James Marrison
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 curbs on advertising, sponsorship and promotional incentives.
The committee approved Substitute ...
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 ...
Dominican Republic gambling bill faces alleged payment claims
Dominican civic organisation Fundación Primero Justicia has called for an investigation into alleged payments intended to secure approval of the country’s proposed gambling law, while warning that the legislation could lead to the ...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 ...
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 ...
Brazil blocks more than 60,000 illegal betting sites as SPA targets operators’ finances
Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has ordered the blocking of more than 60,000 websites linked to ...
Brazil’s CONAR tightens betting advertising rules
Brazil’s advertising self-regulatory body CONAR has tightened its rules for betting advertising, introducing ...
Brazilian lawmaker proposes betting ban
Brazilian lawmaker Rodrigo Rollemberg has introduced legislation that would effectively ban fixed-odds betting in ...
Chilean lottery files fresh complaint against online betting operators
Chile’s state lottery, Polla Chilena de Beneficencia, has filed a criminal complaint against online betting ...
Lula hardens stance on betting as gambling emerges as 2026 election issue
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has significantly hardened his position on sports betting, saying he ...
