In brief.
When a rule moves, here is the fast, neutral read: what happened, what it means, and who it affects — each sourced to the primary record and linked to the profile it came from. We are not a newsroom; we explain the change and move on.Brazil bans sports betting and online casino games by provisional measure
Provisional Measure 1.394, in force from 25 September 2026, prohibits fixed-odds betting across Brazil and ends every federal and state authorisation 30 days after publication; Congress must convert it into law or it lapses.
Read the brief →Brazil opens a public consultation on fixed-odds betting authorisation
The SPA has put a draft ordinance out for 45 days of comment — the next step in bedding down the federal Bets regime.
Read the brief →Brazil makes harm warnings mandatory on betting adverts
From 17 July 2026, every fixed-odds betting advert must carry a rotating harm warning on at least 10% of its area, and ads aimed at under-18s are deemed abusive.
Read the brief →UK sets out a staged rollout of financial risk assessments
After its pilot, the Gambling Commission confirmed frictionless affordability checks would start with the largest operators at a GBP 5,000 net-deposit trigger, with lower thresholds intended later.
Read the brief →Spain introduces deposit limits that add up across all operators
Real Decreto 520/2026 creates a national system that aggregates a player’s deposits across every licensed operator, with default ceilings of EUR 700 a day, EUR 1,750 a week and EUR 3,300 per four weeks - in force from 25 March 2027.
Read the brief →Sweden extends its ban on gambling on credit to all deferred payment
From 1 May 2026 the prohibition covers not just operator credit but credit cards, invoices, buy-now-pay-later and even loans from relatives.
Read the brief →UK Remote Gaming Duty jumps from 21% to 40%
The Autumn 2025 Budget nearly doubled the tax on online casino and slot revenue, effective 1 April 2026.
Read the brief →Malta sets gaming tax at 15% and 10% by game type and clarifies VAT
A single gaming-tax structure classified by game type took effect on 1 October 2026 for operators serving Malta-based players: 15% on Type 1 games and 10% on Types 2 to 4 in place of the flat 5%, with a recast VAT exemption.
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