Austria’s Supreme Court ruled on 26 June 2024 that illegal gambling operators can sue players to recover winnings already paid out. The final judgment applies to online gambling and gaming machines, according to the report.
The ruling gives illegal operators a route to pursue players for paid-out winnings in Austria.
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The Dutch Supreme Court upheld a ruling that holds Cyberluck Curaçao NV and its sublicensee Trigonon Group NV responsible for a Turkish player's unpaid winnings, the report said. The claim concerned 620,000 Turkish lira (€16,910) won at Trigonon's Bahsine casino; the court's decision requires both companies to pay. The ruling is not immediately enforceable against Cyberluck.
The Netherlands Supreme Court rejected Cyberluck’s appeal after a lower court ordered it to pay two players winnings withheld by a sublicensee. The ruling leaves master licence holders accountable for sublicensees’ failures, according to the report.
Finland's Supreme Administrative Court ruled on 1 October that a professional bettor could deduct stakes on losing bets placed in 2020 with operators outside the EEA. The Tax Administration's adjustment adding more than €112,000 to his earned income and its €1,154.60 tax increase were annulled, and the administration must pay his legal costs.
Supreme Federal Court minister Luiz Fux authorised Flamengo on 30 September to join as an interested party in a case challenging the federal government’s provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting in Brazil. The case was brought by the National Association of Games and Lotteries and the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming; Flamengo said it sought to contribute the sports sector’s perspective.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court allowed Caixa Econômica Federal to participate as an amicus curiae in a case over municipal lotteries. A preliminary injunction issued in December 2025 requires municipal lottery operations to stop and bars new programmes; the court has not set a date for its final judgment.