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Catalonia publishes 2026 gaming-sector administrative fees

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The Generalitat de Catalunya published Order ECF/164/2026, setting general departmental fees that include charges for gambling services. The listed fee for authorising, renewing or registering a casino is €6,545.50; the order also sets charges for gaming businesses, premises, machines, inspection bodies and machine interconnections. The Directorate General of Taxes and Gaming administers the fees.

Catalonia gaming businesses can plan for specified authorisation, registration and technical-service charges administered by the Directorate General of Taxes and Gaming.

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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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