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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.
Senator questions government focus on illegal land based gambling in Chile
Chilean senator Karim Bianchi has questioned the government's approach to illegal gambling, arguing that enforcement against unauthorised physical gaming venues should be accompanied by greater scrutiny of online betting platforms.
Gama warns illegal gambling is thriving in the shadows
In a recently published opinion piece, Luis Alberto Gama - former director of Uruguay's Dirección Nacional de Loterías y Quinielas and now managing partner at Gaming Consultores, the regional advisory firm he co-founded with fellow former regulators from Peru and Paraguay - makes the case that illegal gambling's biggest problem
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.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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.
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
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.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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 controls on casinos and online betting platforms, with a particular focus on digital wagering.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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 right and the Socialism and Liberty Party on the left, have filed twin bills to ban almost all forms of betting advertising in Brazil and subject "excessive risk" online games to a
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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 gambling, arguing that the initiative protects the business model of licensed betting platforms while failing to prioritize the prevention of problem gambling and youth addiction.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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 hearing to investigate delays in implementing the island’s police retirement trust and gambling machine law.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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 highest court.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
