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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
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
Chile deputies call for betting advertising ban on television
Two Chilean deputies have asked the National Television Council (CNTV) to suspend television advertising by online betting operators at all times, arguing that continued promotion of the platforms is incompatible with the country’s efforts to block unauthorised betting websites.
Andrew Rhodes to leave position as UK Gambling Commission Chief Executive
The UK Gambling Commission has announced that Andrew Rhodes has decided to leave the Commission on 30 April 2026, to take up a new role, which will be announced in due course.
Editor, G3 Newswire
Senate committee approves gambling ad ban in Brazil
The Science and Technology Committee (CCT) of the Federal Senate approved Bill 3563/24, which prohibits advertising, sponsorship, and promotion of sports betting and online games in Brazil. The proposal, which also bans bets related to election results, now goes to the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) for analysis.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
SPA Opens public consultation on the recognition of service providers for betting operators in Brazil
The Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) of the Ministry of Finance (SPA-MF) opened, on Wednesday (Feb 4), a public consultation to receive contributions from civil society, including representative associations, betting operators’ agents, and other sector participants, regarding the regulatory proposal related to service providers used by fixed-odds betting operators.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
São Paulo City Council files against lottery ban
The São Paulo City Council has filed an appeal in the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) against Justice Kassio Nunes Marques’ decision that suspended Municipal Law 18,172/2024, which created the public lottery service in the capital.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Sinapo Forum aims to improve regulation and oversight over gambling in Brazil
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance has taken another important step in organising its legal framework with the creation of a new national forum over gambling called Sinapo (the National Systematization of Bets Forum) via Ordinance 227.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Uruguay tightens online gambling requirements to protect players
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uruguay, through the National Directorate of Lotteries and Betting (DNLQ), has approved a new resolution that strengthens the requirements for responsible gaming and sets mandatory guidelines for licensed gambling operators.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Gambling “taking over football” and driving corruption says Brazil’s President
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated on Friday, the 16th, that online casinos and betting are "taking over" football, advertising, and driving corruption in Brazil.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Betting agencies in Buenos Aires Province will be permitted to register bettors on online platforms
The Provincial Institute of Lotteries and Casinos of Buenos Aires (IPLyC) has advanced a new regulation that enables betting agencies in the Province of Buenos Aires to function as a registration channel for gamblers on authorized online gambling platforms.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Legislator proposes gambling advertising ban in clubs and stadiums in Tucumán Province in Argentina
Legislator Claudio Viña has presented initiatives to prohibit gambling advertising in clubs and stadiums and require biometric controls on online platforms, in order to protect children and adolescents from gambling related harm in Tucumán Province in Argentina.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
President Lula signs bill making payment institutions and advertisers jointly liable for illegal online gambling
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Decree No. 12,808/2025, published in the Official Gazette of the Union which establishes joint liability for banks, payment methods, and advertisers for taxes owed in the illegal operation of fixed-odds betting.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Brazil’s gambling regulator and Digital Council extend agreement to combat illegal gambling
The Secretariat for Prizes and Betting of the Ministry of Finance (SPA-MF) and the Brazilian Digital Council have signed an addendum to extend the Cooperation Agreement to combat the illegal and irregular promotion of fixed-odds betting.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
