Diverse Gambling Regulatory Actions Emerge in Nevis, Italy, the United States, and Brazil
Nevis launched a prediction market license, Italy proposed gambling tax increases, Indiana voters rejected a casino measure, and Brazil's Supreme Court held a hearing on a betting ban.Summary
Recent weeks brought a cluster of gambling policy developments across several jurisdictions. The Nevis Online Gaming Authority launched a new Prediction Market License on 30 October 2026, covering sports, political, electoral, weather, and cryptocurrency events, with added obligations on market integrity and participant funds; licensees may not serve local residents. Italy's Council of Ministers approved the 2027 budget bill on 28 October 2026, proposing to raise the PREU tax on AWP slot machines from 24% to 25% of turnover and on VLTs from 8.6% to 9.6%, effective 1 January 2027 if enacted, double the maximum stake per slot game from €1 to €2, and extend expiring concessions to end-2029 against annual fees including €14,250 per betting right; technical reports project about €952 million in 2027 and €2.6 billion over 2027-2029, and land-based groups criticised the measures. In the United States, voters in Allen, DeKalb, and Steuben counties in Indiana rejected Public Question 3 on inland casino gambling on 3 November. Brazil's Supreme Federal Court held a 10-hour public hearing the same day on the fixed-odds betting ban imposed by Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, with about 33 speakers; government ministers defended the prohibition on grounds of debt, disorder, and crime links, while the National Association of Games and Lotteries opposed it, citing migration to illegal sites. Operators must maintain jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction tracking, with legislative deadlines in Italy by 31 December and in Brazil from 9 November determining which changes take hold first.
(Source：Sccg Management)