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Mar del Plata's Casino Central opens 2025-2026 summer season

Casino Central in Mar del Plata will launch its 2025-2026 summer season on January 10 with the traditional first-ball ceremony, marking the official start of the high season

2 min read • Jan 5 • By Milagros del Priore

Buenos Aires bans gamblers with child-support debts

Buenos Aires Province has implemented a law requiring casinos and bingo halls to screen patrons against the Registry of Delinquent Child Support Debtors and deny entry to those listed.

3 min read • Jan 5 • By Milagros del Priore

Financial Partnerships + 1 more

Brazil: Vasco seeks new lead sponsor after Betfair exit

Betfair ended its main sponsorship of Vasco da Gama at the end of 2025, prompting the club to open talks with new betting operators ahead of the 2026 season.

3 min read • Jan 5 • By Layla Victoria

Legal & Regulatory Financial + 2 more

Brazilian Court orders lottery outlet to refund betting error

A lottery shop was found liable after registering a customer's Mega da Virada pool bet as a regular Mega-Sena entry and refusing to issue a refund.

3 min read • Jan 5 • By Layla Victoria

Marketing Partnerships + 1 more

Brazil: Bahia to drop Viva Sorte Bet as main sponsor in 2026

Ahead of the 2026 season, Banco BMG set to take over as the club's main financial partner.

3 min read • Jan 5 • By Layla Victoria

Financial Land Based + 2 more

Paradise Co revenue for 2025 tops KRW 900bn

The operator has posted the December revenues from its Korean properties, rounding off the company's overall 2025 results.

3 min read • Jan 5 • By Rory Calland

Financial Land Based + 2 more

Loterj social investment rises more than 40-fold in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro's state lottery says social investment jumped from BR1.3m ($238,576) in 2021 to BR45m in 2025.

3 min read • Jan 5 • By Layla Victoria

Legal & Regulatory Online + 1 more

Brazil: Police probe illegal $9.2m betting scheme using influencers

Brazilian authorities are investigating an alleged illegal betting operation that relied on digital influencers, foreign-based platforms and fabricated investment schemes.

3 min read • Jan 5 • By Layla Victoria

Responsible Gambling Casino + 3 more

Denmark: Spil Uden om ROFUS launches advanced AI casino evaluation tool

New AI system provides real-time, data-driven assessments of online casinos and bookmakers outside Denmark's regulated market.

3 min read • Jan 5 • By Claire McKernan

The words "BetBlocker" next to a picture of Ciaran Henry.

Responsible Gambling Systems & Software + 6 more

BetBlocker appoints Ciaran Henry as VP of User Experience

As BetBlocker reaches 300,000 unique active annual users, effective customer-focused leadership will become integral to the company's long-term success.

2 min read • Jan 5 • By Megan Elswyth