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ILGA seeks transfer of oversight for NSW ClubGrants scheme

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New South Wales’ Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority sought to transfer oversight of the ClubGrants scheme to the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue, citing compliance and workload concerns. More than 500 clubs submit applications each year, and the scheme distributed $127 million in 2025. The NSW government is considering a review completed in January 2025; its final report has not been publicly released.

A change in oversight could affect administration of a scheme linking clubs’ poker-machine tax concessions to community grants.

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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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