The European Court of Justice ruled on 16 April in case C-440/23 that EU law permits national restrictions on gambling, according to the German Toto and Lottery Block. The DLTB said the ruling confirmed Germany could prohibit lottery betting and require providers to obtain German authorisation.
The ruling supports Germany’s ability to prohibit lottery betting and require providers to obtain German authorisation.
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Frankfurt’s Higher Regional Court upheld a player’s claim to recover around €118,000 in losses from Co-Gaming Ltd, ruling on 1 September 2026 that the online sports betting contracts were void because the company lacked a valid German licence. The court rejected the company’s appeal and found the claim was not time-barred, according to the reported judgment.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux asked for the Ministry of Sport and the Brazilian Olympic Committee to join a public hearing on the country’s betting ban, scheduled for 3 November, the report said. The case concerns Provisional Measure 1,394, signed on 25 September, which bans the operation, offering, intermediation and advertising of sports betting and virtual games.
Justice Luiz Fux of Brazil's Supreme Court has requested that the Ministry of Sport and the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) join a public hearing on the national betting ban, set for 3 November. The session is to take place before the court's Second Panel.
Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux is considering when to issue a betting ban decision, UOL reported. The ruling is likely to follow the election as Fux seeks to avoid accusations of political bias.
According to UOL, Justice Luiz Fux of Brazil's Supreme Court is likely to hold back his ruling on the legal challenges to the country's betting ban until the presidential election's second round has taken place on 25 October. The report states that Fux has discussed the timing with fellow justices, telling them a ruling after the vote would reduce the risk of being accused of favouring one of the presidential candidates. At the Supreme Federal Court (STF), he is the judge in charge of the challenges to the provisional measure and has not yet decided on the injunctions sought to suspend the ban.
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Luiz Fux ordered the attorney-general to respond within 72 hours in a case involving Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting, the report said. Fux was also assigned as rapporteur for three further cases challenging the measure. The claimants in those cases have sought suspension of the ban, while one argues that it should not apply to states and the Federal District.
Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino rejected the ANJL’s request for an interim suspension of Minas Gerais’s decree restricting betting advertising on state property and at state-backed events. The decree also bars state funds from financing such activity; the court has yet to decide the case’s merits. ANJL said it will appeal to the full court.