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The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court has suspended any judgment on whether the country’s long-standing prohibition on games of chance remains… Continue reading Brazil Looks Likely to Continue Disallowing Retail Gambling
Recruiters are dangling $2,000 a month salaries and free accommodation to lure people who previously worked in the formerly legal… Continue reading Ex-Philippine Gambling Networks Pick Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City as New Base
Myanmar arrested 156 individuals, most of them Chinese nationals, in another crackdown on online gambling in the eastern part of… Continue reading Myanmar Arrests 156 Mostly Chinese Nationals in Another Illegal Online Gambling Raid
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has rejected proposals to reform the country’s land-based gambling sector, likely removing the overhaul from… Continue reading Meloni Shuts Down Italian Gambling Reform For 2026
The long-standing debate over slot-like gambling machines in the Chicago area continues to rage, with Evanston now heavily debating a… Continue reading Chicago Suburb Evanston Moves to Regulate ‘Sweepstakes’ Machines While City Stalls on VGTs
Some Florida residents are complaining about the state’s crackdown on illegal slot arcades. An advocacy group has even popped up… Continue reading Florida Residents Push for Slot Arcade Regulation, But They Shouldn’t Hold Their Breaths
Indonesia has suspended welfare payments to almost 1.5 million households suspected of making online gambling transactions. The move is part… Continue reading Indonesia Cuts Off Welfare to Families Suspected of Gambling
Defense lawyers for NBA player Terry Rozier claim that newly cited text messages prove that he had no knowledge of… Continue reading Terry Rozier’s Defense Says Texts Show He Had No Knowledge of Illegal Bets
Authorities in South Africa destroyed 142 illegal gambling machines in Mahikeng in the North West Province in an increased enforcement… Continue reading Unlicensed Slot Machines Busted and Destroyed in South Africa
Multiple poker players testified against the gambling deduction cap at an IRS hearing. They shared their negative experiences with the… Continue reading Poker Players Testify Against the Many Negatives of the Gambling Tax Deduction Cap
