Brazil
Lula signals tougher action on betting in Brazil
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said Brazil’s government may take a more drastic approach to online betting after hearing concerns from civil-society groups about gambling-related debt, addiction and household losses. Lula met representatives of child-protection organisations, health research institutions, and commercial, economic ...
Argentina
Buenos Aires Province introduces 2% levy on online slot prizes
Buenos Aires Province has begun applying a 2% contribution to prizes generated by online games of immediate resolution, including virtual slots, ...
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
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 ...
Brazil
Brazil establishes process to pursue more than R$1bn in illegal betting funds
Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) has established an administrative process for pursuing the potential forfeiture of more than R$1bn in blocked funds linked to illegal fixed-odds betting operators. The procedure was created by Portaria MJSP No. 1,287/2026, signed by justice minister Wellington César Lima e Silva on 2 September and published on 3 September. The measure creates the Ministry of Justice’s process for preparing forfeiture cases ...
Lula signals tougher action on betting in Brazil
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said Brazil’s government may take a more drastic approach to online betting after hearing concerns from civil-society groups about gambling-related debt, addiction and household losses. Lula met ...
Brazil Senate committee advances broad betting-harm and consumer-protection bill
Brazil’s Senate Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation and Informatics (CCT) has approved legislation that would reshape consumer protection and harm reduction rules for the country’s betting and online gaming market, including sweeping ...
Brazil lawmakers debate tighter restrictions on betting advertising
A Brazilian Senate hearing has highlighted divisions over proposed restrictions on betting advertising, with government and health representatives calling for tougher controls. The debate took place on 1 September during a hearing of the ...
Argentina
Buenos Aires Province introduces 2% levy on online slot prizes
Buenos Aires Province has begun applying a 2% contribution to prizes generated by online games of immediate resolution, including virtual slots, under a measure the provincial government expects to raise between ARS35bn and ARS40bn per month. The measure was formalised through Resolution 1149/2026 of the Provincial Institute of Lotteries ...
Boldt ownership set for major shake-up
Boldt, one of Argentina's most historically significant gaming conglomerates, is heading toward a major ownership shift after Antonio Eduardo Tabanelli ...
Tucumán legislator proposes province-wide ban on online betting
Alfredo Toscano, second vice-president of Argentina’s Tucumán Legislature, has introduced a bill that would prohibit online gambling and sports betting ...
Buenos Aires restricts online betting access for child-support debtors
Buenos Aires City has approved a law barring people registered as delinquent child-support payers from opening or maintaining accounts with authorised ...
Argentina betting-tax bill targets funding for local sports clubs
Argentine national deputy Natalia Zaracho has introduced a bill aimed at strengthening barrio clubs - Argentina's dense network of local, community-run ...
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
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 activity and the growing complexity of digital oversight. Vives Pinedo succeeds Marco Emilio Hincapié and was formally appointed through Decree 1189 of 2026, according to Colombian media reports. Coljuegos administers and ...
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 ...
Colombian regulator proposes overhaul of slot machine registry, with wealth tests and tougher penalties
Colombia's gambling regulator has published draft rules that would overhaul the import and sale of slot machines, less than eight months after creating the registry that oversees them. The draft resolution, dated 24 July and issued under ...
Colombia’s outgoing government makes final push to permanently tax online gambling
Colombia's government has introduced a new tax reform bill that would make the taxation of online gambling a permanent feature of the country's fiscal framework, as President Gustavo Petro's administration seeks to raise COP21.9tn ...
Central America
LatAm
Codere Online becomes Official Betting Partner of the NFL in Mexico
Multi-year agreement aligns Codere Online with one of the world’s most valuable and recognized sports brands Codere Online, a leading online gaming and sports betting operator in Spain and Latin America, has announced a landmark multi-year agreement with the National Football League (NFL) in Mexico. By joining forces with one of the ...
Enjoy lodges request to exit Casino Gran Los Ángeles in Chile
Enjoy's three-year notice of withdrawal follows its exit from another three Chilean casinos Latin American operator Enjoy has notified Chile's ...
Chile orders ISPs to block 42 unauthorised betting sites
Chile’s Telecommunications Subsecretariat (Subtel) has ordered six internet service providers to block 42 online betting and gambling URLs within 48 ...
Cipriani targets 2027 opening for San Rafael
Italian hospitality entrepreneur Giuseppe Cipriani has set a new opening target for the Hotel Casino San Rafael in Punta del Este after resolving a ...
World Cup sends Mexico betting payments soaring
The 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered a powerful signal for Mexico’s online-betting ecosystem: the volume of digital transactions processed during the ...
