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Basque Country court overturns casino croupier’s compensation award

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The High Court of Justice of the Basque Country overturned a ruling requiring a Bilbao casino to pay compensation to a croupier over workplace adjustments for cervical problems. The lower court had awarded €51,461.26 plus €9,830, but the appeal court found no sufficiently serious employer breach or violation of the worker’s right to physical integrity.

The ruling changes the casino’s liability for workplace adjustments and removes the lower court’s compensation award.

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Brazil’s attorney general asks Supreme Court to reject betting operator compensation claims

Brazil’s Attorney General Jorge Messias has petitioned the Supreme Court to dismiss operator challenges following a betting ban. Messias argues that gambling companies have no entitlement to compensation.

Brazil's Attorney General Jorge Messias has asked the Supreme Court to reject legal challenges brought by betting operators after the country's betting ban, arguing that gambling companies are not entitled to compensation, according to a petition reported on 7 October 2026. Messias sent a 60-page petition to Justice Luiz Fux on 5 October, hours before licensed betting websites were due to shut down. The petition asks Fux to dismiss requests from the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) and other parties seeking to suspend Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026. Fux has not yet ruled on the injunction requests.

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