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LOTERJ chief calls for regulation to match innovation
How to balance innovation, legal certainty and consumer protection in a market moving at the speed of technology was one of the central questions Fabíola Esteves, president of LOTERJ, Rio de Janeiro's state lottery and betting regulator, addressed during a panel at Rio Innovation Week, one of Latin America's largest technology and innovation events.
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Deputy introduces bill to repeal betting law and ban online gambling in Brazil
A Brazilian federal deputy has introduced legislation that would repeal the country's regulated betting framework and prohibit fixed-odds betting nationwide, marking the latest parliamentary attempt to reverse gambling liberalisation.
Brazil’s Supreme Court to hear constitutional challenge to gambling ban
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) is set to examine whether the country's long-standing criminal prohibition on games of chance is compatible with the 1988 Constitution, in a closely watched case that could reshape the legal foundations of land-based gambling.
Brazil redirects share of betting revenue to Federal Police fund
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has approved changes to the distribution of federal revenue from regulated fixed-odds betting, directing a share of proceeds to the Federal Police’s operational fund, Funapol.
US states tighten pressure on sweepstakes casinos
Legislative action against sweepstakes casinos continued to accelerate during the first half of 2026, with multiple US states introducing new restrictions or enforcement powers aimed at dual-currency gaming models.
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North Rhine-Westphalia moves closer to opening online casino licensing
North Rhine-Westphalia has moved a step closer to launching its long-awaited online casino licensing framework after the state government introduced amendments to its Online Casino Gambling Act designed to support the rollout of a private licensing model.
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Sarah Fox joins UK Gambling Commission executive team on secondment from DCMS
Sarah Fox has joined the Gambling Commission's Executive Team on secondment from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), taking responsibility for the regulator's Policy, Research and Statistics functions, as well as National Lottery regulation. The appointment follows the departure of Executive Director Tim Miller and further strengthens
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Argentina – Buenos Aires bill proposes session limits and facial recognition for online betting
Buenos Aires Province deputy Mayra Mendoza has introduced legislation that would require licensed online betting operators to implement mandatory session limits, biometric identity verification and additional responsible gambling measures.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Dominican Republic deputies pass gambling bill with 10 year licensing freeze
The Dominican Republic's Chamber of Deputies approved, in two consecutive readings on 24 July, the bill that would fold the country's gambling and betting rules into a single law. The chamber changed the wording the Senate had already passed, meaning the bill must go back to the upper house to
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Brazil’s top court to fast‑track key betting cases after talks with finance minister
The president of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF), Justice Edson Fachin, has held a high-level meeting with Finance Minister Dario Durigan to review the oversight of fixed‑odds betting operators in the country, according to a statement from the Court.
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Who’s running Chile’s unlicensed betting market?
Chile's online betting platforms operate without a single local licence, yet their footprint is now large enough that named executives, university credentials and reporting lines back to Cyprus, Estonia and Greece have become a legitimate story in their own right, according to reporting by Diario Financiero.
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Senate edges towards vote on casino and gambling bill in Brazil says senator
Senator Irajá Abreu has said that the Federal Senate may vote, before the July parliamentary recess, on the bill that regulates games of chance in Brazil. The proposal authorises the operation of casinos and bingo halls, legalises the “jogo do bicho” numbers game, and permits betting on horse racing.
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Pressure builds in Brazil for advertising restrictions
Senator Carlos Portinho has called, in a speech in the Senate plenary, for progress in the Chamber of Deputies on bills approved by the Senate concerning the regulation of sports betting advertising.
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Ecuador raises licensing and compliance requirements for sports betting companies
Ecuador has significantly raised the bar for companies seeking to operate in the sportsbetting market, using secondary legislation to tighten both the economic and regulatory conditions for entry.
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Dominican Republic announces higher taxation of casinos and gambling
The Dominican Ministry of Finance and Economy has presented an anti-crisis fiscal package centred on a three-percentage-point surcharge on corporate income tax for large taxpayers, raising the rate from 27 to 30 per cent for three years, and an array of supporting measures including higher taxation of casinos and games
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Chamber committee approves criminal framework for the fight against clandestine betting in Brazil
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies took its most decisive step yet against the country's vast unlicensed online betting market on 1 June, when the Finance and Taxation Committee unanimously approved PL 4044/2025, the long-awaited legal framework for the suppression of clandestine betting.
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