Brazil joint committee approves retroactive tax, although gambling tax rise scrapped
A congressional joint committee in Brazil yesterday approved a bill to retrospectively tax licensed betting operators in Brazil, meaning they must pay tax on gambling operations dating...
Churchill Downs suspends racing amid safety concerns
Racing will be halted on 7 June and remain suspended through the remainder of the Spring Meet until 3 July. The remainder of the meet will be...
Flutter Brazil CEO urges regulators to act ‘with caution’
Flutter Brazil CEO João Studart has urged policymakers to take a cautious approach to the regulation of the licensed gambling sector in Brazil. It has been a somewhat...
KSA proposes changes to gambling laws
In a legislative letter to the Minister for Legal Protection Fran Weerwind, the KSA proposed certain changes to the law for online gambling. The government is planning...
KSA allays licence renewal fears in closed door meeting, but politics still a threat
On the afternoon of 1 October, the Dutch gambling community came together at the KSA’s headquarters downtown in the Hague for a much-anticipated presentation on the forthcoming...
North Carolina sports betting bill voted through by House
The bill will now be passed to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, who is expected to sign it into law. This comes after two unsuccessful attempts at sports betting...
Casinos could return to Ecuador in 2025 if re-legalisation is approved
Land-based casinos could be operational in Ecuador within three months if the sector is re-legalised via a public referendum expected to take place in November. Land-based gambling...
LatAm growth and sportsbook help Betsson achieve record profit in Q2
However, the operator also revealed that its US launch would be delayed until early 2022. Betsson chief executive Pontus Lindwall said high sports betting revenue was the...
US Integrity partners Grid to develop esports monitoring solution
Under the arrangement, US Integrity will use official in-game data from Grid’s data platform to expand its services portfolio to esports. This will include monitoring integrity, suspicious...
Chicago mayor proposes new sports betting tax affecting Illinois operators
Illinois sportsbook operators could see another tax hike, at least in the city of Chicago. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson included a 10.25% tax on sports betting revenue...









