2-8 November 2026

Arrise closes its live casino operation in Brazil and moves to Colombia.

A provisional measure banning bets derailed a project for 37 studios and over 150 staff in São Paulo.

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87 domains offering bets and payouts to users keep operating on Telegram in Brazil despite Lula's provisional measure banning platforms.

A month after the ban, a Metrópoles investigation identified these domains.

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TRF3 court president Johonsom di Salvo suspended rulings favoring Stake and CDA Gaming at the request of Brazil's attorney general's office (AGU).

He called AGU chief Messias a "personal friend" and on September 25 signed a legal advisory deal with him for the court.

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European regulator ESMA questions the legality of Polymarket and Kalshi in Europe.

Neither platform has the authorizations typically required to sell event contracts, and both block trading only for users from certain EU countries.

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7% of Brazilians cite bets and social media as a reason for hope in Lula's new government.

Voters ask for regulation of bets, not a ban, but the measure is not among the most demanded promises.

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Thailand's SEC filed a criminal complaint against Bitget's operator and plans to block the platform from Dec.

5. Bitget meanwhile is pursuing a licensed takeover of its business in Thailand.

Five-year sentence handed to a man who effectively ran an illegal casino in Volodymyr, Ukraine.

Visitors reached online casinos and slot machines through computers set up at the venue.

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Patricia Bullrich is pushing to revive debate in Argentina's Senate on online betting, with committee review targeted before November 20. No vote is confirmed, and the sides still disagree on advertising rules and illegal gambling.

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Brazil's temporary measure banning online betting is challenged at the Supreme Federal Court: arguments on urgency, federative and fiscal pact.

The ban is already causing layoffs, and some companies are leaving the country.

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Canada marks five years since legalising single-event sports betting, with open markets sitting alongside state monopolies.

New liberalisation projects could significantly reshape the future of online betting in the country.

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Brazil's Supreme Court declined to suspend provisional measure 1.394/2026, which key market players had challenged.

The measure stays in force, and Congress is close to blocking it.

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Four more prediction market firms, including Robinhood and Coinbase, agreed to halt sports contracts in Ohio.

Half of the companies that got cease-and-desist orders from the state have complied, while two others have sued Ohio.

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47k illegal bookmaker sites taken down by Brazil's government since the ban took effect.

Authorities are speeding up the hunt for illegal operators, and the search for sites continues.

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Bets banned by Lula in Brazil keep attracting players through Telegram despite the ban in the country.

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Brazilian coaches promote betting and teach how to get around Lula's veto, while customers complain of scams.

A blogger who brokered election bets on Polymarket says he paid participants after accusations of unpaid winnings.

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Macquarie kept Inspired Entertainment at Outperform with a $7 target after Q3 results it called better than feared.

Shares are down 63% this year, and Brazil's shutdown cut 2026 guidance by only about 4%.

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Great Canadian ratified a collective agreement with workers at Casino Ajax and Pickering Casino.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux responded to criticism after a public hearing on the online betting ban.

Critics objected to bookmakers and football clubs, which have a direct stake in keeping betting running, taking part in the debate.

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Brazil's Attorney General Paulo Gonet asked the Supreme Court to pause lawsuits against the bets ban nationwide.

He fears conflicting rulings and unequal treatment of operators before a final decision on the provisional measure.

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Brazil's audit court TCU dismissed a complaint accusing the government of inaction against illegal bets.

The court ruled there was no unlawful omission, as the Finance Ministry's SPA was already fighting unlicensed operators before provisional measure 1.394/2026.

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Haiti declared war on the shadow gambling business.

France's competition authority cleared Banijay Gaming's takeover of JOA's 33 casinos without conditions.

It found no market overlap or bundling risk, and set aside online casino legalisation as too hypothetical to weigh.

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A man in Rio de Janeiro was arrested for faking a robbery after losing R$10k on online bets.

He confessed he invented the attack to claim bank insurance and cover the loss.

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The $22.5m DraftKings and FanDuel campaign for online sports betting failed as Nebraska voters rejected Initiatives 440 and 441. About 55% voted against legalization and 45% in favor.

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Almost $2bn in turnover was uncovered in an illegal gambling network in South Korea.

The CFTC gave prediction market exchanges 30 days to drop state-by-state blocking of traders.

It says this breaches the impartial access rule, but does not mention the court orders that made Kalshi geofence three states.

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Esports teams with gambling companies in their names or branding have reportedly been asked to rebrand before the PGL Major Singapore Counter-Strike tournament.

The reason is Singapore's ban on promoting unlicensed gambling.

UAH 170k fine handed by Lubny court to a woman from Khorol for running an underground casino.

The verdict was issued in Poltava region in a case over an illegal casino in Khorol.

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Super Group cut its 2026 guidance: customer-favourable sports results cost about $40m in third-quarter revenue.

Growth in online casino and the UK business continues.

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Cambodia revokes 18 casino licences linked to Prince as its scam crackdown continues, Phnom Penh Post reports.

Investigative firm Black Cube has filed a motion to dismiss Evolution's lawsuit.

Success is unlikely, but Evolution may get another chance to bring rival Playtech in as an additional defendant.

São Paulo city council put on hold a bill against online betting sites after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's provisional measure.

BrazilSportsRegulatorsMetrópoles

A Brazilian court re-banned three betting sites that appeals judge Adriana Pileggi had authorised.

She had based that ruling on the bookmakers' significant investment in operating legally.

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Researchers identified suspicious activity on prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket before the Times/Siena poll release.

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The president of Brazil's Federal Regional Court No.

3 suspended a judge's decision that allowed bookmakers to operate. In his view, the injunction posed a risk to public order.

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DraftKings shares fell after the company disclosed how much it is spending on expanding into prediction markets.

It is doubling down on that push, but investors do not see the move as a safe bet.

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Colombia's regulator Coljuegos launched a channel for users with pending balances on bingocasinos.co.

Players with balances or unclaimed prizes at this operator can submit a request for a review of their case.

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On Friday, 6 November, TRF-3 president suspended a ruling that had lifted an interim measure banning three betting platforms in Brazil.

The decision followed an appeal by Brazil's Attorney General's Office.

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$264k in bets on the final Ballon d'Or top five were placed by 12 accounts created on Polymarket between October 1 and October 20. The pattern may point to insider trading, as the accounts guessed each athlete's exact placement.

Boomer's Sportsbook received preliminary approval for two more locations in Nevada.

Founder Joe Asher's goal is 20 branded sportsbooks across the state by the end of 2026.

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The ADM scheduled an 8-hour suspension of online services for the gaming sector on 14 November 2026. The ODV GAD portal, the list of operators, SMART and the concessionaire area will be unavailable that day.

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Maryland casino revenue for October fell 1.4% to $159.7 million.

USACasinoIndustryGlobal Gaming Insider

Canada is discussing legalizing online betting in other provinces after Ontario and Alberta.

Experts believe the process could speed up and move toward licensed, taxable online betting across the country.

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A group is suspected of laundering R$1 billion through illegal betting.

The investigation indicates that venues were used to launder money.

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The U.S.

Prediction Markets Regulator has issued a demand that directly clashes with court rulings. Details in the source are limited to the headline, so the rest remains unknown.

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Haiti has established a national gambling regulatory authority.

Operators are required to make all tax, licensing and other payments exclusively through the country's tax administration.

Kalshi was given until December 17 to show its position in a New York investigation that uses a subpoena.

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Spain's regulator DGOJ proposed a ban on unlicensed prediction markets in Europe.

At the SiGMA World Roma conference in Rome, it discussed the issue with colleagues from Cyprus, Greece and Czechia.

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Sunland Park Casino has completed a $2 million renovation.

The UKGC published data showing a low level of illegal betting in Britain, but it does not know how much money flows through offshore platforms.

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Online casino operators can use international licenses to enter the regulated markets of Latin America.

This may help them adapt to changes in regulations.

In Turkey, 119 people have been detained on suspicion of illegal betting and money laundering.

90 people have been arrested, 19 released under judicial control, and 10 freed.

A Utah criminal court summoned Kalshi founders.

Sporttrade obtained DCM status, while DraftKings, Flutter and Sportradar discussed their event contracts business this week.

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The Leicester City supporters' association questions the club's link with bookmaker BC.Game, which hired an adult content actress.

It demands explanations about the commercial deal and recommends buying shirts without the company logo.

Cogit opened French Guiana's first casino in Cayenne.

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Lucky Days launched Stakelogic slots in Ontario via the Relax Gaming platform.

The slots are available to Ontario players.

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MP Zhelezniak said a Facebook post by Zahorodnii about NABU searches spread to 7 websites and 11 Telegram channels within hours, which looks like a coordinated mailing.

He also pointed to discrepancies in the published texts.

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More than 1,300 Encore Boston Harbor employees approved a five-and-a-half-year collective agreement after eight and a half weeks on strike.

The deal includes significant pay rises and better working conditions.

Over $1 billion in bullish bets was liquidated in the crypto market.

ETF flows, however, are not helping the spot market.

In Brazil, supermarket chain Assaí reported sales growth after the veto on bets and aims to expand.

The CEO believes the growth is driven by purchases from low-income families and local stores.

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Full House Resorts CEO Daniel R.

Lee believes the American Place casino will bring even greater contributions to the company. The casino has delivered strong results for the operator again.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered futures exchanges to lift geographic restrictions across US territory within 30 days, under a new interpretation of the equal access principle.

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Gambling in La Pampa in Q2 2026 distributed ARS 1,597.7 million (about $1 million), driven by the provincial casino.

The Social Security Institute published the data in the Official Bulletin.

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In Italy, an ADM delegation visited the Philip Morris plant in Valsamoggia (Bologna).

It included Luigi Liberatore, the central director of excise duties.

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The Supreme Court of Brazil on Wednesday, the 4th, began debate on the legality of municipal lotteries.

The Solidarity party raised the issue in March 2025 in ADPF 1.212.

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Bitcoin dropped below $75,000 after US jobs data was released.

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DraftKings lost up to 29% of its share value on Friday, to a three-year low.

Wall Street disagrees with the company that spending $1 billion on sports prediction markets is justified.

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Acroud restated its first- and second-quarter 2026 reports due to an accounting error.

Revenues and expenses had been overstated by the same amount.

Gamban is scrapping its subscription model in England and will return to free services.

Earlier this year, the platform had already switched to free services in Wales, reaching the same milestone.

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Indonesia has ordered banks to block nearly 40,000 accounts linked to gambling.

The Finance and Tax Commission of Brazil's House of Representatives on Thursday (5) approved a public hearing on oversight of online bookmakers and possible breaches linked to lawyer Willer Tomaz and operator Blaze.

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Finance Minister Dario Durigan said that about 60 billion reals a year, which previously went to online betting, could be redirected to retail and wholesale trade.

The money could drive other sectors of the economy.

Nevada's regulator has recommended licenses for five sports betting venues run by William Hill and Boomer's Sports Book.

Final approval is expected on November 19.

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SiGMA Group has announced that it will move its SiGMA World 2027 event from Rome to May.

The change aims to spread major European industry events more evenly across the calendar.

Loterías y Apuestas del Estado released an advertisement for its 2026 Christmas Lottery.

The spot is about hope, shared stories and second chances.

Paraguay is discussing the creation of a new gambling regulator amid a political crisis.

According to Sigma, the headline refers only to debates over the new regulator.

Altenar appointed Nicolás Seccatore as Sales Manager for Latin America.

He will build partnerships with major operators and brands in the region.

Cibelae hosted two workshops in Rome at SiGMA World 2026 with representatives of six countries from Latin America and the Caribbean.

They discussed the social impact of state lotteries and illegal gambling.

PENN Entertainment reported revenue of $1.84bn for the third quarter.

The company discussed opportunities for gambling in Texas and growth in Alberta.

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21 province representatives discussed online betting and federal regulation at the 70th Extraordinary Assembly of the Argentine State Lottery Association in Puerto Madryn.

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European Parliament member Brando Benifei called for stricter safeguards against manipulative digital practices and addiction.

He urged regulators, businesses and consumers to cooperate more closely.

On November 18, GAT Expo Santo Domingo 2026 will be held in Santo Domingo, where the recently adopted 86-26 gambling law will be discussed.

Major market players from the Dominican Republic and other countries will attend.

The South African Treasury will discuss with market participants the proposed national tax on online gaming, which is planned to take effect from February 2027. The Treasury will then decide on the tax structure after consultations.

Cashpoint Denmark has rebranded as Merkur Bets as part of the Merkur Group's strategy to unify its international sports betting under one brand.

At the same time, a new digital platform from EveryMatrix has launched.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has told prediction markets to disregard geofencing orders.

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In 2026, each Spanish resident will spend an average of €76.49 on the Christmas Lottery, which is €0.41 more than in 2025. The draw takes place on December 22 at the Teatro Real in Madrid.

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Polymarket and Kalshi cashed in on the US elections.

Users of the platforms forecast political events.

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In Brazil, a court will consider a lawsuit against Google.

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A Brazilian federal appeals judge ordered the government to reinstate a betting operator's site whose licence was revoked.

Generic references to public interest do not give authorities the right to revoke licences unilaterally and without compensation.

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Two US federal appeals courts rejected Kalshi's attempts to block state laws.

It is another setback for the company in US courts this week.

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Sporttrade secured CFTC registrations for its exchange and clearing of sports event contracts on October 30, 2026. The company can now list sports event contracts and clear them through its own regulated infrastructure.

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Police in Chile with municipal inspectors raided an illegal casino in Talca near the bus terminal.

Electronic gaming machines, surveillance equipment and around 1.5m pesos in cash were seized, and the venue took illegal bets.

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Finland submitted final technical rules to the European Commission on 2 November, requiring operators to provide account transaction data in a common format.

The country is preparing to open its online betting and casino market to competition.

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South Africa's High Court set aside the award of the fourth National Lottery licence over procedural unfairness by Minister Parks Tau.

Sizekhaya Holdings remains in the race and reaffirmed commitment to uninterrupted lottery operations.

Answers under Brazil's access to information law show the government ran no technical studies on the impact of the ban on fixed-odds betting and online casinos.

Provisional measure 1.394/2026 is now in question.

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Italy's ADM agency annulled two tax assessments tied to three gaming totems at a shop in Isola di Capo Rizzuto, one of them worth over €459k.

The office acknowledged that Article 6-bis had not been applied and upheld objections regarding the preliminary hearing procedure.

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Kambi's Q3 2026 revenue rose 23% to €46m, while operating profit more than tripled to €5.1m.

New sportsbook deals and stronger margins supported results despite regulatory setbacks in Brazil.

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75% of respondents in Brazil bet outside the regulated market, per a Talk Inc survey, but BNLData criticised the methodology.

The poll mixes licensed and illegal operators and uses an online panel with no margin of error.

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Brazil's Supreme Court held a public hearing on provisional measure 1.394 on Tuesday, 3 November, convened by Justice Luiz Fux.

The session lasted about ten hours, but some questions remain open.

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Italy's media regulator AGCOM urges stakeholders to give final feedback on proposed changes to gambling advertising rules.

The consultation covers conditions under which brands linked to gambling licences could fall outside Italy's advertising ban.

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A court order bars Kalshi from offering sports event contracts on tribal lands in California.

It is another blow in the dispute between prediction markets and gambling operators.

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Brazil's federal court temporarily restored CDA Gaming's licence, making Casa de Apostas the only regulated betting operator in the country.

Justice Fux warned the same day about mass lawsuits, and the government attorneys vow to appeal.

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Brazilian clubs replaced betting sponsors with sports service brands tied to their former partners, using a loophole in provisional measure 1.394/2026. But the new deals could be classed as indirect advertising for bets.

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Greece's gaming regulator EEEP extended the application deadline for 40 posts in the Gaming Control Corps by decision of 5 November 2026. The posts will be filled by secondment of permanent staff and indefinite-term employees.

Online casino revenue in the Netherlands fell 18.2% and online betting 30.2% in 2025. The main reason, according to figures from regulator Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), is the shrinking online offering.

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NLGRB confiscated 209 illegal gaming machines in seven districts of Uganda.

The operation was carried out with the Uganda Police Force as part of a nationwide campaign against unlicensed gaming operations.

Betnacional M&A lawyer Bernardo Freire says the end of regulated bookmakers in Brazil will make operations against illegal ones harder.

Thursday's raid on money laundering through illegal websites relied on data funded by the regulated market.

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Mozambique added extra requirements for companies entering its gambling market under Decree 61/2026. The government wants to keep a high share of legal betting, while Super Group names Mozambique a key growth market.

Betfred cuts sponsorship of British Classics horse racing, as promised.

The decision is another cut to its marketing budget after its nine-year Super League partnership ended in September.

Reportedly, Play’n GO is considering a sale to a large regulated gambling group in a deal worth hundreds of millions of euros.

Aristocrat is named among possible buyers, but talks are still at a preliminary stage.

About €1bn in tax revenue from gambling and tobacco is expected in 2027, said Alesse of ADM.

ADM collects about €80bn in taxes and contributes once a year, when the budget law is drafted.

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Brazil's Supreme Court is expected to review gambling and betting together after Congress votes on the provisional measure.

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Italian restaurant federation FIPE published a circular on 5 November on PVR top-up points after the Council of State ruling.

It covers a ban on PCs at the counter, a cash cap and vouchers.

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Gaming Corps announced a partnership with operator Lucky Liner, run by Ellipse Entertainment Limited.

The deal will bring the popular 3 Pigs game brand to players in Alberta, Canada.

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3 CDA Gaming betting sites cleared to operate after Brazilian federal judge Adriana Pileggi of TRF3 overturned the provisional measure on bets.

She called the cancellation of licences without compensation "confiscation".

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Vilnius-based operator 7bet launches prediction markets in Latvia and Lithuania.

Players in both countries will get event contracts on elections, politics, weather and celebrity news, and the operator is also licensed in the UK.

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AGOK urges Kenya's Senate to annul the Gambling Control Regulations, 2026. Some provisions were introduced without the required legal procedures, and the association says they could unfairly burden licensed operators.

An Iowa blackjack player filed a federal lawsuit against two Louisiana casinos and several police officers.

He alleges police unlawfully detained him and passed his personal data to casino security.

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Spain's regulator DGOJ extended the deadline for the second public consultation on a draft resolution approving a mechanism for detecting risky user behaviour.

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According to Khmer Times, launched an investigation into claims that a brigadier general allowed gambling in a police station.

On Thursday (5), reelected president Lula said in his first live with Janones after the runoff that Brazil's Supreme Court will decide to end online betting in the country.

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The Bureau of Immigration is deporting 115 Chinese nationals on Friday, arrested in raids against offshore online casino operators known as POGOs.

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Brazil's Ceará state is fighting an illegal betting network.

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PHP83.72bn ($1.33bn) in gross gaming revenue recorded by the Philippine gaming sector in Q3 2026, down 11.4% year on year.

GGR fell 5% from the previous quarter, the regulator PAGCOR said.

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Indonesia's financial regulator OJK ordered banks to block 39,923 bank accounts linked to illegal online gambling.

Banks must also conduct enhanced due diligence (EDD) on customers.

R$700m+ this year allegedly moved through an illegal betting scheme that Federal District police are targeting.

The companies kept operating even after the ban.

BrazilSportsRegulatorsG1

DraftKings added $50m to its 2026 investment in prediction markets, lifting the adjusted EBITDA budget to $700m.

The company also modeled a downside plan in its Q3 materials in case it loses the legal fight.

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At the Marina del Sol Talcahuano casino in Chile, the number of job openings fell 30% due to online casinos.

Board chair Paula Rojas Puga linked this to online platforms deterring investment in the in-person sector.

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The Massachusetts regulator MGC scheduled a hearing on the betting case involving Bill Simmons.

In August he admitted that he used his daughter's boyfriend to place bets on FanDuel totaling $21,800.

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The Brazilian government uses music by Brazilian performers in a video against online betting.

The video was published as part of a campaign to ban online betting platforms.

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A federal district court in California issued an injunction against Kalshi's sports contracts on the lands of two Native American tribes.

The court had earlier denied the request, but the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that decision.

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SportyBet entered into a partnership with Nairobi United football club worth KES 380m.

The deal was presented at an event in Nairobi.

The judge allowed three bookmakers to resume work.

SweepBurger, a sweepstakes platform, introduced AI-powered payment orchestration for faster prize redemptions.

The aim is to speed up payouts of winnings to players.

Vulnerable people received R$ 200 each for acting as front people, or laranjas, in criminal bookmaker schemes bets do crime.

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The 2026 midterm elections changed the outlook for gambling expansion in several US states.

Some of the new governors and legislators are open to compact agreements with Native American tribes, online sports betting or casino amendments.

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In the match between Uberlandia and Mamore on November 5, 2026, 43 players, 8 coaching staff members and 2 officials were sent off.

The match set a world record for red cards.

On November 4, 2026, European gambling regulators gathered in Halle an der Saale, Germany, to discuss efforts to combat illegal online gambling, advertising and the regulation of prediction markets.

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Voters in Amherst County and the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, rejected referendums allowing mutual betting at satellite sites.

This blocks a step towards a possible Rosie's Gaming Emporium in both communities.

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Cirsa reported a 6.8% rise in operating profit to €195m in the third quarter of 2026. Sports betting and online gambling are growing fastest.

Six of the eleven football clubs that defended bets at a hearing in Brazil's Supreme Court owe the federal government over R$1.3 billion.

The clubs cite financial crisis, while the government backs fighting household debt and gambling addiction.

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Kalshi handled more than $1.1bn in election bets over the 10 days around the midterms.

Parlays outpaced election bets by 23 times, as sports and parlays dominated.

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On 3 November at SiGMA World Rome, participants discussed Brazil's ban on online betting.

Experts expressed concern that illegal operators could benefit from the ban.

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SBC established a Regulatory Advisory Board of regulatory experts, former regulators and gaming industry executives.

The board will strengthen dialogue between regulators, operators and lotteries in international markets.

Operator Cocobet signed a partnership with a UFC fighter.

A São Paulo court ordered Meta to hand over data on two profiles suspected of using the image of Zezé di Camargo in ads for online casinos.

The ads promised easy wins and ways to get around court blocks.

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PENN Entertainment expects more Canadian provinces to launch iGaming.

In Alberta, theScore Bet and Hollywood Casino have made a very strong start in the new market.

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60% of surveyed FinTech companies wait for evidence of consumer demand before launch, up from 37% in November 2023. Expansion targets more services, merchant payment volumes and markets tested before launch.

On Tuesday (3), Brazil's Supreme Court Judge Luiz Fux rejected criticism of the selection of participants in public hearings on the ban on bets.

At his first hearing in November 2024, he heard for two days from groups opposed to authorizing bets in the country.

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On 4 November, Estonia-based company Verifluence won the SiGMA Startup Pitch competition at SiGMA World Rome 2026. Its platform connects crypto online casinos with content creators, including streamers.

Quebec has elected a government that supports regulated online gambling.

In Alberta, the market launch, adjusted for population size, outperforms Ontario.

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Food sales in Brazil are growing after the ban on bets.

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Blokotech completed the first series of Bloko Padel Tour in Rome.

The tournament will return in 2027.

Curaçao is introducing new rules for regulating online casinos.

Licensing problems in Anjouan show that regulators need not only to issue licences but also to verify that they are valid.

Democrats won Congressional elections, which could complicate the composition of the U.S.

Supreme Court and affect the decision on sports event contracts. A trillion dollar dispute over these contracts may reach the Supreme Court.

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Four stages remain in the Formula 1 season, the first of them in São Paulo.

The title is already secured by Kimi Antonelli, while Hamilton and Leclerc are fighting for second place in the world standings.

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H2 Gambling Capital predicts that regulation in Nova Scotia is likely to take several years.

The provincial government is exploring a commercialised gaming market, and analyst Hayden Bee assesses the impact for Atlantic Canada.

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Brazil's Justice Ministry classified for 5 years the documents behind the provisional measure on betting.

The House of Lords cites legal professional privilege, and experts see a legal gap that allows the secrecy to be kept indefinitely.

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$185k in block trades were logged on Kalshi on Cincinnati Bearcats reaching the NCAA basketball tournament, 95% of volume in that market.

If Cincinnati makes the field, YES holders collect $250k, and if not, the $65k posted for NO goes to the counterparty.

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Blask: Copa Paceña, Concacaf Cup and El Clásico boosted iGaming in Bolivia, El Salvador and Spain.

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In Brazil's Mega-Sena lottery, no one won the jackpot in draw 3081, which reached R$ 55 million.

Two winning tickets were sold in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

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Betting operators behind "Bets do crime" used a local licence to operate illegally outside their state.

Among the investigated firms were entirely non-existent companies as well as platforms that hid behind licences from other governments.

Argentina's La Pampa province recorded a drop in gambling revenue in Q2 2026. Gambling receipts in the province did not grow much, and a decline was also recorded.

ArgentinaIndustrySBC Noticias

71 gaming machines seized by Chilean police at an illegal casino in San Miguel, Santiago, along with cash and other assets.

The venue had been closed in 2025 but reopened on Gran Avenida, and three people were detained.

ChileCasinoRegulatorsSoloAzar

iGaming Expert investigated the return of fake offshore casino ads on TikTok.

It comes as pressure mounts on Meta over unlicensed casino marketing on its platforms.

New research commissioned by Ireland's gambling regulator provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how players behave in gambling.

Nevada board recommends licenses for five sportsbook locations.

USASportsRegulatorsGlobal Gaming Insider

The Commission on Audit (CoA) found that websites run by gaming system administrators and casinos accredited by PAGCOR accepted bets from players outside the Philippines.

This breaks rules limiting online gaming to domestic customers.

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Two Play'n GO slots, Book of Dead in third and Legacy of Dead in fourth, have become the closest challengers to Pragmatic Play, the leader of EU slots.

Together they are trying to overtake the table's current leader.

ESRI study finds most Irish online gamblers use multiple accounts.

Lula's provisional measure banning bets may lapse as Congress has stalled on it.

The measure was sent to Congress over a month ago, but no committee has yet been formed to review it.

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Malta extended its review of Austria's gambling reform under the EU procedure.

The Commission's TRIS system shows the original end of the standstill period has moved back.

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Genius Sports lifted Q3 revenue 62% to $270m, helped by the Legend acquisition, parent of Covers.com.

Media revenue jumped 126%, and management sees an opportunity in prediction markets.

More than a dozen Argentine jurisdictions have already regulated online gambling, while some have yet to set rules.

The market runs on a federal model, with each province and Buenos Aires regulating it independently.

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Australia's financial regulator has equated prediction markets with gambling.

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Finland's National Police Board issued the first 18 gambling licences on 5 November.

Applications from other operators are still awaiting review.

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Malawi's gaming regulator opened a tender for a five-year contract to build and run an electronic monitoring system for the gaming industry.

The system went live in July 2024, and the Ministry of Finance praised it for better revenue recording and real-time monitoring.

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved a programme to prevent online betting addiction.

The proposal creates a permanent awareness campaign on betting risks and measures against dependence and family debt.

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Kambi CEO Werner Becher says the rise of Brazil's black market is self-inflicted by the government.

He finds it disappointing that a regulated market can shut down overnight, while Kambi is about a year away from 100% AI trading.

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SkyCity Entertainment Group proposed appointing Lauren Quaintance as a non-executive director ahead of its entry into New Zealand's regulated online casino market.

The operator is preparing to apply for two local iGaming licences.

Around 1,400 UK jobs are being cut by Flutter in a restructuring.

CEO Dan Taylor says it will protect the consumer business and set the group up to win in a post-tax environment.

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0.5% tax on lotteries, fantasy and bets set by provisional measure 1.399 from February 2027. If bets return by Brazil's Supreme Court ruling, the tax stacks on top of the existing 14% GGR.

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Banijay Gaming's 33-casino JOA deal clears French competition review.

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CID police in Khulna arrested a mobile financial service agent over an online gambling racket.

The arrest followed information from an earlier detainee who named 14 shop owners.

52 of 150 UK gambling websites sent visitor data to Meta via the Meta Pixel before visitors agreed to tracking.

The Observer published the findings in February 2025, naming several well-known brands.

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R$3.48bn blocked in Brazil in a police megaoperation against illegal betting linked to crime.

The scheme moved R$739m through Pix alone.

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Three people were sentenced for cheating on bets placed on the day of the 2024 UK General Election.

The UKGC published the case.

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Flutter is reviewing FanDuel's prediction market spending, weighing standalone profit against its role in winning sportsbook customers.

Competition is intensifying and operators are spending more aggressively for market share.

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Supplier ThrillTech secured regulatory approval for igaming side bets in Buenos Aires.

Operators in the Argentine capital can now integrate its solutions.

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Brazilian senators Romário and Kajuru, both previously sponsored by betting companies, backed away from amendments that would have eased the ban on sports betting.

They did not respond to requests for comment.

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In Nichelino, near Turin, local police carried out a raid on bars and betting shops and found illegal slot machines in a bar, with a large fine issued.

Officers worked in plain clothes, and the checks covered the whole municipality.

Chile's casinos recorded fewer visitors in Q3 2026, but each guest is spending more per visit.

The SCJ regulator notes falls in industry revenue, visits and tax collection.

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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit refused Kalshi and Coinbase temporary protection from New York and Connecticut officials over sports event contracts.

It is another setback for the companies in their fight with states over regulating prediction markets.

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A 16.4% monthly jump pushed the AGEM Index to a record 2,108.59 points in October 2026. Konami and Aristocrat lead the gains, and the index is up 8.9% year on year.

40% of people who open a betting account for horse racing and sports start playing other online games too: casinos, slots and scratch cards.

Findings of a new ESRI study commissioned by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland.

45% of illegal gambling players in the UK show serious gambling problems.

The finding comes from a UK Gambling Commission study of bank transactions, published on 5 November.

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Flutter reported $3,874m in Q3 2026 revenue, up 2%, but its net loss grew to $1,148m.

Brazil, according to the headline, hit the results hardest, with losses rising faster than revenue.

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Light & Wonder's net income in the third quarter rose 16.7% to $133m.

Revenue for the period was almost flat at $824m, while Matthieu Labbat was appointed CEO of SciPlay.

Alberta's government has announced plans to allocate C$14m a year from regulated online gambling revenue to grants for rural charities.

The aim is to narrow the gap with urban charities.

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$4.15bn in volume recorded by Kalshi on Election Day, its biggest weekday yet.

But that is well below the $5.30bn record it logged on Oct. 24.

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Binance and Polymarket propose a hard fork of the Polygon network to return $6.8m in stolen POL tokens to their owners.

Polygon block producers have already frozen the stolen tokens, and the fork would allow them to be recovered.

13% growth pushed Lottomatica's igaming revenue to €781m in nine months.

Total revenue rose 5% to €1.72bn.

Brazil's government put provisional measure 1.394 among its five priorities through year-end.

A Folha column says the government wants to avoid debate in Congress and expects the Supreme Court to overturn the 2018 betting law.

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Police raided a gambling den in Phnom Penh.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed separate lawsuits against Kalshi and VGW on Wednesday, accusing them of offering illegal gambling in the state.

He seeks major penalties, including restitution of losses to customers and taxes to the state.

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French police are investigating an insider information scheme around the Ballon d'Or.

Bets on the exact result of the award on an unregulated platform raised suspicions, and France Football alerted the authorities.

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IBJR criticized Brazil's ban on bets and asked the Supreme Court to ensure legal certainty.

The organization says the ban could expand the illegal market; the court hearing discussed economic and social effects.

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The president of the Buenos Aires Lottery defended regulated online betting and cited Brazil as an example.

He criticized proposals for a full ban, saying it would not eliminate demand and could favor illegal platforms.

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William Hill plans to expand its presence in Nevada through three proposed locations in a partnership with Terrible's.

The state regulator will consider issuing unrestricted bookmaking licenses at three Terrible's casinos.

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President of the Brazilian Labour Party, Edinho Silva, has proposed a transitional period to end the financing of football clubs by bookmakers.

He stressed the need to consider the economic implications for clubs and competitions.

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The Court of Accounts of Minas Gerais state (TCE-MG) suspended sponsorship by state-owned companies for Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro and América.

The decision followed a complaint from governor-elect Cleitinho Azevedo, who questioned the criteria used to allocate the funds.

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Sprite expands its presence in basketball: it resumed global NBA sponsorship, a partnership with Euroleague and projects to build basketball courts.

Its 2026/2027 strategy combines work with players, licensed merchandise and digital games.

Paraguayan police have arrested three women on suspicion of running illegal gambling operations.

Simon Westbury of 1xBet says Latin America and Europe face fiscal friction and regional sponsorship restrictions in these markets.

In Argentina's Río Negro province, a lottery company launched a program supporting sports clubs.

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Brazil is debating protections for esports players and their right to compete.

The National Congress of Brazil is considering regulation of esports, as its growth requires a new stance from the government.

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Kalshi's request for a rehearing in its case against Nevada. Now states within the circuit can enforce their gambling laws on prediction markets.

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The Ministry of Justice and Casa Civil blocked access to the documents that formed the basis for the betting ban.

The Ministry of Sport said it was not consulted on the impact of the ban on the fight against match-fixing.

Infingame explained that game aggregation is important for sustainable growth of online casinos after their launch.

The director general of Spain's DGOJ analyzed with European regulators the challenges posed by the illegal gambling market.

The discussion took place at the SiGMA World forum in Rome.

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Minister Wellington César Lima e Silva said that bookmakers are linked to organised crime and football clubs.

Flamengo football club expects to lose R$ 430 million.

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Cipriani Resort Residences & Casino will open a new casino in December 2026 in the Locanda complex in La Barra, Uruguay.

Cipriani emphasised the role of its academy in training croupiers and floor staff.

Brightstar Lottery received iCAP Ready accreditation again from the National Council on Problem Gambling.

The accreditation confirms high standards of responsible gaming in Brightstar's online lotteries.

In Brazil, betting on the Mega da Virada lottery opens.

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ADM announced a technical systems upgrade on November 14 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This will cause temporary outages of some online services.

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In the Mexican state of Michoacán, authorities seized 97 slot machines in six raids.

The operations were carried out as part of efforts to combat the financing of criminal groups.

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The Swiss regulator found significant problems with age verification at retail betting outlets.

The report states that nearly half of the underage testers placed sports bets.

SAGSE Latam renewed its annual media partnership with ICE, iGB Affiliate and iGB L!VE for 2027. This will allow the company to remain the main link between Latin America and global gaming exhibitions.

In Texas, Dan Patrick, one of the main opponents of expanding gambling, lost the election.

The vote results may give hope to supporters of legalization, though hurdles remain.

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Brazil's Ministry of Justice has classified documents related to the provisional measure on betting.

The Lula government argues that publishing the materials could threaten the lives, safety or health of citizens.

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In Italy, the owner of a bar in Isola di Capo Rizzuto was fined €60,000 for providing visitors with tablets for betting on illegal platforms.

The checks were carried out by Carabinieri and ADM staff.

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TikTok has reaffirmed its ban on gambling ads on TikTok Shop.

Regulators, operators and trade bodies are concerned about illegal gambling.

Brazilian lawyer Francisco Limma warned of social consequences of betting legalization after hearings at the Supreme Court.

He pointed to a disproportion: at least 22 of 34 invited representatives have ties to gambling.

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Banijay Gaming, owner of Betclic, received French competition authority clearance without conditions to acquire exclusive control of JOA Group.

JOA operates 33 casinos in France, a significant consolidation of land-based gambling.

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Brazilian singer Zezé Di Camargo publicly accused bookmakers of unauthorized use of his image in advertising.

His team said it had not given permission and urged the public not to click links or make transactions.

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Codere Online has avoided the fallout from President Lula's sudden Bets ban.

The company stayed out of Brazil when its market opened to international sportsbooks.

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French police are investigating suspicions of insider trading in bets on the Ballon d'Or.

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For the first time at the SiGMA exhibition in Rome, Malta will present a single stand under the brand Make It in Malta.

GamingMalta, MGA, Malta Enterprise, Bank of Valletta and Identità will participate in the exhibition.

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The Federation of Casino and Hotel Unions of Chile has accused online bookmakers of unfair competition.

It is causing job losses at legal land-based casinos.

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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) found that the rate of ludomania among customers of illegal casinos is 7.5 times higher.

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Buenos Aires province deputy Roberto Vásquez proposed a bill on mandatory training for players before online betting.

The bill provides for training through payment instruments.

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Play’n GO terminated its contracts with aggregators over illegal casinos.

Montana Lottery suspended its Montana Millionaire game after a glitch created thousands of extra winners.

The lottery promised to honor all existing tickets.

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Brazil's Senate leaders set priority votes for the rest of the year, and a provisional measure on betting is among them.

Also on the list are the federal budget, regulation of the goods and services tax and a constitutional amendment on free public transport.

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Super Group secured 3 of the 15 licences in New Zealand's new market.

CEO Neal Menashe is upbeat about the move and told investors the group kept its revenue there even without marketing.

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña administration is pushing for a fast vote to end CONAJZAR's control of gambling licences.

The regulator's duties would pass to the new Dirección Nacional de Juegos de Azar agency.

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Ipardes estimated the possible impact of betting on Paraná's economy at R$ 2.3bn.

This could lead to growth in the state's GDP.

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In Turkey, 901 operations against illegal bookmakers were carried out across 81 provinces over 9 months, and around 6,000 suspects were arrested.

Justice Minister Akin Gurlek called illegal betting a threat to society.

IGT and MGM Springfield launched the first progressive jackpot games linked across a network in Massachusetts.

The WAP games combine slots with a shared prize pool.

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Greece confirmed an increase in taxes on winnings from online casinos effective July 1, 2026. This will bring more money into the budget.

Brazil's federal court restored the licence of operator CDA Gaming, suspended under the temporary measure on betting (MP das Bets).

The ruling is provisional: Judge Adriana Pileggi let the company operate until the case is decided.

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Google expanded gambling ad options on YouTube.

From October 30, 2026, operators in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada can target ads at specific audience groups, including sports betting and online casinos.

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Ireland's National Lottery regulator received 28 complaints in 2025, according to Global Gaming Insider.

372,774m pesos in gross gaming revenue was recorded by Chilean casinos through Q3 2026. Taxes accrued by licensed casinos under Law 19.995 reached 141,329m pesos.

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Polymarket investigates suspicious bets on Israel's election: over 600 new wallets backed a Netanyahu win.

The platform is reviewing doubtful transactions linked to these bets.

Spintec received a federal vendor licence from the UAE's General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority.

It can now set up supply relationships with commercial gaming operators, and has also made regulatory progress in Ontario.

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Flutter cut guidance again, paused its buyback and wrote down Brazil by $873m.

Third-quarter net loss widened to $1.15bn, and sports results took $160m off the 2026 profit midpoint.

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New Jersey's legal casinos still don't accept crypto, while Curaçao tightens rules for offshore sites that do.

The next deadline for them falls in December 2026.

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Sportradar's betting content revenue rose 37% in 3Q26. Growth was driven by IMG ARENA rights and the first positive contribution from prediction markets.

Curaçao court dismisses lawsuit against online commentator who criticised the island's gambling sector.

The court ruled his remarks were protected by free speech, as he had flagged corruption, fraud and conflicts of interest.

South Africa's proposed 20% national online gambling tax could push the burden on operators up.

Experts warn that with provincial taxes and VAT, the effective cost may reach about 40% of gross gaming revenue (GGR).

R$32m to clubs was blocked by the Minas Gerais state audit court after a request from Cleitinho on "Fim das bets".

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iGB updated a verified list of companies granted Finnish gambling licences ahead of market liberalisation.

The list is updated manually, and the market is not yet open.

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On November 4, Kazakhstan's AFM put two suspects on the international wanted list over organizing Pinco and Pin-Up online casinos.

Both are suspected of organizing illegal online casino operations.

The Brazilian government defended the betting provisional measure at the Supreme Court without the regulator's backing.

Its case relied on inflated figures and an unsourced suicide statistic, while ANJL and IBJR answered with evidence.

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$1b in crypto went to casinos in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, from January to early September.

Most of it went to sanctions-linked venues, despite a government crackdown on online scam operations.

A bookmaker wants to terminate its deal with a well-known Brazilian club.

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Slot developer Wazdan enters the Finnish market via a partnership with Veikkaus, its debut in Finland.

Its titles will launch through Light & Wonder's aggregation platform.

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124 companies in Curacao and $90k in bribes feature in shadow schemes in Ukraine's gambling business.

After the 11-year ban was lifted in 2020, the market was meant to move out of the shadows under the special body KRAIL.

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Brazilian club executives threatened dismissals, default and bankruptcy at a Supreme Court hearing.

The clubs are trying to recover money tied to betting.

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Prediction markets jumped 55% in October to a record, with average daily volume across yes-or-no exchanges hitting $4.13b.

The return of college football and the NFL drove the surge, according to Jefferies analyst Daniel Fannon.

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Argentina's Senate pushes debate on online betting regulation.

The bill, approved by the Chamber of Deputies almost two years ago, will lose its parliamentary status if the Senate does not consider it before the session period ends on November 30.

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Malta's regulator MGA eased recognition rules for foreign licences on October 29, 2026, after industry objections.

B2B suppliers face fewer compliance requirements, while oversight of B2C operators will increase.

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$120m a year could come to Massachusetts from a House bill to install HHR machines at two former racetracks.

Critics warn the plan could hurt existing casinos, cut public revenues and create an uneven regulatory landscape.

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On Saturday, 31 October, a monitoring system found 60 betting domains in Brazil from two families with almost identical names.

Over four days, more than 1,000 suspicious sites were identified, and their number is growing fast across the country.

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Lottomatica's Q3 2026 revenue rose 5% year on year to €537m.

These are its first quarterly results since announcing the Cirsa acquisition, with adjusted EBITDA up 3% to €200m.

Dutch regulator KSA issued two Endorphina companies a binding order to block games on illegal sites.

Both firms, registered in Malta and Cyprus, have two weeks to put technical safeguards in place.

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Nebraska voters rejected legalizing online sports betting in the state.

In the midterm elections, most voters pushed back against the current administration.

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On 3 November, Justice Luiz Fux suggested that Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) could hand the final dispute over the proposed betting ban to the legislative and executive branches.

The Attorney General's Office (PGR) declined to reveal its position on the measure.

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Kambi Group published its Q3 2026 report, showing a positive trajectory.

Growth was driven by robust financial results and new partner wins, and CEO Werner Becher says the business is well positioned for the future.

LVS chief Patrick Dumont and his wife acquired a controlling 69% stake in NBA's Dallas Mavericks by buying Miriam Adelson's share.

Reportedly, the deal was done quietly, without public announcement.

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UK online casino and betting revenue nears $1bn a month.

The European iGaming market holds in a range of $5.1bn to $5.45bn, according to a SiGMA report.

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R$8bn is already moving through bets on the US midterm elections.

Prediction markets gained ground by calling Trump's 2024 win, but recent misses have put their reliability in doubt.

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Illinois appealed to the Seventh Circuit against federal judge Martha M.

Pacold's injunction barring state regulators from targeting CFTC-regulated prediction platforms. The fight over who should regulate these markets is playing out in other US states too.

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290 new illegal betting sites a day found monitoring data that lawyer Bernardo Freire presented to Brazil's Supreme Court.

Grêmio and Vitória have asked for a transition period after the betting law took effect.

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EU anti-money laundering authority AMLA proposes requiring regulators and gambling operators across the EU to carry out mandatory customer due diligence.

It is only a proposal so far and not yet law.

$1.58m in gross gaming revenue in October surpassed the Okada Play online platform in the Philippines.

That is up about 50% on September and the best month since the May launch.

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$1.9bn wagered by Americans on midterm Congress predictions.

Kalshi and Polymarket give Democrats a 78% chance in the Senate and 95% in the House.

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For 40 days, the provisional measure on bets has remained without a rapporteur in Brazil's Congress.

The special commission has not been set up, and the deadline for amendments ended on the 14th.

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In Brazil, Padilha said that suicide risk and pressure on the SUS health system are arguments for banning bets.

O Globo reports this.

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A trial began for MLB pitchers accused of manipulating bets.

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Brazil's Health Ministry presented 12 slides at a Supreme Court hearing on a provisional measure on betting.

BNLData found calculation errors, conflicting statistics, out-of-context data and a false claim that Brazil pioneered the ban.

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Brazil has signed the Macolin Convention to combat match-fixing.

The Convention expands cooperation between countries to prevent fraud in competitions and strengthen sports integrity.

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The government of Nova Scotia is considering expanding online betting by studying regulated markets in Ontario and Alberta.

The opposition is calling for a public health review.

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BetGames expanded its presence in Europe through a partnership with BET.bg in Bulgaria.

BET.bg gained access to the entire BetGames portfolio, including fixed-odds games, RNG titles and slots.

Ainsworth Game Technology expanded its partnership with Casino Buenos Aires, adding new A-STAR Raptor slot machines and the games Triple Troves, Coin Kingdom, San Fa Link and Oriental Gongs.

An operator in Argentina is choosing a games aggregation partner.

Provincial requirements make game portfolio selection and platform adaptation central to that decision.

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Ohio Senator has proposed a bill to regulate prediction markets.

The bill classifies sports prediction markets as sports betting and prohibits election trading.

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Paf and Meta have launched a partnership to block advertising of unlicensed gambling operators in Switzerland.

The companies will exchange licence data to better identify licensed operators.

Rain Rock Casino has chosen QCI Resorts to combine the resort’s operations and increase guest engagement.

DraftKings and FanDuel each contributed $10.4m to the campaign to legalize mobile betting in Nebraska.

State residents will vote on Initiatives 440 and 441 on November 3.

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In Brazil, on November 4, betting for the 1280 Loteca lottery contest closes with a prize of 1 million reals.

The contest includes matches of the Brazilian Championship, the Champions League and the Europa League.

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ADM Manager Antonio Giuliani called online betting operators his operational arm, not a counterparty.

He said that the advertising ban doesn't always help them.

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North Fork Mono Casino opened in Madera, California, last week, welcoming its first guests on October 27. The $750m property is run by Station Casinos, a Red Rock Resorts subsidiary, in partnership with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians.

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In Texas on November 3, lieutenant governor elections could decide the fate of sports and casino betting bills in 2027. Prediction markets favor Republican Dan Patrick, an opponent of gambling.

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A study by the UK Gambling Commission suggests that players who frequently use unlicensed operators also continue to play with licensed ones.

This challenges assumptions held by the regulator and large parts of the industry.

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Left-wing activists in Brazil are mobilizing supporters against a possible return of online betting.

They are organizing a response on social media and calling for street protests.

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In Paraguay, a suspected illegal online betting network moving over $200,000 a month has been dismantled.

Prosecutors, a police cybercrime unit and the tax authority ran the operation.

The Verkhovna Rada's agenda includes the dismissal of NBU head Andriy Pyshnyi.

Zhelezniak's sources do not confirm that Pyshnyi filed a resignation, and the TSC passed materials to law enforcement and the Office of the President.

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In Italy the ban on gambling advertising has been in force for 8 years.

Davide Gallino of the regulator AGCOM spoke about problems with its compliance and the need to update the rules.

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Counsel for the Botafogo club, Udo Seckelmann, demanded that the government cite a successful example of a gambling ban anywhere in the world.

Former regulatory coordinator José Francisco Manssur stated that the SPA was not heard at the Planalto and called the withholding of licences a confiscation.

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Brazil's Justice Minister Wellington Cesar said that Lula did not take a shortcut when banning bets.

The government discussed various options to regulate the betting market.

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ADM carried out raids in Trapani and seized one non-compliant gaming machine.

The inspections targeted fuel operators, public games and retail outlets.

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Brazil's attorney general admitted at the Supreme Court that betting regulation was highly effective, but asked the court to declare it unconstitutional.

He used supermarket sales data, which he called preliminary.

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The first lady of Brazil, Janja Lula da Silva, handed a report on bookmaker bets to Supreme Court Minister Luis Fux.

Fux called the document voluminous and detailed.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked civil society to pressure the Supreme Court against online betting.

A provisional measure he signed on September 25, 2026 ended online betting in the country.

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1win launched trading of the $1WIN token on Meteora, a Solana-based liquidity protocol.

Demand in the public sale exceeded supply 15 times over.

TaDa Gaming secured another successful partnership with operator DAZN Bet in Italy.

The company strengthens its position as a partner for growth in this market.

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Chilean MP Alejandro Riquelme proposed blocking companies that process online bookmakers’ payments instead of blocking bookmakers’ websites.

He made the proposal during a session of the Economy Commission.

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The Kyrgyz regulator is discussing the blocking of the internet to combat illegal online casinos.

The regulator has warned of the need to filter online casino, pornography and online gaming sites.

34 thousand illegal betting sites continue to operate 39 days after the ban.

India is facing an online gambling crisis.

A 2024 study of betting habits in the world's most populous nation reached conclusions that the source does not detail.

The Canadian province of New Brunswick has proposed a bill to regulate live dealer online casinos.

Only a government agency will hold the power to regulate them, in practice the Atlantic Lottery Corporation.

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The Spanish Football Federation cancelled matches following the death of Tenerife player Jesus de Miguel.

He died the day after suffering cardiac arrest caused by a collision during a match.

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Paybis reported a 163% rise in settlement volume in an analysis covering July 2025 to August 2026. Stablecoins account for more than 99% of tracked crypto settlements, with EUR-to-USDC the dominant conversion corridor.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said that prediction markets for retail customers may not serve the public interest.

In 2021, the commission banned the distribution of binary options to retail customers.

Judge Fux rebuffed criticism for hearing companies and clubs on bets.

He put legal certainty at the centre of the court's review of provisional measure 1394 at the Supreme Court of Brazil.

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At the SiGMA World 2026 conference, lawyer Valerie Peano of EGLA said the Decree of Dignity is under review by the European Court of Justice on procedural matters, as it was not notified to the Commission.

Sportradar reported a 24% year-on-year rise in revenue for the third quarter of 2026, to €363m.

Revenue in the US grew 47%.

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Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism opened a public consultation until November 5, 2026. It proposes making operators responsible for influencer advertising to protect minors.

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Catena Media announced that it will publish its interim report for the third quarter of 2026 on November 10 at 17:35 CET.

The report will be in English.

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Spintec received two new gaming-related vendor licences in the UAE and the Canadian province of Ontario.

The licences were issued after a long and rigorous application process.

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The Philippines regulator AMLC said it will crack down on illegal casinos that disguise revenue as regular business sales, for example through accounts held by beauty salons or bakeries.

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Sportsbook operator Cashpoint rebranded as Merkur Bets in Denmark from 22 September 2026. The relaunch adds an online casino for the first time and is part of Merkur Group's plan to unify its sports betting operations across Europe.

Gonzalo Atanasof, head of the Provincial Institute of Lottery and Casinos of Buenos Aires (IPLyC), spoke on regulating online gambling advertising.

His remarks came alongside parallel developments in the legislature.

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A ban on betting will not end gambling addiction and will push players into the illegal sector.

Effective regulation, strict oversight and financial education are essential to balance social protection and football sustainability.

Prediction markets face a test in the US midterm elections as election bets soar.

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The study examines gambling among teenagers in detail.

Brazil's Supreme Court holds a public hearing on bets today.

One side defends the interests of companies, while the other, civil society, pushes to protect families and the lives of millions of Brazilians.

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Italy's regulator AGCOM put guidelines for infotainment sites to a public consultation lasting 30 days.

At Sigma World in Rome, AGCOM's compliance head Davide Gallino said some operators have already sent input ahead of the hearings.

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GGPoker dropped plans to launch peer-to-peer poker in Alberta despite registering with the AGLC in August.

The move is driven by the province's closed-liquidity regulatory framework.

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Gross gaming revenue of the Dutch online gambling market rose 11% in H1 2026. The regulator Ksa and industry body VNLOK say the recent World Cup partly drove the growth.

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19% VAT on online gambling deposits proposed by Colombia's Finance Ministry under the Economic Rescue Law.

There are calls to reconsider this tax, and the bill still needs approval.

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On Monday, a Polymarket account created in August bet about $183k that Republicans will keep both the Senate and the House, at 6% odds.

A Republican sweep would pay the account about $3m across its two biggest midterm bets.

Rainbet nearly matched Bovada's share of US online gambling search demand: 15.9% of queries from October 16 to 22. Adin Ross's boxing livestream drove the spike, but it lasted only a few days.

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Play'n GO stops supplying games to major aggregators, with letters sent to partners on 29 October.

The provider wants to keep its titles off unregulated gambling markets.

Lottomatica keeps a 31.7% share of Italy's online betting market as of Q3. Its all-share merger with Spanish CIRSA is set to close in November.

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GKL casino sales fell 21.5% month-on-month in October.

Denmark's government closed the application window for new land-based casino licences on 3 November.

The Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden ran the round from 3 August, and new licences are granted as 10-year permits.

According to Expansión, Grupo Codere is weighing a sale of three arms: its European, Latin American and US-listed online divisions.

Investors are looking at selling each one separately to boost the chances of a deal.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a petition in state court to force Kalshi to comply with a subpoena.

It targets the company's advertising and its "no-house" claims.

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Malaysia's regulator MCMC claims it removed 724,879 online casino items from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2026. It also blocked 2,603 illegal gambling websites, while authorities study tougher measures to trace payments linked to syndicates.

Scammers using the Betano brand launched a Betamos clone promoted with paid Instagram ads and a fake App Store app.

Deposits made via Pix went to an account of a trading company with no link to betting.

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Italy's Guardia di Finanza in Mantua uncovered two illegal gambling operations during checks last weekend across the province.

The checks were ordered by the prefect as part of prevention and anti-economic-crime work.

More than 140 Amusnet Gaming titles arrived at SkillOnNet for players in Ontario, Canada.

The games went to PlayOJO, SlotsMagic, KnightSlots, GeckoPlay and SpinGenie, including Candy Palace and Shining Crown.

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18 companies secured clearance from Finland's National Police Board for an online betting licence.

Leadstar Media warns that the affiliate ban may put player safety at risk.

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Canada's sports betting ad bill faces pushback from Ontario and Alberta as a Liberal MP pushes for a full nationwide ban.

Bill S-211, introduced by Sen. Marty Deacon in May 2025, is now before the House of Commons heritage committee.

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Kazakhstan authorities target the founders of PIN-UP in a probe into illegal gambling and money laundering.

Offshore brands captured 83.9% of French online gambling search demand in October 2026, up from 67.5% in September.

Total gambling search interest more than doubled, but licensed operators won only a small share of the increase.

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A Chicago federal judge barred Illinois from licensing, taxing and prosecuting CFTC-regulated exchanges over sports event contracts.

The state appealed the same day, and the tax question is closed: Illinois agreed its levy covers only licensees.

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A Pretoria court set aside the decision to award Sizekhaya a national lottery licence.

Minister Parks Tau must reconsider the matter, as the court ordered.

400k signatures gathered for a manifesto urging Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) not to allow bets to return.

The text was posted on Monday by Eduardo Moreira of Instituto Conhecimento Liberta, after the government banned bets and online casinos on September 25.

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Hacksaw Gaming reshuffled its C-suite as Q3 revenue rose 12%.

Compliance chief Philippa Gregory becomes operational CEO, while Marcus Cordes takes the reins at the newly formed prediction markets supply arm.

Liberia adds prediction markets to its gaming framework with an $80k licence fee.

Resolution 005 of 2026 treats them as a separate class of gaming from sports betting, and licensed operators can offer contracts on future events and verifiable results.

Sports betting supplier B1 is targeting an 8% margin with its AI cricket betting product, AI Cricket Super League.

Details of how the supplier plans to reach that margin are laid out in an InterGame Online article.

DGOJ and the Spanish city of Ceuta extended until 8 November 2030 the agreement linking their self-exclusion registers.

The four-year extension was published in Spain's Official State Gazette (BOE), and the addendum was signed by the ministry.

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Licensed online casinos in Ukraine must verify a player's identity before the first bet, which is why they ask for Diia or BankID login.

The operator is not making this up: the check is mandatory for every legal site in the country.

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On 3 November 2026 Honoré Gaming announced a partnership with The Affiliate Platform TAP.

Its affiliate management software will be integrated across operators in French-speaking Africa and Latin America.

Philippine regulator PAGCOR's revenue fell 23.4% year on year to $1010m in the first nine months of 2026. The main driver was the slump in domestic eGames, which make up the largest share of sector revenue.

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Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo will present arguments against the betting ban at Brazil's Supreme Court.

Minister Luiz Fux's public hearing will open with the Rio clubs, with 34 speakers in total.

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Malta's regulator MGA softened checks for foreign-licensed operators: the standard legal opinion is dropped and exact figures are replaced with bands.

B2C licence holders must file their first annual return for 2025, but the guidance is not out yet.

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AGA estimates over $8,844m in sports betting volume on Kalshi from users aged 18 to 20 through October 27. The association argues that prediction markets let young people trade.

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Three New Orleans bettors filed a class action in Louisiana court, asking that the FanDuel and DraftKings apps be treated as defective products.

The petition also names the two casinos whose licences the apps operate under, which may keep the case out of federal court.

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Spain's DGOJ director general Mikel Arana insists that prediction market platforms offering gambling products in Spain must hold a licence.

He made the case on a panel at MERGE Madrid 2026.

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Brazil's Supreme Court is probing alleged links between Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and betting brand BestBet.

The case has raised questions about ownership transparency, anti-money laundering controls and regulatory oversight of betting in the country.

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Ballon d'Or organizer is moving to file a complaint over Polymarket bets that correctly predicted this year's top five in exact order.

The complaint is already underway, with the bets seen as suspect.

Grand Casino Brussels Viage secures a six-month extension amid a concession dispute.

151 suspects detained in 39 Turkish provinces in raids on illegal betting run with the AI-backed AVCI project.

Istanbul police acted under the coordination of the local chief prosecutor, and bets were taken via messaging apps.

Thailand's cyber police received money-trail data from three crypto exchanges linked to online casino Shuffle.com.

The focus is on crypto transfers tied to the casino that have drawn police attention.

1,065 new suspicious sites targeting Brazilians were logged between 29 October and 1 November, in just four days.

540 of them have been confirmed, and link promotion hit a record on the eve of the public hearing at Brazil's Supreme Court.

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South Korean police arrested members of a ring that ran a gambling site worth about 2.6tn won from an overseas base.

The group is linked to lavish trips to the World Cup.

Seoul police arrested three elderly gamblers suspected of spiking a golf opponent's coffee with sleeping pills.

Police say the scam was planned for months, and the trio collected 75m won (about $52k) in bets after the victim lost.

Sports betting in Nebraska faces a vote on Election Day that could be close.

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55 violation notices issued by the National Revenue Agency after October inspections of 21 gambling venues.

45 of the violations were related to non-compliance with established requirements.

Kalshi's valuation surged 82% to $40bn after raising $1bn in its Series G round.

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Paraguay's Senate has begun examining a bill to establish an autonomous gambling regulator.

The regulator would replace the National Gambling Commission and strengthen control over online betting and illegal gambling.

Michigan Gaming Control Board has added fixed-rate betting to its online sports betting catalog.

Fixed-rate betting is now available through licensed online bookmakers.

The Chamber of Deputies of Corrientes approved a bill on a Provincial Plan for the Prevention of Online Gambling Addiction in schools.

It is only the first of two required chambers, and the document covers students at compulsory education levels.

Fundación Nexum held the Abordajes Judiciales sobre Apuestas Ilegales Online event at the Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art.

The meeting brought together judicial representatives, regulators and industry experts to discuss illegal betting.

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African regulators will begin drafting a regional cooperation framework on November 5 at SiGMA World Rome.

Discussions will cover information sharing, combating illegal betting and preserving national regulatory autonomy.

On October 28, the president of the state lottery regulator of Rio de Janeiro, LOTERJ, Fabiola Esteves defended the regulated betting model.

In Brazil, a hearing is being prepared at the Supreme Federal Court on the future of fixed-odds betting.

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Pennsylvania joined the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA).

This will allow poker players to play against players from other states.

EGT Digital will launch its first X-Nave platform in Spain through a partnership with Hermanos Rubio.

The platform will run on the eldoradocasino.es website.

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SOFTSWISS is advancing the integration of artificial intelligence into casino operations.

This will help operators reduce manual work and speed up the preparation of promotional campaigns.

On October 30, Judge Martha Pacold temporarily banned Illinois from applying the law on licensing and taxing prediction markets, passed in June.

Illinois is appealing the decision to the Seventh Circuit.

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During investigative actions in the Kyiv region, underground casinos were discovered.

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Aristocrat announced on Monday that it will continue supporting the National Native American Hall of Fame.

The company will be the sponsor of the 2026 Induction Ceremony Gala.

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On November 2, 2026, Fux included the Ministries of Health and Justice in the public hearing on betting, but left out organizations for consumer protection and public health.

Organizations critical of bookmakers were not included.

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On October 28, the SBC Summit Ukraine 2026 conference was held in Lviv.

The GGBET brand became a premium sponsor of the event and took part in a panel discussion on the World Cup 2026.

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PokerStars on FanDuel launched online poker in Alberta.

Betsson is preparing to enter the French market.

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The Dominican Republic's Ministry of Labor gives owners and operators of lottery kiosks and betting shops 30 days to correct labor and safety violations.

The measure aims to improve working conditions in a sector that employs about 200,000 people.

In October, Stake slipped below the combined total of nine crypto casinos, while Rainbet posted the fastest growth among all operators in the sector.

In September, sportsbook betting volume in 15 states stayed nearly flat year over year.

Record trading volumes on prediction markets came as football returned.

The Swedish regulator has expressed concerns about EU reforms to combat money laundering.

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Betby reported a 33.4% year-on-year increase in gross gaming revenue in the third quarter of 2026. The growth was driven by its sports betting platform and its own esports product, BETBY Games.

The online casino Revolution Casino España operates under an Anjouan licence.

Operator Casolinia Group, founded in 2023, offers 14,919 games and payments via Bizum.

The Santa Catarina State Court suspended the blocking of funds in the accounts of Ana Gaming Brasil, operator of 7K, Vera.bet and Cassino.bet.

The plaintiff claims she developed gambling addiction.

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Fanatics Casino launched an NFL-themed Infinite Blackjack Live with Evolution in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

More state launches are planned.

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Borussia Dortmund extended its partnership with Sportradar for integrity checks to assess potential sponsors and partners.

The checks cover ownership structure, licences, regulatory compliance and legal risks.

The Supermarket Association of Brazil linked October's food sales rise to the betting ban, a link the betting industry's body challenges.

ABRAS reported year-on-year sales growth of 6.5% for October 5 to 11 and 6.3% for October 12 to 18.

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On Thursday, the 29th, police in Brazil arrested influencer Ariadna Cristina as part of a fraud investigation involving R$414,000. She promoted online bookmakers less than a day before her arrest.

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As part of inspections in the gambling and tobacco sector on the Aeolian Islands, staff from ADM Sicilia 4 in Messina found violations at 12 venues, and one machine was seized.

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The NCAA joined the Bad Actor Program to monitor threats and harassment at NCAA championships.

Offenders may be blocked on betting platforms.

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On October 29, Brazil's Central Bank liquidated MW Pay, a payment provider from Joinville that served bookmakers.

Reason: serious breaches of rules.

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Coljuegos collected €273.73m from gambling.

The funds will go to healthcare.

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Michigan state regulator MGCB sent cease-and-desist letters to 32 illegal offshore operators.

The list was corrected: one company was named by mistake and the number of letters was reduced from 33 to 32.

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Ranking dos Políticos presented a report on the consequences of the ban on online betting in Brazil.

The report states that users lose protection and the state falls short on tax revenue.

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Romania faces a shortfall of RON 750 million in gambling tax revenue as the slot market shrinks.