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Brazil Supreme Court allows Flamengo to join challenge to fixed-odds betting ban

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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.

The court’s decision gives a sports club a formal role in litigation over the proposed nationwide betting ban.

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