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Brazil Sports Betting Market Surges Nearly 18,000%
Brazil’s sports betting and iGaming sector has grown nearly 18,000%, creating jobs, boosting the digital economy, and highlighting the critical need for full regulatory implementation and robust operational infrastructure.
PAGCOR Reinforces Online Gaming Reforms Amid Q3 Dip
PAGCOR is intensifying its regulatory push as Q3 gaming revenue slightly declines, reinforcing e-wallet restrictions, compliance standards, and consumer safeguards. The regulator says short-term disruption is necessary to boost transparency, credibility, and long-term industry stability.
Brazil Moves to Standardize State and Municipal Lotteries
Brazil’s new PL 5982/2025 aims to standardize state and municipal lotteries with clear rules, stronger governance, AML safeguards, tech requirements, and defined revenue allocation to social sectors, positioning the framework as a major modernization step for the industry.
Sweden Ombudsman Critiques Spelinspektionen Over Delays
Sweden’s regulator faces scrutiny after delays in manual self-exclusion registration. SkillOnNet receives a warning for missing responsible gambling logos, while Nixxe BV is banned for offering unlicensed online gaming services in the country.
MGA Warns Players About Fake Malta-Licensed Websites
The MGA has issued a warning against two gambling sites falsely claiming Maltese licensing, urging players to verify operators via its public register. The regulator also highlighted its new self-assessment tool and reaffirmed player protection as a key 2025 priority.
Macau Police Bust Extortion Ring Targeting Casino Scammers
Macau authorities arrested 13 suspects accused of running an extortion ring that targeted casino scammers and collected around HK$800,000. The group allegedly blackmailed “cross-hand” fraudsters by demanding hush money in exchange for not reporting their cheating.
Argentina Updates Online Betting Tax Rules for 2025
Argentina’s ARCA Resolution 5791/2025 overhauls online betting indirect taxes, streamlining registration, verification, and foreign operator listings while linking reduced perception rates to employment. The reforms aim to enhance transparency, compliance, and regulatory predictability.
UK Budget 2025 Spares Horseracing from Online Gambling Tax
The UK’s 2025 Budget imposes major tax hikes on online gambling, including casinos and remote sports betting, while horseracing retains its 15% duty, protecting jobs, sponsorships, and the sport’s cultural and economic footprint.
Bulgaria Moves Toward Major Lottery and Betting Overhaul
Bulgaria is pushing forward a landmark proposal to replace its state-run lottery and sports betting model with a long-term private concession. Lawmakers say the shift will modernise operations, increase competitiveness and reshape the country’s gambling landscape for years.
UK Budget Sparks High Street Betting Tax Hike Concerns
The UK Autumn Budget threatens significant tax increases for gambling, with retail betting shops at risk and online platforms potentially benefiting. Industry experts warn higher duties may drive punters toward offshore alternatives.
UK Budget Slams Online Gambling with Major Tax Hikes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget imposes steep tax increases on remote gaming and online betting, citing gambling harm concerns. Land-based casinos, bingo, and horse racing escape new levies as the government pursues a £26bn revenue strategy.
DigiPlus Seeks Q4 Recovery After Q3 Income Drop
DigiPlus Interactive saw Q3 2025 net income fall 59% to Php1.71bn following government-mandated e-wallet delinking. The operator expands payment options and ramps up engagement efforts to restore growth in Q4.
South Korea Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Online Gambling
South Korea has escalated its campaign against illegal online gambling, detaining more than 5,000 people and dismantling offshore operations. Authorities seized over KRW123.5bn and plan to extend the crackdown through 2026 as cybercrime threats increase.
Dutch Gambling Market 2024: Stability and Sector Shifts
The Dutch gambling market stayed flat at €4.3bn in 2024, with land-based casinos facing declines, lotteries remaining strong, and online betting growing gradually as regulatory and consumer shifts reshape the industry.
Europe’s Illegal Online Gambling Surges in 2024
A new ECA and YieldSec study reveals illegal online gambling now controls 71% of Europe’s digital market, generating €80.6B and leaving regulators scrambling to protect players and licensed operators.
Montevideo Debates Future of Casino Parque Hotel
Montevideo’s Casino Parque Hotel is at the center of an escalating political dispute, as opposition leaders demand its closure over mounting losses while city officials push to transfer control to national authorities, leaving the casino’s future uncertain.