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Korea Sports Promotion Foundation offers rewards for illegal betting reports

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The Korea Sports Promotion Foundation said it will pay 15,000 won for each illegal sportsbook site reported during its World Cup campaign. Payments depend on the Broadcasting and Communications Deliberation Commission deciding to block the reported site; monthly payouts are capped at 1.5 million won, with an individual limit of 100,000 won for the reporting period.

The scheme gives operators and regulators a defined mechanism for reporting illegal sports betting sites during the campaign.

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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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