Ecuador’s Constitutional Court approved a referendum question on allowing casinos and gambling halls in five-star hotels, reversing its earlier rejection. Voters are due to decide the proposal on 16 November; casinos would be permitted only in five-star hotels if it passes.
The referendum could determine whether casino operations return to Ecuador, limited to five-star hotels.
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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court was due to consider whether treating the operation or establishment of games of chance as a criminal misdemeanour is compatible with the Constitution. Lawyer José Francisco Manssur argued that a ban would benefit illegal operators and said regulation was the way to address the issue; the report names four admitted amici curiae and Justice Luiz Fux as rapporteur.
Lawyer Marco Ripamonti said Italy’s Constitutional Court ruling 104/2025 has also been applied in tax and criminal proceedings, as well as challenges to administrative penalties. The ruling found unconstitutional a provision of the Balduzzi Decree that prohibited making electronic tools available for gambling, he said.
Italy’s Constitutional Court held a public hearing on a Lazio Regional Administrative Court referral challenging the €50,000 minimum penalty for gambling-advertising violations. The case arose from an Agcom order imposing a total €157,000 penalty on a content creator over promotional material shared through three online channels. The state’s legal office argued that the penalty framework is not fixed because it also calculates sanctions at 20% of advertising value.
Chile’s Constitutional Court rejected an admissibility challenge by Enjoy creditors Avla and Inversiones Asterix, ending the suspension of the casino collusion case before the Competition Tribunal. The case, brought by the National Economic Prosecutor in October 2024, alleges that Dreams, Enjoy and Marina del Sol colluded in casino tenders; the companies and executives have disputed the allegations.
Belgium's Constitutional Court annulled an exemption that allowed bars with gaming machines to operate without checking the EPIS self-exclusion register, according to the report. The legislature has until the end of 2027 to amend the rules. The court also questioned the exclusion of National Lottery online products from comparable player-protection controls; the report says future rules may require register checks and a minimum age of 21.