Paraguay's Senate has begun examining a 72-article government bill that would scrap CONAJZAR in favour of an autonomous regulator, DINAJZAR, funded by a 5% cut of gambling revenues and armed with a new online licensing regime offering 26 permits.
Italy's draft 2027 budget banks €1,155m from machine measures on the explicit assumption that adapted AWPs turn over 30% more. Across Italy, the UK and Brazil, the decisive gambling choices of this cycle were made by finance ministries and cabinets — and harm policy is becoming a residual of the fiscal forecast.
The technical report attached to Italy's draft 2027 budget implies €2,586.63m in gambling-related revenue across 2027-2029, with AWP and VLT measures and concession extensions accounting for the bulk of the total, according to Agimeg.
Regional validation workshops on proposed amendments to Namibia's Lotteries Regulations and Gambling and Gambling Activities Regulations have wrapped up, but the minister responsible has told parliament the Gambling Board of Namibia is not yet fully operational.
