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Fabrizio Sala backs Italian gaming reform and local authority involvement

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Italian MP Fabrizio Sala of Forza Italia backed the government’s unified approach to public gaming reform during a debate in the Chamber of Deputies. He called for clearer national rules and involvement of regional and municipal authorities, including on the location of gaming venues and protection of sensitive areas.

The reform could determine how national rules and local authority powers shape land-based gaming networks.

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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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