Brazil's National Consumer Secretariat has formalized a working group focused on preventing, monitoring and addressing abusive practices in the fixed-odds betting market.
Pelotas and Olímpia have joined a growing list of Brazilian municipalities restricting betting advertising in public spaces.
Councillor Alberto Heck's proposal would bring educational activities on the risks of online betting into municipal elementary schools, coordinated across education, health and social services.
Authorities have also suspended nine casino licenses, frozen more than $300m in bank accounts and announced a nationwide suspension of casino-linked online gambling from October.
German authorities searched ten properties, seized luxury vehicles and froze bank accounts following an investigation into an alleged unlicensed virtual slots operation.
More than 65,000 flagged scam and gambling posts remain accessible despite the requests.
The Diyarbakır-led investigation alleges that bank accounts obtained from third parties were used to move funds into cryptocurrency accounts as authorities target betting payment networks.
The measure gives advertisers ten days to remove or adapt affected material, while leaving the federal authorization of betting operators unchanged.
Mayor Daisuke Miyajima says the city must decide whether to pursue another integrated resort proposal before Japan’s next national application window opens in May 2027.
The proposed framework would replace the rules used for Brazil's first licensing cycle, with changes including stricter documentation requirements and a longer authorization review period.