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Brazil betting industry files Supreme Court challenge to Lula ban
Brazil’s betting industry has formally challenged the government’s ban on fixed-odds betting, with the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) filing a direct action of unconstitutionality before the Supreme Federal Court (STF).
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Brazil sets 6 October deadline for betting market shutdown
Brazil’s government has set out the timetable for dismantling the country’s regulated betting market, with operators prohibited from accepting new deposits and required to make their websites and applications unavailable from 6 October.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Coljuegos health collections rise 39% through August on sports betting growth in Colombia
Colombia’s gambling regulator Coljuegos collected COP977.220bn for the country’s subsidised health system between January and August 2026, representing a 39.38% increase from the corresponding period last year.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Brazil sets 6 October deadline for betting market shutdown
Brazil’s government has set out the timetable for dismantling the country’s regulated betting market, with operators prohibited from accepting new deposits and required to make their websites and applications unavailable from 6 October.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Brazil betting industry weighs Supreme Court challenge to Lula ban
Brazil’s betting industry is preparing a coordinated legal response to the country’s newly imposed gambling ban, with operators weighing a Supreme Court challenge aimed at preventing their websites and applications from being shut down on 6 October.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Brazil puts banks and technology platforms at centre of betting crackdown
Brazil’s government is creating a broad enforcement regime against illegal betting that will place new responsibilities on banks, payment institutions, telecommunications companies, app stores and internet platforms after the country’s licensed market closes.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Lula signs measure banning online betting in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a provisional measure on Friday banning online betting, beginning the shutdown of a regulated industry covering fixed-odds sports wagering and virtual casino games.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Chile orders ISPs to block 37 more betting domains
Chile’s telecoms regulator has instructed six internet service providers to block 37 additional domains, subdomains and mirror sites connected to online betting and gambling platforms under a court-backed DNS-blocking process.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Government prepares online casino ban in Brazil
Brazil’s government is preparing a Provisional Measure (Medida Provisória) that could prohibit online casino games, as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva intensifies his campaign against betting platforms.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
AMIG warns against prohibition as Lula targets Brazil’s betting sector
Brazil’s women-in-gaming association has warned that dismantling the country’s regulated betting market would threaten female employment and push millions of women towards unlicensed operators, as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva intensifies his attacks on the sector ahead of October’s election.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
IBJR backs new financial controls on illegal betting in Brazil
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has introduced new procedures for identifying and blocking payment transactions linked to unauthorised fixed-odds betting operators.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Dominican Republic gambling bill sent to president after Senate approves deputies’ changes
The Dominican Republic’s gambling-reform bill has been sent to President Luis Abinader after the Senate approved amendments made by the Chamber of Deputies, completing its passage through Congress.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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