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EGP president says Italy's gaming halls need new concessions to adopt technology

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EGP-Confcommercio president Emmanuele Cangianelli said gaming halls in Italy could not introduce new technologies without concession rules governing their use. Speaking at the 2026 Acadi Forum in Rome, he cited biometric age checks and payment technologies as possible applications, and said the absence of new Bingo concession tenders was among the issues affecting the sector.

Concession terms affect whether gaming halls can implement technologies for age checks and payment awareness.

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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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