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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced support for a national ban on online betting platforms, signaling a policy shift that would eliminate a fast-growing sector in Latin America's largest economy.
Any ban would crater valuations of Brazilian-focused betting operators and regional fintech platforms that depend on gambling revenue; international operators with Brazil exposure face immediate headwinds.
Lula's move reflects growing political pressure over gambling's social costs and addiction rates; other Latin American governments may follow suit, reshaping the region's fintech landscape.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he favors a national ban on online betting platforms, whose revenues in the South Am...
McKay Coppins, a politics reporter for The Atlantic, was asked by his editors to prepare a first-person account on the pitfalls of sports betting.
The entrepreneur Glen Tullman is betting people want to dress up and watch magicians in a luxury setting. Either it will work or $50 million will go p...
McKay Coppins, a writer for "The Atlantic," was given $10,000 by the magazine to immerse himself in online gambling. "The Atlantic" agreed to cover hi...
US congressman decried bets on when two crew members on the F-15 jet shot down by Iranian forces would be rescuedAfter strong criticism from a federal...
The judge said Kalshi’s event contracts are indistinguishable from sports betting, supporting the state’s position that the platform requires a ga...
As online betting has grown in popularity, a new report from the New York Federal Reserve builds on the troubling link between legal sports wagering and financial health.
The suits are the most ambitious effort to date that the Trump administration has gone to try to override state laws and set the rules for the fast-growing and increasingly divisive betting industry.
Automakers are facing a tougher US EV market but higher gasoline prices in recent weeks have spurred fresh interest.
As the Iran war drives global demand for interceptor drones, defense startups are betting they can fit a production line into a shipping container.
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