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Brazil will proceed to apply a tax increase on fixed-odds betting licences from 2026 onwards. This afternoon, the Senate’s Committee of Economic Affairs (CAE) approved a plan to raise taxes on betting licences from 12% to 18% of gross gaming revenue (GGR)... See more

Peru’s Congress will review President Dina Boluarte’s 1% gambling tax, as market warns that the turnover-based charge is an unsustainable burden on domestic businesses. Damian Martinez of SBC Noticias views that the judgement will determine whether lawmak... See more

The Government of Montenegro has rejected appeals demanding a constitutional review of articles authorised under the New Law on Games of Chance. The challenge was filed by NVO, the national trade association for games-of-chance suppliers, and Lutrija Crne... See more

French gambling will be protected by a new design and functionality of its “ Interdiction Volontaire ” national self-exclusion register for gambling harms. l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) France Gambling Authority has upgraded to a fully digital syste... See more

Damián Martínez: SBC Noticias President Claudia Sheinbaum has finally confronted the glaring liabilities of Mexico’s gambling laws. Yet her actions appear driven more by growing scandals than by a genuine effort to replace an 80-year-old legal charter, re... See more