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ASONABADE and ADOBAD challenge Dominican horse-racing permits and draft gambling law

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ASONABADE and ADOBAD alleged that the National Horse Racing Commission issued licences without proper controls, saying horse-racing sales points had grown from 166 in 2019 to nearly 70,000. ASONABADE president Ricardo Nadal called for the permits to be withdrawn and warned that the proposed gambling law could raise the number of betting outlets above 150,000 if passed in its current form. The bill, approved by the Chamber of Deputies, is under Senate review.

The Senate review may shape gambling authorisations as associations challenge licences and warn of more betting outlets.

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Brazil’s STF weighs betting suspension as legal challenges raise uncertainty

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is considering the constitutionality of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which temporarily suspended the regulated fixed-odds betting market. At a 3 November hearing, Justice Luiz Fux raised questions about legal certainty, non-retroactivity and the measure’s constitutional basis; the source says the court may consider how a ruling affects companies already approved. A separate appellate ruling granted temporary relief to CDA Gaming, though the source text ends before detailing its effect.

Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.

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