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Mexico proposes changes to betting law
A lawmaker from Mexico's ruling Morena party in Mexico City's Congress has proposed amendments to the Federal Games and Sweepstakes Law aimed at tackling gambling addiction and introducing tighter controls on online gambling.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
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
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.
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
