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Maryland lawmakers schedule online gambling bill hearing for 8 January

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Maryland Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary’s House Bill 17 is scheduled for a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on 8 January. The proposal would authorise the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to license and oversee online gambling, while land-based casino operators have raised concerns that online play could reduce their revenue.

The hearing will test a proposal that could introduce online gambling licences while facing opposition from existing casinos.

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Brazilian lawmakers schedule hearing on betting payments to athletes

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies will hold a public hearing on payments by sports betting companies to athletes for use of their names and images. Deputy Caio Vianna filed the request, which is due for a vote on Wednesday 10 September; the 2023 law provides for a share of fixed-odds betting revenue to go to athletes, clubs, confederations and sports leagues. FENAPF has said athletes have not received the payments.

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