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California bans blackjack variants in cardrooms from April

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California approved rules prohibiting blackjack and related games in cardrooms from 1 April, with operators required to submit compliance plans by 31 May. Hawaiian Gardens officials warned of possible local revenue losses; the Los Angeles County Business Federation estimated the ban could cost the county more than 5,000 jobs.

Cardroom operators and local authorities face a compliance deadline and potential employment and tax-revenue effects.

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Quaest poll puts bets and social media at 7% as source of hope nationwide

A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.

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