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Madrid government advances bill to offset new business administrative burdens

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The Community of Madrid government has approved a bill to reduce administrative burdens and will send it to the regional assembly for debate and a vote, according to a report. The proposal would require each new administrative burden on a business to be offset by removing another of equivalent cost, and generally set two annual start dates for new business obligations: 2 January and 1 July.

The proposal could affect when gambling businesses in Madrid must implement new obligations and how administrative requirements are offset.

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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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