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Buenos Aires online gambling levy triggers political dispute
Buenos Aires Province’s new 2% contribution on prizes from online immediate-resolution games has triggered criticism from opposition politicians and exposed divisions within the governing Peronist movement, moving the debate beyond the mechanics of the levy and towards the use of gambling derived revenue.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Lula renews call for betting shutdown in Brazil as government weighs further action
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has renewed his criticism of online betting, saying he would personally favour closing betting companies, while stopping short of announcing a formal change to Brazil’s regulated market.
Buenos Aires lawmakers revive online gambling commission
Buenos Aires Province lawmakers will return to work on online-gambling safeguards on 16 September, when the Chamber of Deputies’ Committee on Gambling, Lottery and Prevention of Gambling Addiction considers 27 active measures on youth protection, advertising, access controls and online casino regulation.
Chile – Senate commission proposes tighter framework for online betting
Chile's Senate Economy Commission has proposed a series of measures to be incorporated into legislation regulating online betting, including a licensing system limited to operators legally incorporated in Chile with known offices and registered addresses.
Ruth Evans has been named as the new Chair of the UK Gambling Commission
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced the appointment of the new Chair of the UK Gambling Commission.
Editor, G3 Newswire
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
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
Vives Pinedo takes charge at Coljuegos
Jaime Vives Pinedo has taken over as president of Colombia’s gaming regulator Coljuegos, putting a Santa Marta businessman at the head of one of Latin America’s most established regulated gambling markets as it faces persistent illegal-operator activity and the growing complexity of digital oversight.
Managing Director, 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
Brazilian lawmaker proposes betting ban
Brazilian lawmaker Rodrigo Rollemberg has introduced legislation that would effectively ban fixed-odds betting in the country, including operations run from overseas.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Lula hardens stance on betting as gambling emerges as 2026 election issue
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has significantly hardened his position on sports betting, saying he would end online betting in Brazil unless he is convinced that the sector has a social purpose, as gambling increasingly emerges as an issue in the country's 2026 presidential election.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
