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Brazil’s Deputy José Guimarães introduces national bill to combat gambling addiction with strict prevention, monitoring and treatment measures Brazil RegulationBrazilian Federal Deputy José Guimarães has formally introduced a comprehensive bill designed to create Brazil’s first nationwide framework for preventing, detecting and treating gambling addiction. The proposal arrives as Brazil expands its regulated betting market and faces rising concerns over gambling-related harmNovember 18, 2025 -
Turkey freezes US$ 111 million in major illegal betting crackdown RegulationTurkish authorities have frozen approximately US$ 111 million and filed 419,158 criminal complaints as part of a sweeping operation targeting illegal betting rings, financial crime and money-laundering networks.November 16, 2025 -
Mexico’s Senate Approves 50% Tax Rate on Online Gambling Despite Industry Backlash RegulationThe Senate of Mexico has given the green light to the 2026 fiscal reform package, notably increasing the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) applied to online betting and gaming operators from 30% to 50%. The move has triggered stern opposition from industry bodies including the Asociación de Permisionarios, Operadores y Proveedores de la Industria del Entretenimiento y Juego de Apuesta ...November 8, 2025 -
YouTube to Enforce Stricter Rules on Gambling and Gaming Violence Content from November 17 2025 RegulationYouTube has announced new restrictions on gambling-related and violent gaming content set to take effect on November 17 2025, aiming to strengthen digital safety standards and limit exposure to mature themes for younger audiencesNovember 1, 2025 -
Indonesia removes over 3 million harmful online posts, two-thirds linked to gambling RegulationIndonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has intensified its crackdown on harmful digital content, removing more than three million online posts between October 2024 and October 2025 — with the majority related to illegal online gamblingOctober 28, 2025 -
State Gaming Regulators, Including Enugu, Back FSGRN in Rejecting Nigeria’s Central Gaming Bill Nigeria RegulationThe Federation of State Gaming Regulators of Nigeria (FSGRN), supported by state-level bodies including the Enugu State Gaming Commission, has formally opposed the Central Gaming Bill 2025 — a federal initiative to centralise iGaming regulation — citing constitutional and jurisdictional concernsOctober 25, 2025 -
Mexico to Reform 1947 Gambling Law as Online Betting Booms RegulationClaudia Sheinbaum Pardo has announced plans to modernise the “Ley de Juegos y Sorteos” (Law of Games and Lotteries) of 1947, responding to the rapid growth of online sportsbooks and increasing visibility of internet betting in Mexican media and societyOctober 23, 2025 -
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies Approves Major Tax Hike on Gambling to 50% of GGR RegulationIn a sweeping reform of the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS), Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies has approved increasing the tax rate on games of chance and online gambling from 30 % up to 50 % of gross gaming revenue (GGR), as part of a broader budget-and-health-tax package for 2026October 22, 2025 -
Indonesia Blocks Nearly 24,000 Bank Accounts Linked to Online Gambling RegulationThe Indonesian government has intensified its crackdown on illegal gambling, freezing almost 24,000 bank accounts linked to online betting activity as part of a nationwide effort to disrupt financial networks behind the industryOctober 20, 2025 -
Bangladesh Threatens to Block ESPNcricinfo Over Betting Ads and Tax Non-Compliance RegulationThe National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) of Bangladesh has issued a legal notice to ESPN Sports Media Group Ltd, parent of ESPNcricinfo, accusing the cricket media platform of broadcasting illegal betting advertisements and failing to pay required taxes and VAT. ESPNcricinfo has been given seven working days to comply, or face possible blocking in Bangladesh.October 18, 2025
