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AGU asks Brazil’s Supreme Court to exclude fixed-odds bets from lottery ruling

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Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office (AGU) asked the Supreme Federal Court to clarify that its ruling on state lotteries does not cover fixed-odds betting. The AGU said the ruling could otherwise leave room for state betting operators to serve customers beyond their home states. It also asked the court to require geolocation controls and restrict digital advertising outside an operator’s state.

The requested clarification could determine whether state betting operators must restrict customer access and advertising to their own states.

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Brazil Supreme Court allows Flamengo to join challenge to fixed-odds betting ban

Supreme Federal Court minister Luiz Fux authorised Flamengo on 30 September to join as an interested party in a case challenging the federal government’s provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting in Brazil. The case was brought by the National Association of Games and Lotteries and the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming; Flamengo said it sought to contribute the sports sector’s perspective.

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