Facial Recognition in Betting, UK Sponsorship Bans and Brazil’s Casino Horizon

Weekend conversation corner - 17 July

Welcome back to the Weekend Conversation Corner from Focus Gaming News, where we cut through the chaos to bring you the top headlines of the week! I'm your host, Oliver, and alongside my brilliant co-host Charlotte, we are thrilled to bring you the twenty-sixth episode of our second season.

 

This week, we dive into a packed global agenda, starting with a proposed US bill that would mandate facial recognition on sports betting platforms to verify users' ages and protect children. Across the pond, we explore the UK government's latest consultation on banning unlicensed gambling sponsorships in sports, and discuss why a UK parliamentary committee is aggressively questioning the new Financial Risk Assessments for gamblers. We also look at Google's upcoming ban on real-money prediction market extensions in the Chrome Web Store, and break down the EGBA's latest report highlighting a massive 34 per cent surge in European online gaming revenue.

 

But our biggest hook of the week takes us to South America: With conservative resistance and election-year politics in play, what are the real chances of land-based casinos finally being legalised in Brazil?

 

Tune in as Charlotte and I break it all down. Stay updated, stay motivated, and keep playing!