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Free Me South Africa and Gamban partnership
Free Me South Africa (FMSA) has announced a strategic partnership with gambling-blocking technology provider Gamban, integrating its software into FMSA's Workplace Gambling Harm Reduction Management System.
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
Brazil’s top court to hear government and industry on betting ban
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) will hear from government officials, betting industry representatives and football clubs on 3 November as it considers challenges concerning the country’s betting prohibition.
Argentina – Buenos Aires regulator urges stronger action against illegal online gambling
Buenos Aires provincial gambling regulator Gonzalo Atanasof has urged lawmakers to strengthen action against illegal online gambling, warning that unauthorised platforms operate beyond state oversight and allow minors to place bets. His intervention came as provincial legislators examined proposals to tighten online gambling safeguards.
Peru proposes lower gambling fines and tighter influencer advertising rules
Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) is proposing lower maximum gambling fines alongside more detailed advertising safeguards, including explicit operator responsibility for promotions published by influencers.
Argentina’s securities chief says prediction market approach remains undecided
Argentina has not decided how to approach prediction markets, and authorities must first establish whether the National Securities Commission (CNV) has jurisdiction, its president Roberto Silva said, according to news agency Nuevas Palabras.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Buenos Aires senator proposes ‘Ley Lula’ to ban online betting
Buenos Aires provincial senator Federico Fagioli has introduced a bill to prohibit online sports betting and casino games, proposing the removal of the licensing framework that currently authorises the activity in the province.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Brazil’s congress receives 99 amendments to betting ban
Brazilian lawmakers submitted 99 amendments to the provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting, proposing alternatives ranging from restoring the regulated market to allowing sports betting while keeping online casino games prohibited.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Lula uses betting ban in appeal to evangelical voters in Brazil
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has presented Brazil’s prohibition of fixed-odds betting as a defence of families and Christian values as he attempts to reduce Flávio Bolsonaro’s advantage among evangelical voters before the 25 October presidential run-off.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Chile betting operators challenge website blocks
Two online betting operators have challenged Chile’s website blocking regime in court, alleging that gambling and telecommunications authorities exceeded the scope of the judicial orders underpinning the restrictions.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Chile betting bill shifts towards prohibition as amendment deadline extended
Chile’s Senate has extended the deadline for amendments to its online betting bill until midday on 26 October, as new proposals challenge the legislation’s original plan for a competitive licensing market.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Buenos Aires online betting bill awaits committee support
Supporters of tighter online gambling controls in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province are still seeking the committee backing needed to move their proposal forward.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Argentina’s San Juan province prepares tender for five online gambling licences
Argentina’s San Juan province is preparing to tender five online gambling licences as it moves towards opening a locally regulated iGaming market. The Caja de Acción Social (CAS), led by Juan Pablo Medina, is drafting the tender specifications, although officials have not announced when the process will begin.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Chilean lawmakers seek to block online betting tax collection
Deputies from Chile's Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI) party have announced plans to introduce an amendment to the 2027 Budget Law that would prevent the country's tax authority, the Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII), from collecting taxes from online betting platforms.
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
Congress president extends betting ban amendment deadline in Brazil
Brazilian Congress president Davi Alcolumbre has extended the deadline for lawmakers to submit amendments to the provisional measure prohibiting fixed-odds betting, giving deputies and senators additional time to propose changes to the government’s recently introduced ban.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Lula doubts Congress will overturn Brazil’s betting ban
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he doubted Congress would overturn his government’s prohibition of fixed-odds betting, as Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 formally entered the legislative process.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Buenos Aires bill proposes tighter online betting controls
Lawmakers in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province have introduced a wide-ranging bill to strengthen online betting regulation, covering identity checks, session lengths, advertising, promotions and illegal operators.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
