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Lula renews call for betting shutdown in Brazil as government weighs further action
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has renewed his criticism of online betting, saying he would personally favour closing betting companies, while stopping short of announcing a formal change to Brazil’s regulated market.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Buenos Aires lawmakers revive online gambling commission
Buenos Aires Province lawmakers will return to work on online-gambling safeguards on 16 September, when the Chamber of Deputies’ Committee on Gambling, Lottery and Prevention of Gambling Addiction considers 27 active measures on youth protection, advertising, access controls and online casino regulation.
Chile – Senate commission proposes tighter framework for online betting
Chile's Senate Economy Commission has proposed a series of measures to be incorporated into legislation regulating online betting, including a licensing system limited to operators legally incorporated in Chile with known offices and registered addresses.
Ruth Evans has been named as the new Chair of the UK Gambling Commission
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced the appointment of the new Chair of the UK Gambling Commission.
Colombia to review taxes on gambling after major floods
In order to fund relief efforts after Colombia was hit by major flooding the Ministry of Finance Germán Ávila, has announced that the government is once again considering new taxes on gambling.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Estonia scrambles to reinstate online gambling tax
Estonia’s iGaming regime has hit an unexpected snag after a legislative wording error in the country’s revised Gambling Tax Act resulted in online casino operators being unintentionally exempted from paying their tax obligations at the start of 2026.
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
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
