Brazil Cracks Down on Individuals Gambling with Social Benefits Summary Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has introduced Ordinance SPA/MF No. 2,217/2025 and Normative Instruction SPA/MF No. 22/2025 to bar recipients of Bolsa Família (PBF) and the Continuous Cash Benefit Programme (BPC) from participating in fixed-odds betting. Operators must cross-check player registrations against a […]
Spain mandates tobacco-style gambling warnings Summary Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has ordered all online gambling licence-holders to display prominent, tobacco-style warnings across sites, apps and digital advertising under Royal Decree 958/2020. Announced by Minister Pablo Bustinduy, the new requirement replaces generic “play responsibly” messages with three specific, data-based slogans: “Gambling addiction is a risk […]
Exclusive: GamCare and Gordon Moody urge government action on funding crisis Summary Two leading UK gambling-harms charities, GamCare and Gordon Moody, have issued a joint plea to the government and stakeholders to resolve urgent funding uncertainty caused by the chaotic rollout of the new statutory levy. The chairs — Margot Daly (GamCare) and Claire Arnold […]
Federal Reversal Casts Doubt on Alaska Tribal Gaming Projects Summary The US Department of the Interior has withdrawn a 2022 legal opinion that had opened a path for some Alaska tribes to operate casino-style gaming on allotment parcels. Deputy Interior Secretary Kate MacGregor issued a September 25 memo directing the National Indian Gaming Commission and […]
Europe Gets Closer to a Single Standard for Spotting Gambling Problems Summary National standardisation bodies have backed a draft European framework designed to identify risky gambling behaviour. The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) approved the draft on 25 September; it will undergo CEN’s formal completion steps, including translation and administrative checks, with a planned release […]
Australia Faces Rising Tide of Risky Gambling, ANU Study Finds Summary The Australian National University’s latest National Gambling Survey, led by Associate Professor Aino Suomi and co-authored by Dr Markus Hahn and Professor Nicholas Biddle, shows a worrying rise in harmful gambling behaviour despite a long-term fall in overall participation. Using the Problem Gambling Severity […]
RFC 9794: a new standard for post-quantum terminology Summary The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has co-authored RFC 9794, published by the IETF in June 2025, which defines standard terminology for Post-Quantum/Traditional (PQ/T) hybrid cryptographic schemes. The RFC, produced with Dr Britta Hale, lays out foundational definitions from algorithms to protocol-level artefacts to ensure […]
Trust, creativity and the bonds AI can’t replace Summary Sanjay Lobo MBE argues that while AI is rapidly moving from pilots to core operations — screening CVs, handling customer service and automating HR — the technology risks eroding the human connections that fuel trust, creativity and innovation in organisations. He highlights real-world cuts at firms […]
Canceling Telework For Disabled Feds Invites Litigation And Waste Summary The CDC notified staff on 15 September that approvals for long-term telework and reasonable accommodations were paused and existing permissions revoked pending clarification of an August HHS telework update. The move appears to treat telework as categorically unavailable rather than assessing accommodation requests individually, raising […]
LXL Ventures Opens Residency-by-Investment Pathway for Wealthy Americans Summary Portugal has approved LXL Ventures, the first golden-visa fund created exclusively for US citizens, offering a residency-by-investment route that grants a five-year residence permit and Schengen access. The fund is structured to meet both Portuguese golden-visa rules and US regulatory preferences (notably IRS reporting), and allocates […]
