News December 2025
Brazil to debate gambling addiction Legislation
Brazil's leader in the Chamber of Deputies, Congressman José Guimarães, has presented a bill that creates the National Strategy for Combating Gambling Addiction, a set of actions aimed at the prevention, detection, and treatment of gambling addiction in the country. Among the main measures proposed in the
legislation is the prohibition of the use of credit cards for placing bets. Te bill also mandates that operators develop and provide resources for self-imposed spending limits, a measure similarly inspired by international experiences. Operators “must facilitate the review and
adjustment of these limits at any time and are required to send semi-annual reminders to consumers to review their account information and transactions, allowing them to assess
Uruguay gambling back on the table Legislation
Uruguay's government intends to revive the discussion on online gambling during this governmental term, according to reports in Uruguayan newspaper El Observador. Senator Felipe Carballo from the Broad Front (Frente Amplio) has taken the first step by presenting a draft law on the matter to his party’s caucus. Te initiative aims to establish a State Online
Gaming Platform, managed by the National Directorate of Lotteries and Betting. Tis body would be responsible for exploiting, regulating, and controlling online gambling activities. It proposes a “mixed model” where the State
Guatemala to impose stricter laws Operator News
Guatemala's government has deemed stricter gambling laws necessary as thousands of slot machines operate clandestinely in shops and businesses without regulation or supervision. Te proposed law imposes harsh penalties on
those found to be breaking the law and creates the crime of tax fraud regarding gambling, establishing that the sale, importation, or possession of slot machines disguised as “toys” will be a crime punishable by five to ten years in prison and a fine
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“directly exploits part of the activity” while simultaneously regulating the participation of private operators. Te project creates a National Agency for Online Gaming Regulation as a public non-state
of double the amount defrauded. Te equipment will be confiscated and destroyed. Te regulation of gambling and slot machines
states that all establishments operating these machines will be immediately closed, and owners will face penalties of two to five years in prison and fines of double the value of the equipment. If recidivism is proven, the penalty will increase up to seven years in prison and fines triple the value. Legislation will be introduced to protect children
and adolescents by establishing that businesses allowing minors to access gambling equipment will be immediately closed, and their owners will
whether they wish to modify existing limits or set new ones.” Te bill calls for “the implementation of
behavioural screening tests designed by mental health professionals to identify users suspected of ludopathy.” Tose identified as having a gambling addiction will be automatically excluded. In addition, the bill sets out to create
comprehensive health strategies for individuals with gambling addiction while the Ministry of Finance may impose restrictions on gambling advertising.
Mexico’s Pardo calls for online regulation Legislation
Mexico's President, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, has called for an update to the regulations governing the operation of online casinos, after the operation of 13 betting platforms and physical casinos in eight states was suspended due to money laundering. Te President said: “Update the law, today there are
many bets made digitally; there are physical casinos, but now there are many digital ones. Te regulations for digital casinos must be updated because when the law was enacted, it did not exist in the way it does today.”
entity to consolidate competencies currently scattered across various State agencies. Te agency would be responsible for granting
online gaming licences to private operators, supervising platforms, and transactions, implementing a National Digital Register of Bettors, regulating advertising and marketing practices, coordinating public health and digital education actions, and imposing administrative sanctions and revoking licences. Te draft also establishes a bettor registry, in
which everyone participating in online betting must be registered. Te only authorised company currently
allowed to operate online sports betting is Supermatch which has created a de facto private monopoly.
face additional sanctions of up to five years in prison and fines of triple the value of the involved equipment. Tose responsible for establishments that
simulate lotteries but include virtual gambling games, such as virtual slot machines and similar devices, will face five to ten years in prison. Any official facilitating the operation of these machines will be punished with three to five years in prison, along with a five year ban from public office. Te initiative has received a favourable ruling to
continue its approval process in the Plenary of the Congress of the Republic.
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