Buenos Aires provincial deputy Roberto Vázquez has submitted a bill proposing a mandatory access fee for consumers entering physical gaming venues or logging into online betting platforms. Revenue from the proposed levy would be directed toward the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm. The legislation also introduces stricter safer-gambling requirements, including enhanced identity verification and tighter player limits.
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Brazil’s National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) is preparing compensation claims for operators impacted by the betting shutdown mandated under Provisional Measure 1,394/2026. The association is organizing both collective and individual legal strategies to seek damages for affected member companies. Simultaneously, ANJL continues to pursue legal measures to overturn the shutdown and resume legal operations.
Paraguay's Senate has begun reviewing government-backed legislation to replace current gaming board CONAJZAR with a newly created regulatory body, DINAJZAR. The proposed agency will operate with enhanced institutional and budgetary autonomy. The reform is aimed at strengthening regulatory enforcement over online betting and combating illegal gambling operations.
Dutch iGaming trade association VNLOK is increasing its scrutiny of Meta following a European Commission study that highlighted systemic weaknesses in how digital platforms verify advertisers. The research identified multiple sectors, including marketing campaigns used for online fraud, prompting calls for stricter advertising standards across Big Tech channels.
The Dutch gambling authority, Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), has launched an awareness campaign to foster early discussions about gambling harm among individuals aged 16 to 25. The initiative follows regulatory reporting indicating that young adults aged 18 to 23 account for approximately 22% of legal gambling accounts in the Netherlands.
Chile's Association of Casinos and Games (ACCJ) has raised concerns over unequal tax treatment between retail and digital operators within the government's online gambling bill. While welcoming the regulatory initiative currently being reviewed in the Senate, ACCJ President Cecilia Valdés warned that disparate tax obligations between sectors remain unresolved.