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Alabama lawmakers delay public discussion of gambling expansion bills

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An expected Alabama conference committee meeting on gambling legislation did not take place on Wednesday, and no new date for public discussion had been set, according to reports. The House bills would have allowed casino gaming, sports betting and a state lottery, but the Senate removed casino gaming and sports betting before the committee stage.

The delay leaves lawmakers without a stated timetable to reconcile major differences over proposed gambling expansion.

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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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