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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.
A new regulation to the Organic Law of Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, issued by President Daniel Noboa during the 2026 World Cup ...
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 ...
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 ...Panama promulgates new law to prevent problem gambling and tighten controls on online betting
Panama has promulgated a new law to prevent, treat and control gambling addiction that tightens regulatory ...
Cross-party bench files twin bills to ban betting advertising in Brazil
A cross-party bench of twenty deputies and seven senators, spanning the Liberal Party and Bolsonaro allies on the ...
Argentina opposition attacks Milei’s online gambling bill over “prevention” gaps and ad loopholes
Argentina’s opposition has launched a fierce attack on President Javier Milei’s new federal bill on online ...
Puerto Rico Senate stages casino floor visit as it weighs landmark gambling expansion bill
Puerto Rico’s Senate has intensified scrutiny of a key funding mechanism for police pensions, holding a public ...
Brazilian operators ask Supreme Court to strike down Rio Grande do Sul betting-ad law
The licensed Brazilian betting industry has taken its dispute with the state of Rio Grande do Sul to the country's ...
Brazilian Chamber of Deputies committee clears gambling-addiction bill for Senate
A significant piece of federal legislation addressing the public health impacts of fixed-odds betting has passed ...
