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Dominican lawmakers approve gambling bill with longer licence terms

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The Dominican Republic’s Senate approved amendments to a gambling bill, which was then sent to the executive for promulgation, according to the report. The changes extend lottery betting-shop licences from two to five years and casino, slot-machine and online gambling licences from five to ten years. Senators also called for further study and clearer rules on parts of the bill.

Operators would face longer licence terms, while the bill’s labour-protection provisions and final enactment remain relevant uncertainties.

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Italian chamber assigns minors’ digital health bill to social affairs committee

The Chamber of Deputies assigned Gian Antonio Girelli’s bill on minors’ digital health to its Social Affairs Committee on 3 November 2026, according to the report. The proposal covers prevention of problematic or compulsive video game use and would establish a three-year national plan; it is at first reading.

The Chamber of Deputies has assigned bill A.C. 3079, brought by Partito Democratico deputy Gian Antonio Girelli, to its Social Affairs Committee (XII) as the lead committee. The assignment, which starts parliamentary examination of the bill, took place on 3 November 2026.

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