Advennt · State of Play
Global Gambling
Q1 2026
A quarterly briefing on regulatory movements, licensing outcomes and commercial viability across 40+ jurisdictions.
Headline numbers
Signals tracked
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Figure pending publication — Q1 2026 report.
TLA movements
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Figure pending publication — Q1 2026 report.
New frameworks live
6
Q1 2026 count — Brazil, Germany (GGL), UK (partial), Ontario, Malta, Netherlands
Enforcement penalties
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Figure pending publication — Q1 2026 report.
What moved this quarter
Brazil's federal framework bedded in with first casino licences issued, though player-protection guidance nudged Casino B2C from Green to Amber. Germany's GGL extended its transitional advertising code, and the UK opened a deposit-limit consultation with material implications for VIP programmes.
Editorial preview — Q1 narrative arrives with the published report.
#Most commercially viable · CasinoTLA
1Malta88
2United Kingdom86
3New Jersey84
4Ontario81
5Italy77
Three themes to watch in Q2
Advertising codes
01
DE, BR and ES all revising scope — expect fragmentation.
Deposit limits
02
UK consultation sets precedent for EU peers.
B2B licensing
03
Supplier regimes tightening across LATAM.
Read the full Q1 2026 report
Includes per-jurisdiction pages, contributor commentary and data tables.