Brazil
Brazil’s top court to hear government and industry on betting ban
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) will hear from government officials, betting industry representatives and football clubs on 3 November as it considers challenges concerning the country’s betting prohibition. Justice Luiz Fux scheduled the hearing for 10am in Brasília in an order dated 26 October, responding to requests from the ...
Argentina
Argentina – Buenos Aires regulator urges stronger action against illegal online gambling
Buenos Aires provincial gambling regulator Gonzalo Atanasof has urged lawmakers to strengthen action against illegal online gambling, warning ...
Mexico
Segob nears completion of gambling law reform review in Mexico
Mexico’s Secretariat of the Interior (Segob) has nearly completed an internal review of proposed reforms to the country’s Federal Law on Games ...
Colombia
Senator proposes tighter online betting controls in Colombia
Colombian senator Gustavo Moreno said he was preparing legislation to strengthen controls on online gambling, including digital identity ...
Brazil
Brazil’s top court to hear government and industry on betting ban
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) will hear from government officials, betting industry representatives and football clubs on 3 November as it considers challenges concerning the country’s betting prohibition. Justice Luiz Fux scheduled the hearing for 10am in Brasília in an order dated 26 October, responding to requests from the Attorney General’s Office, the applicants and other participants in the proceedings. The 26 listed participants include industry ...
Brazil’s betting ban remained a flashpoint in final days of presidential runoff
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed his opposition to reopening Brazil’s betting market ahead of the 25 October presidential runoff on Sunday, while challenger Flávio Bolsonaro faced questions over what alternative he would offer ...
Brazil’s congress receives 99 amendments to betting ban
Brazilian lawmakers submitted 99 amendments to the provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting, proposing alternatives ranging from restoring the regulated market to allowing sports betting while keeping online casino games ...
Lula uses betting ban in appeal to evangelical voters in Brazil
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has presented Brazil’s prohibition of fixed-odds betting as a defence of families and Christian values as he attempts to reduce Flávio Bolsonaro’s advantage among evangelical voters before the 25 October ...
Argentina
Argentina – Buenos Aires regulator urges stronger action against illegal online gambling
Buenos Aires provincial gambling regulator Gonzalo Atanasof has urged lawmakers to strengthen action against illegal online gambling, warning that unauthorised platforms operate beyond state oversight and allow minors to place bets. His intervention came as provincial legislators examined proposals to tighten online gambling ...
Argentina’s securities chief says prediction market approach remains undecided
Argentina has not decided how to approach prediction markets, and authorities must first establish whether the National Securities Commission (CNV) has ...
Buenos Aires senator proposes ‘Ley Lula’ to ban online betting
Buenos Aires provincial senator Federico Fagioli has introduced a bill to prohibit online sports betting and casino games, proposing the removal of the ...
Lottery in Argentine state of Entre Ríos to launch VLTs and online gaming
The lottery is leaning on video lottery terminals (VLTs) to reach a younger audience Entre Ríos’ state lottery is pushing into VLTs and online play, ...
Buenos Aires online betting bill awaits committee support
Supporters of tighter online gambling controls in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province are still seeking the committee backing needed to move their proposal ...
Mexico
Segob nears completion of gambling law reform review in Mexico
Mexico’s Secretariat of the Interior (Segob) has nearly completed an internal review of proposed reforms to the country’s Federal Law on Games and Draws, with the proposal set to be considered by the government’s Security Cabinet before any potential submission to Congress. Segob Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez announced the latest stage of the process during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning press conference at the National Palace on 3 September. “At the ...
Mexico crackdown on alleged illegal slots challenged by operators
Mexican authorities are stepping up action against machines they classify as illegal gambling devices, after Operativo Dos de Bastos resulted in the seizure of 3,374 maquinitas across 84 municipalities in the State of Mexico. The July ...
Mexico proposes changes to betting law
A lawmaker from Mexico's ruling Morena party in Mexico City's Congress has proposed amendments to the Federal Games and Sweepstakes Law aimed at tackling gambling addiction and introducing tighter controls on online gambling. Alberto ...
Mexico’s SAT to auction Codere-linked stake in Hipódromo de las Américas operator
Mexico’s Tax Administration Service (SAT) will auction seized shares in ICELA, the holding company that controls Administradora Mexicana de Hipódromo (AMHI), holder of the permit for the Hipódromo de las Américas and 65 gaming venues, as part ...
Colombia
Senator proposes tighter online betting controls in Colombia
Colombian senator Gustavo Moreno said he was preparing legislation to strengthen controls on online gambling, including digital identity verification and limits on deposits and losses. Speaking to 6AM Hoy por Hoy on Caracol Radio, Moreno said the proposal would establish a stricter legal framework for betting platforms and protect young people from gambling-related harm. The senator said stronger digital identity checks could prevent minors from using other ...
Coljuegos health collections rise 39% through August on sports betting growth in Colombia
Colombia’s gambling regulator Coljuegos collected COP977.220bn for the country’s subsidised health system between January and August 2026, representing a 39.38% increase from the corresponding period last year. The increase amounted to ...
Vives Pinedo takes charge at Coljuegos
Jaime Vives Pinedo has taken over as president of Colombia’s gaming regulator Coljuegos, putting a Santa Marta businessman at the head of one of Latin America’s most established regulated gambling markets as it faces persistent illegal-operator ...
Coljuegos announces COP $2.56trn in territorial-game health transfers under Petro
Colombia's territorial games — lotteries, chance and the scratchcard product Raspa&Listo — transferred COP $2.56 trillion to the subsidised health regime between 2022 and 2026, according to figures presented by regulator ...
Central America
LatAm
Peru proposes lower gambling fines and tighter influencer advertising rules
Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) is proposing lower maximum gambling fines alongside more detailed advertising safeguards, including explicit operator responsibility for promotions published by influencers. Under the draft, maximum fines would fall from 50 to 11 tax reference units (UIT) for minor infringements, from ...
Peru opens consultation on changes to online gambling and sports betting regulations
Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) has opened a 15-day public consultation on proposed changes to the regulations governing online ...
Dreams and Corporación Meier lobby Viña del Mar’s mayor following failed casino tender
The current casino can operate until 2028, which gives the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego room to restructure the process Weeks after Viña del ...
Chile betting operators challenge website blocks
Two online betting operators have challenged Chile’s website blocking regime in court, alleging that gambling and telecommunications authorities exceeded ...
Chile betting bill shifts towards prohibition as amendment deadline extended
Chile’s Senate has extended the deadline for amendments to its online betting bill until midday on 26 October, as new proposals challenge the ...
