Banned in Brazil, Taxed in Britain, Capped in Spain: Lucky Lou's Weekly Rake Report
Lucky Lou on a week of bans, taxes and caps: Brazil's betting shutdown, Britain's 25% machine duty, the KSA's record €37m fine and Spain's deposit leash.
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UK Budget Lifts Machine Games Duty to 25% and Strips Arcades of Rates Relief
Chancellor John Healey raises Machine Games Duty from 20% to 25% in April 2027 and removes rates relief for adult gaming centres in England.
Georgia Passes Law Letting Casinos Host International Gambling Tournaments, With Tax Breaks
Georgia's Parliament voted 73-5 on 28 October to allow international gambling tournaments, with fee and tax exemptions above a GEL 3 million prize pool.
Polymarket Resumes Trading After Third-Party Breach Drains About $2.7 Million
Polymarket restored international trading on 29 October after a third-party breach drained an estimated $2.7 million; the US platform was unaffected.
PointsBet Posts First Half-Year Loss Under New March Year-End as Australian Revenue Drops 19%
PointsBet's first half-year report under a March year-end shows revenue down 16% to A$112.7m, a A$6.9m normalised EBITDA loss and Alberta launch plans.
MGA Concludes Recognition Notice Consultation and Refines Foreign Licence Proposals
The Malta Gaming Authority has concluded its Recognition Notice consultation, refined its proposals and sent a Feedback Statement to RN holders.
HKJC Adds Six Up Pools as Local Turnover Slides but Total Racing Betting Rises 12.5%
The Hong Kong Jockey Club added Six Up pools while local race turnover fell, yet total racing turnover is up 12.5% to HK$24.8 billion after 13 meetings.
Spain Orders Online Gambling Operators to Match Payment Holder to Player Account
Royal Decree 813/2026 took effect 28 October. Licensed operators must match payment holder to account holder; legacy players have until 28 April 2027.
Danish Gambling Authority Survey Finds Fewer Students Gamble to Win After Classroom Talks
Denmark's gambling regulator surveyed students after school talks: fewer gamble to win money, more men cite entertainment, and license-mark awareness rose.
Sweden's Spelinspektionen Bans Duel.com Operator Immortal Snail LLC
Spelinspektionen banned Immortal Snail LLC, operator of duel.com, from offering gambling in Sweden on 28 October 2026, alongside a ban on Lufilight Ltd.
SOFTSWISS Launches Back Office AI Workflow for Casino Platform Operators
SOFTSWISS has added Back Office AI Workflow to its Casino Platform, letting operators run segments, tournaments and CMS pages by chat with human sign-off.
Around the world
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EMEA
- Ksa Market Scan: Dutch Licensed Gambling Revenue Falls to €4.1 Billion in 2025 as Online Casino and Betting Shrink
- Ksa Opens Tender for the Dutch Totalisator Monopoly on Horse Racing, With Applications Due in January 2027
- Swedish Trade Body BOS Says EU AML Fine Plan Risks Double Punishment for Gambling Operators
- UK Gambling Commission Bank Data Study Finds Illegal Gambling Runs Alongside Licensed Play, Not Instead of It
North America
- North Fork Mono Casino Opens on Highway 99 in Madera County While Chukchansi Federal Lawsuit Awaits Ruling
- Nevada Gaming Win Holds Flat at $1.28 Billion in September 2026 as Las Vegas Strip Edges Up 0.8%
- Alberta Player Still Fighting 888 Over CA$1.27 Million in Jackpots Evoke Voided as a Glitch
- Lee County Raids Five Florida Arcades, Arrests 10 and Seizes 239 Slot Machines in Racketeering Probe
Latam & Caribbean
- Brazil's Supreme Court Sets 3 November Hearing on the Betting Ban, With 28 Entities Including Top Football Clubs
- Rush Street Interactive Q3 2026 Results: Revenue Rises 39% to $385.9 Million but Misses Estimates as Adjusted EBITDA Beats
- Paraguay Senate Weighs Bill to Replace Conajzar With New Gambling Regulator Dinajzar and Toughen Illegal Gambling Penalties
- Flávio Bolsonaro Reaches Miami After Defying a Supreme Court Passport Order in a Betting-Linked Probe
Oceania
- Federal Court Orders Star Entertainment to Pay A$260 Million AUSTRAC Penalty for Anti-Money Laundering Failures
- New Zealand Problem Gambling Group Calls for an Ad Ban as Online Casino Licenses Near
- New Zealand Declares War on AI-Powered Gambling Scams
- Australia’s ACMA cracks down on unlicensed offshore gambling operators targeting consumers
Africa
- Tanzania Collects TZS307.8 Billion in Gaming Tax as Gaming Board Plans Central Self-Exclusion Register
- Namibia Pushes Gambling Reform and Real-Time Monitoring While Its Regulator Is Still Hiring
- South Africa Launches Gambling Verification Portal to Fight Unlicensed Operators
- Lagos Just Taxed the Moment of Joy with 5%
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