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Alabama House committee advances gambling expansion package

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Alabama’s House Economic Development and Tourism Committee advanced an amended gambling package on Wednesday and sent it to the full House. The proposals include retail and online sports betting, up to 10 casino licences and a state lottery, but still require legislative approval and the governor’s signature. The package would also establish a state gaming commission if enacted.

The package could establish a new gambling regulator and permit sports betting, casinos and a lottery in Alabama.

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Brazilian Congress president extends betting ban measure by 60 days

Brazil’s Congress president, Davi Alcolumbre, extended the provisional measure prohibiting fixed-odds betting for a further 60 days, with the decision published on 11 November. The extension gives lawmakers until February to consider the measure, which would end betting authorisations, block websites and apps, and return user balances; the government estimates the ban would reduce revenue by BRL12bn.

Brazil’s provisional ban on fixed-odds betting has been extended by another 60 days by Congress president Davi Alcolumbre. The decision appeared in the federal official gazette on Wednesday 11.

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