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Massachusetts DPH launches Evive gambling-support app

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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health launched Evive, an app intended to offer people experiencing gambling problems an initial route to support. The app includes daily check-ins, progress tracking, lessons and peer-support features, and is available in English; the state helpline continues to serve callers in English, Spanish and other languages. DPH said the app is intended to complement, not replace, the helpline.

The app adds a digital support option for people affected by gambling harm in Massachusetts.

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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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