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Australia's anti-scam centre launches taskforce on fake casino websites

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Australia's National Anti-Scam Centre launched a taskforce to disrupt fake online casinos targeting First Nations Australians. Scamwatch received 806 related reports in 2025, up from 677 in 2024, while reported losses rose from about A$449,000 to A$1.6m. The taskforce is due to operate until 9 December this year.

The taskforce brings regulators and industry intermediaries together to address scams that resemble online gambling services.

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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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