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Alabama House passes gambling package and voter-referendum amendment

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Alabama’s House passed a package to legalise sports betting, casinos and a state lottery, along with a constitutional amendment that would put the decision to voters. House Bill 151 passed 70-32 and enabling Bill 152 passed 67-31; the package now goes to the Senate, and voters would decide in November if it passes there and receives the governor’s signature.

Senate consideration and a possible voter referendum will determine whether the proposed gambling expansion advances 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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