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California ratifies Agua Caliente gaming compact through 2061

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2173, ratifying an amended gaming compact with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and extending it through 31 December 2061. The agreement allows for up to 500 additional gaming devices and restructures the tribe's contributions to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund. The law took effect immediately upon signing.

The compact sets the tribe's gaming framework through 2061 and permits up to 500 additional gaming devices.

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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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