Brazil’s Finance Ministry creates national forum to coordinate gambling regulation
The new forum aims to align federal and state approaches to lottery and betting oversight, focusing on legal certainty, data integration and bettor protection.
The new forum aims to align federal and state approaches to lottery and betting oversight, focusing on legal certainty, data integration and bettor protection.
With his move to the Secretariat of Economic Reforms confirmed, Regis Dudena leaves behind the first full cycle of Brazil’s regulated betting market.
Measures target slot machines, sports betting terminals and bingo equipment.
The 2026 Brazilian Championship began on Wednesday with eight matches producing an average of three goals per game.
The collaboration will provide festival attendees with several exclusive offerings.
The sponsorship includes Esportes da Sorte activations on free-to-air television, the +SBT streaming platform, the N Sports pay-TV channel and on the broadcaster’s digital platforms.
Operator Apuestas Royal has secured sponsorship agreements with 11 Chilean football clubs for the 2026 season, raising industry scrutiny over the scale of its market entry.
Colombia’s gaming regulator Coljuegos convened working sessions with localized gaming operators to review and update reliability standards for electronic gaming machines.
Montevideo approved three-month contract extensions with ICM after two Casino Parque Hotel tenders received no bids.
Former Loterj Director Paulo Horn speaks exclusively to Global Gaming Insider about constitutional autonomy, regulatory fragmentation and why Brazil must treat lotteries as public services rather than tax instruments.