The Brazilian Senate was scheduled to vote on a controversial gambling legalization bill recently, but the vote was urgently postponed due to insufficient attendance of senators, and the new voting date has not yet been announced. The bill proposes to relax restrictions on various forms of gambling,
The Netherlands Records €1BN Record-Smashing Gambling TaxAs per information from Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, CBS), the body in charge of publishing “reliable and consistent statistical information” that responds to the demands of society, collected revenue from gambli
In most states, playing slot machines online for real money is illegal. But a group of companies known as sweepstakes casinos has found a way around the law to let users play classic casino games online.Their revenues have grown 10-fold in the last five years, and they’re now large enough to feature
YouTube is putting the brakes on online betting with a crackdown on gambling-related content.Videos promoting online casinos, gambling apps, and similar content will be restricted to users 18 and over.Links to ‘unapproved’ gambling websites, including logos, images, and text, will also be banned.The
Dutch lawmakers have expressed concerns that its incoming online gambling sports advertisement prohibition could be bypassed by operators, pointing to apparent circumvention in Belgium.Responding to questions from parliament on 12 March, state secretary for legal protection Teun Struycken reaffirmed
More than 93 per cent of the content removed was from Facebook.Malaysia.- Fahmi Fadzil, Malaysia’s communications minister, has announced that from 2022 until February 1 this year, his ministry acted against224,403 pieces of digital content related to online gambling. Fadzil told a parliamentary ses
In Colombia, there are only 16 authorized portals for operating online betting.Colombia.- As part of the fight against illegality, Coljuegos managed to block 10,000 websites and social media profiles that were engaged in operating games of chance illegally and without paying the respective exploitat
The websites reportedly had a monthly turnover of KRW4bn (US$2.8m)Thailand.- Police in Thailand have arrested two South Korean nationals for allegedly running online gambling sites from a residence in Udon Thani province. Police seized computers and other equipment.According to local media reports,
The Malaysian government is committed to fighting against online gambling and scams using deepfake videos and images.Malaysia.- The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has processed 4,699 requests to remove online content related to gambling and scams since January 1.Communicat
Sitting on a plastic chair beside a flower shop near Copacabana Beach, Rose takes bets on the “jogo do bicho” (the animal game) for her clients. “I have customers who work on ships, others in São Paulo. They send me a message and I place their bet,” she said.Business varies: on some days, she might
Gambling addiction has surpassed drug addiction as the primary issue reported to Turkish Green Crescent (Yesilay), according to the organization’s president, Associate Professor Mehmet Dinc.In a presentation to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye’s Children’s Rights Commission, Dinc highlighted t
The General Coordination of Systems of the Secretary of Prizes and Bets (SPA) has issued a technical note clarifying that online "jogo do bicho" or similar games cannot be offered by betting companies. The document states that although the game is similar to lottery products, it is considered a cri
The members of the CPI of Bets may vote this Tuesday (10) on a request from Senator Soraya Thronicke that proposes the creation of a channel dedicated to receiving complaints about sports betting and online games. According to the proposal, the CPI could analyze the notifications or forward them to
The content was blocked between October 20 and December 4.Indonesia.- Alexander Sabar, acting general director of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Technology (Komdigi) has announced that between October 20 and December 4, his ministry acted against 464,440 insta
Muhaimin Iskandar said the ministry will coordinate on the matter.Indonesia.- Muhaimin Iskandar, Indonesia’s human development and cultural affairs minister, hassaid he will work to find a solution for challenges faced by hospitals in managing the growing number of people with gambling-harm-related
The rise of online betting has led the commercial gambling industry to balloon worldwide, posing a significant threat to public health, according to a new report.The report, published Thursday, comes from a public health commission on gambling convened by the medical journal The Lancet. The commissi
