Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) ended its November 4 session on municipal lotteries without a vote. Chief Justice Edson Fachin adjourned ADPF 1212 after hearing oral arguments. The December 2025 restrictions on municipal lottery operations remain in force.
CDA Gaming paid R$30 million (about $5.5 million) for a Brazilian betting licence that was supposed to last until December 2029. On November 3,…
Dual-currency sweepstakes play will now be punishable as a felony in Oklahoma from 1 November, with offenders facing up to seven years in prison.…
The Colombian finance ministry on 29 October submitted a 106-article tax reform bill that puts 19% VAT on money paid into an online gambling…
Polymarket US will no longer offer contracts on sports events in Michigan and will close all customer positions by November 25. It is the…
On October 27, the Chilean government submitted 114 pages of amendments to its bill on online betting, raising the total tax rate to 22%.…
Brazil's Supreme Court opens a public hearing on 3 November on the provisional measure that banned fixed-odds betting, with 28 entities given ten minutes…
"From 1 December 2026, providers must cease conducting online casino gambling in New Zealand if they have not applied for a licence." That sentence…
“Seven hundred million comes from the gaming sector.” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that after the Consiglio dei Ministri of 28 October 2026 approved…
Machine Games Duty will increase from 20% to 25% from 1 April 2027 on machine games where the maximum stake is over £1 or…
From 1 April 2027, freeplays will be classified as restricted plays. Paragraph 1.51 of the tax legislation and rates overview says the Finance Bill…
Kazakhstan's betting accounting system will check criminal justice records as part of player screening. Payment companies working with the system are covered by the…
A fixed rental agreement will still leave a British pub responsible for Machine Games Duty (MGD), even when the gaming machine belongs to somebody…
Casino and betting licence applicants in Kyrgyzstan no longer need to submit a copy of their company's state registration certificate. The change took effect…
Records of a £3.75 million property sale in Kensington appeared in Tether.bet's Curaçao gambling licence application. The buyer and sellers say they have never…
Finland has granted 12 gambling licences ahead of its July 2027 market opening. The National Police Board confirmed the decisions on October 26, when…
Gross gambling yield across Great Britain's regulated sector reached £17.5 billion in the year ending March 2026, up 4.4%. Acting Chief Executive of UKGC…
Paraguay's government has submitted a 72-article gambling bill that would retain a three-concession limit for sports betting and give land-based casino operators a right…
Vietnam will replace its administrative penalty rules for bookmakers, casinos and electronic gaming venues for foreigners on December 5. The largest fine remains VND200…
Puerto Rico could collect $11.3 million a year in taxes from online casinos if a bill introduced in October becomes law. The money would…
A Brazilian lawmaker wants banks to help repay gambling losses from illegal betting sites. They would be liable only where their own payment controls…
