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🐒 Brazil🇧🇷: Workers’ Party introduces bill to ban betting operations Paid Members Public
🐒 Brazil🇧🇷: Workers’ Party introduces bill to ban betting operations The initiative was recently submitted to Brazil’s lower house of Parliament. 🔺 According to a deputy from the state of Santa Catarina, platforms have ceased to function as entertainment providers and have become mechanisms for extracting income from lower-income groups, placing
⚠️ Spain 🇪🇸: identity theft cases in online gambling are on the rise, with 8,675 reports in 2025 Paid Members Public
⚠️ Spain 🇪🇸: identity theft cases in online gambling are on the rise, with 8,675 reports in 2025 The Directorate General for Gambling Regulation (DGOJ) states that this figure represents a 12% increase compared to 2024. 🔹 The complaints relate to issues involving 15,871 gaming accounts, corresponding to 4% of taxpayers
💣 Ecuador🇪🇨: the tax authority (SRI) introduces a 15% VAT on online betting and gambling Paid Members Public
💣 Ecuador🇪🇨: the tax authority (SRI) introduces a 15% VAT on online betting and gambling This refers to circular NAC-DGECCGC26-00000004, which establishes tax rules for betting, sports predictions, online gaming and streaming broadcasts of sporting events. 🔺 The fact that VAT applied to the distribution or broadcasting of betting is now aligned
⚽️ Ahead of the Football World Cup: Latin America bookmakers face new challenges Paid Members Public
⚽️ Ahead of the Football World Cup: Latin America bookmakers face new challenges According to survey results conducted in 2026 by Greek fintech OKTO PAYMENTS🇬🇷, based on 620 interviews with companies and users in Brazil🇧🇷, Argentina🇦🇷, and Chile🇨🇱, deposit speed alone will no longer be sufficient to retain users. 🟢 Market scale:
😱 Brazil🇧🇷: Parliament proposes reducing bookmaker margins to fund the Federal Police Paid Members Public
😱 Brazil🇧🇷: Parliament proposes reducing bookmaker margins to fund the Federal Police The proposal has gained clear government backing, as Provisional Measure No. 1,348—amending Law No. 13,756/2018—has already been published in the Official Gazette (DOU). ➡️ The new measure establishes the mandatory transfer of bookmaker revenues to
👀 Uganda🇺🇬: the government proposes introducing a 30% GGR on all gambling activities — with an additional tax on net winnings Paid Members Public
👀 Uganda🇺🇬: the government proposes introducing a 30% GGR on all gambling activities — with an additional tax on net winnings ➖ This involves amendments to the recently adopted “Lotteries and Gaming Act”. In addition, a 2026 Income Tax Amendment Bill has been introduced, establishing a 15% tax on net winnings from betting
👀 Uganda🇺🇬: the government proposes introducing a 30% GGR on all gambling activities — with an additional tax on net winnings Paid Members Public
👀 Uganda🇺🇬: the government proposes introducing a 30% GGR on all gambling activities — with an additional tax on net winnings ➖ This involves amendments to the recently adopted “Lotteries and Gaming Act”. In addition, a 2026 Income Tax Amendment Bill has been introduced, establishing a 15% tax on net winnings from betting
👀 Argentina🇦🇷 blocks Polymarket for operating without an iGaming license, following similar action in Colombia🇨🇴 Paid Members Public
👀 Argentina🇦🇷 blocks Polymarket for operating without an iGaming license, following similar action in Colombia🇨🇴 Yesterday, we reported on a similar situation in Brazil🇧🇷 (although no blocking measures have been implemented there yet). The latest developments suggest this is increasingly becoming a broader regional trend. ➡️ The ruling not only orders the