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Brazil puts banks and technology platforms at centre of betting crackdown

Brazil’s regulator presents responsible gambling guidelines Brazil’s government is creating a broad enforcement regime against illegal betting that will place new responsibilities on banks, payment institutions, telecommunications companies, app stores and internet platforms after the country’s licensed market closes. Provisional Measure No. 1,394 prohibits fixed-odds betting throughout Brazil, ...
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Lula signs measure banning online betting in Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a provisional measure on Friday banning online betting, beginning the shutdown of a regulated industry covering fixed-odds sports wagering and virtual casino games. The government ...
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Chile orders ISPs to block 37 more betting domains

Chile’s telecoms regulator has instructed six internet service providers to block 37 additional domains, subdomains and mirror sites connected to online betting and gambling platforms under a court-backed DNS-blocking process. The ...

Government prepares online casino ban in Brazil

Brazil’s government is preparing a Provisional Measure (Medida Provisória) that could prohibit online casino ...

AMIG warns against prohibition as Lula targets Brazil’s betting sector

Brazil’s women-in-gaming association has warned that dismantling the country’s regulated betting market would ...

IBJR backs new financial controls on illegal betting in Brazil

Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has introduced new procedures for identifying and blocking ...

Dominican Republic gambling bill sent to president after Senate approves deputies’ changes

Dominican Republic announces higher taxation of casinos and gambling The Dominican Republic’s gambling-reform bill has been sent to President Luis Abinader after the Senate approved ...

Chile – Court admits Latamwin challenge to betting-site blocking

The Santiago Court of Appeals has admitted for consideration a protection action brought by W&C N.V., operator ...

Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office considers action against Polymarket over election betting

Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office (AGU) is considering possible measures against prediction market platform ...

Buenos Aires online gambling levy triggers political dispute

Santa Fe province authorises four online sportsbetting platforms in Argentina Buenos Aires Province’s new 2% contribution on prizes from online immediate-resolution games has triggered ...