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Buenos Aires Province introduces 2% levy on online slot prizes
Buenos Aires Province has begun applying a 2% contribution to prizes generated by online games of immediate resolution, including virtual slots, under a measure the provincial government expects to raise between ARS35bn and ARS40bn per month.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Brazil establishes process to pursue more than R$1bn in illegal betting funds
Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) has established an administrative process for pursuing the potential forfeiture of more than R$1bn in blocked funds linked to illegal fixed-odds betting operators.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Segob nears completion of gambling law reform review in Mexico
Mexico’s Secretariat of the Interior (Segob) has nearly completed an internal review of proposed reforms to the country’s Federal Law on Games and Draws, with the proposal set to be considered by the government’s Security Cabinet before any potential submission to Congress.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Chile orders ISPs to block 42 unauthorised betting sites
Chile’s Telecommunications Subsecretariat (Subtel) has ordered six internet service providers to block 42 online betting and gambling URLs within 48 hours, implementing a court-backed process for the continuing removal of unauthorised gambling sites.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Lula signals tougher action on betting in Brazil
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said Brazil’s government may take a more drastic approach to online betting after hearing concerns from civil-society groups about gambling-related debt, addiction and household losses.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Brazil Senate committee advances broad betting-harm and consumer-protection bill
Brazil’s Senate Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation and Informatics (CCT) has approved legislation that would reshape consumer protection and harm reduction rules for the country’s betting and online gaming market, including sweeping curbs on advertising, sponsorship and promotional incentives.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Brazil lawmakers debate tighter restrictions on betting advertising
A Brazilian Senate hearing has highlighted divisions over proposed restrictions on betting advertising, with government and health representatives calling for tougher controls.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Dominican Republic gambling bill faces alleged payment claims
Dominican civic organisation Fundación Primero Justicia has called for an investigation into alleged payments intended to secure approval of the country’s proposed gambling law, while warning that the legislation could lead to the regularisation of thousands of lottery betting shops.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Tucumán legislator proposes province-wide ban on online betting
Alfredo Toscano, second vice-president of Argentina’s Tucumán Legislature, has introduced a bill that would prohibit online gambling and sports betting throughout the province, citing the accessibility of digital gambling and concerns over its effects on young people and families.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Buenos Aires restricts online betting access for child-support debtors
Buenos Aires City has approved a law barring people registered as delinquent child-support payers from opening or maintaining accounts with authorised online gambling and betting platforms.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Brazil blocks more than 60,000 illegal betting sites as SPA targets operators’ finances
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has ordered the blocking of more than 60,000 websites linked to illegal betting platforms since the country began enforcing its regulated fixed-odds betting regime.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Brazil’s CONAR tightens betting advertising rules
Brazil’s advertising self-regulatory body CONAR has tightened its rules for betting advertising, introducing stronger protections for children and adolescents and increasing compliance responsibilities for influencers, affiliates and betting operators.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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