Between January and April 2025, Brazil’s federal consumer complaint platform, Consumidor.gov.br, received more than 1,000 complaints about online gambling companies. This has raised serious concerns about consumer protection and responsible gaming in the country. The National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) revealed users primarily reported issues such as blocked accounts, bonuses with hidden conditions, and illicit promotional […]

The Supreme Court of India on Friday agreed to examine a Public Interest Litigation seeking a complete ban on illegal betting applications and stricter online gaming and fantasy sports regulation. The petition also enacts a comprehensive central law to govern the unregulated online betting ecosystem. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and N.K. Singh issued […]

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security, together with Laos police, acted to end a cross-border gambling ring that added up to around US$50 million (about VND1.3 trillion), according to the ministry’s report on Friday. The Criminal Police Department put legal procedures in motion for 31 suspects — 27 for organised gambling, 4 for gambling — linked […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Police stopped an online gambling call centre after raiding an office on Jalan Tun Razak. City Police Chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa reported that a team from Wangsa Maju and Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department’s Anti-Vice, Secret Societies and Gambling (D7) Unit carried out the operation at 11.30 am today. Operation and Arrests […]

A revised bill plans to ban betting advertising during live sports and set time limits for operator ads and will proceed to the Senate Plenary. Brazil’s Sports Commission made a decision on Wednesday to pass a proposal that adds new limits on betting advertisements in the country. Senator Carlos Portinho gave Bill 2,985/2023 a positive […]