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Italian lawmaker urges gambling concessions to protect smaller businesses

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Italian MP Andrea de Bertoldi urged the government to design future gambling concessions without favouring large international operators, according to the report. He argued that online gambling’s lighter tax on margins could shift customers away from land-based venues and reduce state revenue. De Bertoldi also opposed venue-distance rules and opening-hour limits.

Future concession requirements could affect market access for smaller Italian gambling businesses.

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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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