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Botswana Gambling Authority partners with South East Region on school education

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Botswana’s Gambling Authority and the Ministry of Child Welfare and Basic Education’s South East Region launched a memorandum of understanding to promote responsible gambling awareness and protect young people. The agreement gives the authority access to 77 schools and supports the region’s Staff Excellence Awards for two years, according to the report.

The agreement gives the authority access to 77 schools for responsible gambling education.

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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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