Venezuela’s National Commission of Casinos, Bingo Halls and Slot Machines launched a responsible gambling campaign through social media. Its guidance advises adults to set limits, understand game rules and seek professional or family support if they recognise signs of gambling-related harm.
The campaign sets out safer-gambling guidance for adults and directs people at risk towards support.
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It was reported that AGCOM revised its responsible gambling campaign rules, including restrictions on tipsters and celebrity endorsements. The guidelines were finalised on 29 July 2026 and affect Italy’s 46 licensed operators.
It was reported that Agcom published supplementary responsible gambling communication guidelines on 10 August 2026. The update addresses logos, QR codes, tailored messages and protection of young people.
Brazil’s Ministry of Sport announced a sports-betting awareness campaign on 18 June, using social-media videos during the 2026 World Cup period. The ministry said the campaign advises people to check that operators are authorised and warns against betting on unauthorised platforms; its sports betting secretariat is working with the Finance Ministry’s SPA-MF.
Confindustria Radio Televisioni (CRTV) submitted comments to AGCOM’s consultation on supplementary guidance for campaigns addressing gambling addiction. CRTV called for clearer requirements to reduce interpretive uncertainty and proposed excluding product placement from permitted campaign formats. It also objected to guidance discouraging campaign messages during sporting events, arguing those broadcasts could reach a broad audience.
Italy's AGCOM opened a public consultation on guidelines for responsible gambling communications, according to the report. The proposals seek to make prevention campaigns clearly identifiable and prevent direct or indirect promotion of paid gambling; submissions are due by 7 May 2026. Confindustria Radio Televisioni said it would submit comments.