on year to $373.8 million in September, reportedly.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has scheduled the ADPF 1212 case for a plenary session on 4 November, to consider challenges to municipal lotteries and betting systems. A nationwide interim order suspending municipal rules, related procurement and operating activities remains in force pending the court’s review; breaches carry daily fines.
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has scheduled the ADPF 1212 case for a plenary session on 4 November, the court's president, minister Edson Fachin, said. The case, filed by the party Solidariedade in March 2025 and reported by minister Nunes Marques, challenges municipal laws and decrees that created lotteries, draws and betting systems. A nationwide interim order suspending municipal rules, related procurement and operating activities remains in force pending the court's review.
The Emilia-Romagna Regional Administrative Court annulled Bologna police authorisations for a VLT venue and sports and horse-racing betting, following a condominium’s challenge. The court found that the police had not rechecked distances after a healthcare facility was added to the sensitive-sites map; a November 2023 measurement put the venue 385.26 metres away, below the regional 500-metre minimum.
The Emilia-Romagna Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the authorisations issued by the Bologna police headquarters (Questura) for the operation of a VLT venue and for the collection of sports and horse-racing bets. The court upheld an appeal brought by a condominium. The ruling was published on 30 October 2026.
The IBJR said its monitoring had identified 60,477 suspected betting addresses in Brazil since it began tracking them after the betting prohibition. Its LegitBet system found betting-operation indicators on 34,134 sites, while the IBJR noted that these were database entries, not necessarily newly created sites, and did not replace authority reviews.
The Brazilian Responsible Gambling Institute (IBJR) said its monitoring had identified 60,477 addresses suspected of offering betting since it began tracking them after betting was prohibited in Brazil. In 34,134 of those sites, the institute's LegitBet system found elements characteristic of betting operations, such as bonus offers, Pix payments and registration forms, according to the institute. The data was updated to Tuesday 27 October.
South Dakota reported gambling turnover of $171.9 million for September, an 11% increase year on year.