Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency published the final PSQF 5.1 communications protocol for fixed-odds sports betting, reportedly on 19 June. The update adds an extended feed-provider attribute to the event-creation message and a dedicated table for feed providers.
Concessionaires and other betting-system participants will need to account for the updated data-exchange specifications.
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Brazil's ban on fixed-odds betting under Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 has affected financing for national sport, Tiago Gomes wrote in SBC Notícias. The opinion piece argues that prohibition does not amount to protection.
The prohibition of fixed-odds betting in Brazil, established by Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, has resulted in consequences for the financing of national sport.
Brazil’s MP 1,394/2026 prohibits fixed-odds betting, according to a report discussing the measure and its effects on licensed operators. The report says 85 operators paid R$30 million each for five-year authorisations, totalling R$2.55 billion, and that the government will not refund fees for unused periods. Finance Minister Dario Durigan said investors would have predictability in Brazil.
Brazil's government has prohibited fixed-odds betting through MP 1,394/2026, according to the report. The measure ends authorisations that had been active for 22 months. The government will not refund the authorisation fees or the portion covering the remaining period, the report says.
Brazil’s deputy prosecutor-general Luiz Augusto Santos Lima said at an STF public hearing on 3 November that the prosecutor-general had not yet reviewed the case challenging the provisional measure on fixed-odds betting. Justice Luiz Fux said the court could return the issue to the legislative and executive branches, and noted that the STF would need to consider eight constitutional actions if asked to rule.
Brazil's Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR) did not state a position on the provisional measure that banned fixed-odds betting in the country. This came at the end of a public hearing convened by Justice Luiz Fux of the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) on 3 November. Deputy prosecutor-general Luiz Augusto Santos Lima said the prosecutor-general had not yet reviewed the case challenging the measure.
Michigan’s Gaming Control Board approved fixed-odds horse-racing wagers for the state’s regulated online betting market, according to the report. The option lets customers lock in odds when placing a bet; the board’s executive director said the change responds to bettor demand.
The Michigan Gaming Control Board has approved fixed-odds wagering on horse racing in the state's regulated online sports betting market, according to the report. The format lets customers lock in their odds when a bet is placed, instead of relying on a traditional pari-mutuel pool.
Brazil’s Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 prohibits fixed-odds betting and related advertising, marketing and sponsorship, according to an opinion article. It requires advertising and sponsorship materials to be removed within ten days of publication and operators’ existing authorisations to end after 30 days. The article says the changes raise questions about existing commercial contracts.
Brazil's Provisional Measure 1.394 of 25 September 2026 prohibits fixed-odds betting in the country, according to an opinion article. The article was written by Marcos Paulo de Castro Pereira, a lawyer at Ciscato Advogados Associados.