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State casino workers declare conflict & indefinite strike from Dec 26. Anfuce rejects budget changes impacting labor rights.
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The Brazilian Congress advanced to a new stage of its fiscal agenda by approving in the Chamber of Deputies a package of measures that gradually increases…
Read more →Brazil: Stronger regulatory control & new obligations for operators
The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) of the Ministry of Finance took a new step in consolidating the regulated betting market by issuing Normative…
Read more →Paraguay evaluates new sports betting licenses from 2026
The National Directorate of Tax Revenues (DNIT) is considering the possibility of initiating a bidding process to grant new sports betting licenses in the…
Read more →Peru: US$124M+ in gaming and betting tax revenue until Nov.
The regulated gaming and betting market in Peru continues to show solid performance. Between January and November 2025, the government collected S/419.5…
Read more →Gaming in Spain recovers stability and reaches pre-Covid levels
Gaming activity in Spain has left behind the impact of the pandemic and the economic crisis, returning to consumption patterns similar to those recorded…
Read more →Argentina: Buenos Aires requires biometrics for online gaming
The Government of the Province of Buenos Aires announced that all online gaming and sports betting platforms authorized to operate in the district must…
Read more →Brazil postpones the treatment of the Anti-Faction Bill to 2026
The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil decided to postpone until 2026 the debate and voting on Bill 5,582/2025, known as the Anti-Faction Bill or Legal…
Read more →Survey shows broad parliamentary support to raise taxes on betting
A survey released by Quaest on Friday, December 12 revealed that a large majority of the Chamber of Deputies supports an increase in the tax burden on…
Read more →Brazil blocks more than 19,000 illegal gambling sites
The Brazilian government has intensified its offensive against illegal online gambling and has already blocked 19,180 URLs used to offer unauthorized…
Read more →DGOJ submits new risk detection model to TRIS system
The Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) sent to the European Commission, through the TRIS system, the Draft Resolution that defines…
Read more →World Cup: Betting Volume Impact, Growth & Operations Preparation
A World Cup tends to function as a commercial and operational "stress test": traffic increases, the frequency of bets per user rises, many first-time…
Read more →Brazil blocks online betting access for social program beneficiaries
The Brazilian government implemented a restriction on December 1 that prevents beneficiaries of Bolsa Familia and the Continuous Cash Benefit (BPC) from…
Read more →ANJL questions CIDE-Bets, warns against illegal market advance
The approval in the Senate of Bill 5,582/2025, known as the Anti-Faction Bill, reignited criticism from the regulated betting sector in Brazil. The…
Read more →Matchbook pioneers prediction markets in the United Kingdom
Matchbook is preparing to launch a new prediction market platform in the UK in January, marking a key strategic step for the betting exchange house, which…
Read more →Buenos Aires advances in online gambling ad regulation
The Institute of Lotteries and Casinos of the Province of Buenos Aires (IPLyC) is working on new regulations aimed at organizing and restricting the…
Read more →City Lottery unveils AI Program for management transformation
City Lottery announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence Program, a pioneering initiative within the sector aimed at modernizing the…
Read more →Offshore betting in India grows 20% after RMG ban
A new study by the public policy think tank CUTS International revealed that the use of offshore betting platforms in India increased significantly…
Read more →TCU warns Brazilian betting house oversight insufficient
The Union Court of Auditors (TCU) warned that the current structure of the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) is insufficient to adequately oversee the…
Read more →Congress dismisses gaming reform not fitting customer service law
The comprehensive reform of the 2011 Gambling Law promoted by the Spanish Government was ultimately excluded from the new Customer Service Law. The…
Read more →IOC to bolster betting control for 2026 Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it will strictly monitor betting patterns during the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games…
Read more →Chilean casinos exceed US$436m in revenue during 2025
The casino industry in Chile closed 2025 with solid results. According to the latest report from the Superintendence of Gambling Casinos (SCJ), the venues…
Read more →Brazil: Ad Limits & Anti-Illegal Gambling Actions Strengthened
The Senate's Science and Technology Commission (CCT) once again placed the advertising and sponsorship of betting companies at the center of the debate…
Read more →Meta to offer less personalized ads in EU starting 2026
The European Commission confirmed that Meta will adopt new advertising adjustments to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Starting January 2026…
Read more →Buenos Aires Lottery: 300 Illegal Sites Reported, Block Requested
The Buenos Aires Province Lottery intensified its offensive against illegal gambling. The Institute of Lotteries and Casinos (IPLyC), led by its president…
Read more →Brazil Approves Betting Houses' New 15% Tax & Anti-Faction Bill
The Senate's Constitution and Justice Committee approved on Wednesday the Bill 5,582/2025, known as the Anti-Faction Bill, which establishes a legal…
Read more →SPA wants to regulate online gaming providers
The regulation of the online betting market in Brazil has been in effect since January of this year and already establishes obligations for operators…
Read more →Colombian Congress halts online gambling tax hike
Colombia faces a new setback in tax matters. The Fourth Commission of the Senate decided to shelve the Government's tax reform bill, an initiative that…
Read more →Brazil launches the Centralized Self-Exclusion Platform for bettors
Brazil activated on Wednesday the Centralized Self-Exclusion Platform, a new public tool that allows any citizen to simultaneously block themselves from…
Read more →Chile advances ban on illegal online gambling ads
The Chilean Senate began analyzing a new initiative presented by Senator Karim Bianchi that seeks to prohibit and sanction the dissemination of…
Read more →Master affiliates network revolutionizes traffic in LATAM
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Read more →Anjouan License: the jurisdiction gaining ground in global iGaming
The autonomous island of Anjouan, part of the Union of Comoros, has become in recent years one of the most dynamic licensing jurisdictions in the iGaming…
Read more →State Casinos union considers general strike over conflict impasse
The tension between the National Association of State Casino Employees (ANFUCE) and the National Casino Directorate continues to rise, with no signs of…
Read more →NZ: 4% GGR for community funding in iGaming regulation
The New Zealand government has decided to introduce a mandatory contribution of 4% of the gross gaming revenue (GGR) for operators obtaining an online…
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The link between betting companies and Brazilian football is at its strongest moment. According to a survey conducted by Jambo Sport Business for g1…
Read more →Chamber approves project vs. illegal gambling in Brazil
The Communications Committee of the Chamber of Deputies gave the green light to a bill aimed at toughening the State's response to illegal betting and…
Read more →Santa Fe approves iGaming regulations, combats illegality
The government of the province of Santa Fe has formalized the regulations that establish how online gaming and betting will operate in the territory. The…
Read more →NY bans social "sweepstakes" casinos amid state restrictions
The state of New York became the most recent jurisdiction in the United States to formally ban sweepstakes casinos, a dual-currency model that has gained…
Read more →Italy redefines iGaming market, major operators dominate
Italy is undergoing one of the most profound regulatory transformations in its recent iGaming history. The reform, initiated in November 2025, drastically…
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A new survey by the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) showed that 19 percent of Brazilian internet…
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iGB Affiliate Barcelona announced that its 2026 edition will feature the broadest and most ambitious networking offer in its history, designed so that…
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The crypto prediction platform Polymarket reached the number one spot on the free sports apps ranking in the Apple App Store in the United States last…
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