Germany’s Federal Court of Justice heard a case on whether players can recover losses from online gambling providers without German licences. The court is due to announce its rulings on 27 January 2027, and the report said possible repayment claims may remain viable.
The ruling may affect operators facing player claims over gambling losses taken without a German licence.
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It was reported that a Northern California federal court dismissed RICO claims seeking gambling-loss recovery from DraftKings. The ruling applied a public-policy bar to claims seeking repayment of those losses.
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.
The Netherlands’ Supreme Court ruled on 3 July that gambling agreements made before the Remote Gambling Act took effect cannot be invalidated under the earlier Betting and Gaming Act, reportedly. The decision concerns claims over pre-regulation losses, including a case brought for about 2,500 former Unibet customers that carried an estimated €75 million liability. FDJ United said the ruling provides certainty; the source says the court rejected the legal basis for these claims.
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that member states may prohibit certain online casino games and bets, including when operators hold licences in other EU countries. It said players may seek repayment if a national court declares their contract void for lack of the required domestic authorisation, subject to national law.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court began reviewing whether the 1941 criminal prohibition on gambling is compatible with the 1988 Constitution. Justice Luiz Fux, the rapporteur, presented the first part of his vote in favour of maintaining the rule; the hearing was suspended before he completed it. The case concerns 2,728 stayed proceedings, and the other justices are due to vote after Fux concludes his opinion.