🇧🇷 Brazil: The regulator SPA is facing a shortage of resources to combat the illegal betting market. The iGaming black market accounts for approximately 41−51% of the total market, and the regulator’s capabilities are constrained by a lack of staff and technology. Read more
🇺🇸 USA: Operator Fliff has launched a peer-to-peer DFS product, "Superstars," in California amid increasing regulatory pressure on sweepstakes and DFS games, as traditional DFS formats and social betting face growing legal scrutiny. Read more
🇺🇸 USA: In Indiana, a hearing on HB 1052 has sparked debate over banning sweepstakes casinos. The bill proposes defining "sweepstakes gaming" as illegal gambling activity and would allow gaming commissions to fine and prosecute operators. Read more
🇺🇸 USA: A 2026 outlook report discusses plans to tighten betting regulations — for example, restrictions on prop bets — in response to a series of sports betting scandals in 2025. However, a full ban on such products is considered unlikely, with regulators favoring clearer rules and stronger integrity protections instead. Read more
🇺🇸 USA: Operator Fliff has launched a peer-to-peer DFS product, "Superstars," in California amid increasing regulatory pressure on sweepstakes and DFS games, as traditional DFS formats and social betting face growing legal scrutiny. Read more
🇺🇸 USA: In Indiana, a hearing on HB 1052 has sparked debate over banning sweepstakes casinos. The bill proposes defining "sweepstakes gaming" as illegal gambling activity and would allow gaming commissions to fine and prosecute operators. Read more
🇺🇸 USA: A 2026 outlook report discusses plans to tighten betting regulations — for example, restrictions on prop bets — in response to a series of sports betting scandals in 2025. However, a full ban on such products is considered unlikely, with regulators favoring clearer rules and stronger integrity protections instead. Read more