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Daily Brief — 7 October 2026
Pennsylvania self-exclusions rise as revenue tops $7bn, the AGA targets prediction markets, Informa buys Clarion and Brazil's betting ban takes hold.
By iGG News Desk ·
Today's brief covers rising self-exclusions in Pennsylvania, industry opposition to prediction markets, Informa's deal for ICE organiser Clarion, new Brazilian betting rules, and enforcement actions in Sweden, Ontario and Wales.
- Regulation· Data
Pennsylvania self-exclusions rise 18% to above 30,000 as gambling revenue tops $7bn
Board figures show exclusions up 18% in the latest fiscal year, while online revenue rose 18% and in-person casino revenue slipped 0.5%.
- Prediction
AGA, tribal leaders and casino CEOs target prediction markets at G2E
The AGA said it is on “wartime footing” as tribal leaders and Caesars and MGM chiefs joined the attack; no prediction market firms spoke.
- Regulation
Two Cardiff men get suspended three-year sentences over Splott poker games
Noor Rassam and Panayiotis Karayiannis admitted proceeds-of-crime offences over a Splott poker operation; a follow-up hearing is set for April 2027.
- Regulation
Spelinspektionen temporarily revokes Charm Entertainment's casino licence
The regulator ordered the land-based casino operator to stop at once, citing two filed 2023 annual reports and executives charged in a related case.
- Operators
Informa to buy ICE organiser Clarion from Blackstone
Blackstone exits after nine years as the London-listed events group adds ICE and iGB, and plans to separate Taylor & Francis.
- Regulation
Brazil's SPA sets wind-down rules for former betting operators, data due 7 October
Ordinance 3,005/2026 requires former licensees to settle financial obligations by 15 December 2026 and report any contact changes within 48 hours.
- Regulation· Data
AGCO fines theScore.Bet $200,000 over cash-out offers it did not honour
Ontario's regulator says two cash-out offers on a $1,000 parlay, worth about $380,000 and nearly $100,000, could not be delivered as shown to the player.
- Regulation
Brazil bans fixed-odds betting and its advertising under MP 1.394
The measure prohibits betting advertising in any format or form of remuneration, and operator licences end 30 days after publication.
Elsewhere · NEXT.io
Snap election puts Spain’s gambling reform on hold
A snap general election on 29 November pauses Spain's proposed overhaul of its gambling law, which had not reached parliament. A lawyer says measures already in force, such as cross-operator deposit limits, continue, while the next government's stance is unclear.
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