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Basque government allocates €100,000 for gambling prevention programmes

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The Basque government approved a €100,000 grant call for non-profit organisations running gambling information, awareness and prevention projects. The programmes may target minors, young people, families and educators, but cannot provide assistance, therapy or rehabilitation; applications are due within one month of the order's publication.

Eligible organisations can seek funding for preventive gambling programmes, but therapeutic and rehabilitation projects are excluded.

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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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