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BGC calls MPs' push for higher UK machine games duty deeply misguided
A higher Machine Games Duty would raise costs for UK operators running gaming machines in betting shops and casinos.
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PAGCOR plans December launch for app verifying licensed online gaming sites
PAGCOR aims to launch a mobile application letting players check which online gaming platforms are authorised.
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ISTAT: Italian gaming firms fall 5.4% in 2024 as turnover halves
Active Italian lotteries, betting and casinos businesses fell 5.4% while turnover dropped 48.5%.
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About 90 Labour MPs urge UK chancellor to raise Machine Games Duty
A higher Machine Games Duty would raise costs for UK operators running category B machines in betting shops, bingo halls and adult gaming centres.
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Two prediction-market operators sue Missouri over sports event contract rules
The lawsuits argue federal commodities law gives the CFTC authority over their contracts, pre-empting state gambling rules.
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PAGCOR targets December launch for licensed-site verification app
PAGCOR aims to launch an app helping players identify licensed online gaming platforms and avoid illegal sites.
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TAR Lombardia suspends VLT licence revocation at Trescore Balneario venue
The TAR suspended the revocation, allowing gaming and food and beverage service to resume at the venue.
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TAR Brescia suspends Bergamo police revocation of VLT hall licence
The ruling lets the venue trade again pending an 11 November hearing, showing courts will test police revocations against evidence of mixed use.
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Ninety Labour MPs urge machine games duty rise as BGC objects
A duty rise would change machine game costs for operators and suppliers, with MPs citing Social Market Foundation revenue estimates.
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Andalucía plans legal cover for social bingo in clubs and care centres
The amendment would exclude non-profit social bingo in clubs, associations, day centres and care homes from the regional gambling law.
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Murcia plans access controls and advertising limits in gambling reform
Murcia's reform would add mandatory access-control systems, merged exclusion registers and outdoor advertising limits, with no new hall authorisations.
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Spanish gambling sector calls for urgent update to gambling law at CeJuego forum
Forum participants called for reviving Spain's stalled gambling law reform in the next legislative term.
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Spanish bingo participation falls to 10.4% in 2025 as women's share rises
Bingo participation fell to 10.4% in 2025, with women at 11.1% and the 55-64 age group highest at 14.7%.
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Gijón loses two of three betting shops since 2019
Gijón now has one betting shop, down from three in 2019, after closures in 2021 and 2023.
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Andalusia B machines record €483m real spend in 2025
The figures give operators and suppliers a benchmark for machine performance in Spain's largest regional market, where B machines dominate private gaming volume.
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Brazil presidential debate omits betting ban as candidates stay silent
The candidates' silence leaves operators and investors without clarity on whether Brazil's ban on fixed-odds betting and online casinos will stand after the election.
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New Jersey Senate committee advances underage gambling fines bill
Operators and casino staff in New Jersey would face a civil penalty structure of up to $2,000 for permitting underage gambling if the bill passes.
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Moody's assigns ratings to Panama's Treasury bill and note programmes
Moody's assigned investment-grade ratings derived from Panama's Baa3 sovereign rating, widening the investor base for local debt.
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WSJ investigation questions $108m of ADI Predictstreet trading volume
Investors and regulators relying on reported prediction-market volumes should question related-account trading.
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Castilla y León gaming congress to draw nearly 300 participants in Soria
Regulators and land-based operators will debate digitalisation, business model change and generational handover in Soria.
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DGOJ meets UNAD as gambling law reform consultations continue
The reform's timetable is uncertain while parliament is dissolved, leaving operators without clarity on identity checks, advertising and player-protection rules.
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Asturias caps gaming salons as Gijón betting shops fall to one
Operators face capped gaming salons and a 100-metre school distance rule in Asturias.
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IAGR annual conference opens in Lima with prediction markets on agenda
Regulators' scrutiny of prediction markets and illegal operators signals where cross-border supervisory expectations for licensed operators are heading.
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Bulgaria notifies EU of gambling advertising ban that keeps sports sponsorship
Operators and affiliates face a full advertising ban and the loss of affiliate licences, while sports sponsorship remains permitted under strict brand limits.
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Castilla y León forecasts €47.5m gambling tax revenue, down 8.8%
The forecast shows regional gambling tax bases shrinking as play migrates online, where revenue accrues to the state rather than the region.