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La Rioja approves decree creating regional gambling commission

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The La Rioja government approved a decree creating a consultative commission on gambling, which will sit under the regional department responsible for gambling. The government said the body will bring together public authorities, private operators and civil society, and can propose a prevention and treatment strategy with a two-year action plan.

Operators will have representation in a commission that can propose gambling-prevention policy and coordinate public bodies.

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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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