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Goa bars under-21s from casino gaming areas and adds 18% late-fee interest

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Goa’s Home Department amended casino rules to bar people under 21 from designated gaming areas and impose 18% annual penal interest on overdue recurring licence fees. The restrictions took effect immediately and apply to six offshore vessels and 17 onshore casinos; the state is seeking to recover about INR3.5 billion in unpaid casino revenue.

Casino operators in Goa must enforce the new age restriction and account for interest on overdue licence fees.

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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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