Nevada Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager said AJR5 would not advance after missing the first committee deadline in the 2025 legislative session. The proposed constitutional amendment had passed both chambers in 2023; it needed to pass them again before voters could consider it in a 2026 referendum.
The proposal’s failure delays any ballot decision on establishing a Nevada state lottery.
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Paraná’s state audit court (TCE-PR) advised municipalities not to create or operate lotteries until Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) rules on municipal authority, according to a media report. The guidance followed a query from Cornélio Procópio; the STF’s final hearing date had not been set.
South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau named Siyakhaya Holdings as operator of the National Lottery and Sports Pools on 28 May, ahead of Ithuba Holdings’ licence expiry on 1 June. The NLC chair warned that operations could stop for at least nine months, while the DTIC and National Lotteries Commission planned to challenge a court ruling limiting a temporary licence to five months.
Scott Bright filed a lawsuit against Kalshi in King County Superior Court, alleging the platform violated Washington's online gambling ban. His complaint says he lost $308,781.62 between 17 June and 14 August 2026; Kalshi has sought dismissal and argues its event contracts are regulated under federal law and that counterparties, not the company, received his losses.
Scott Bright has sued Kalshi in Washington, alleging that its prediction market violated the state's online gambling ban. Kalshi has sought to dismiss the case.
Hotelux Amsterdam Airport closed at the end of October after Haarlemmermeer’s mayor ordered it to stop operating without a licence. The North Holland District Court rejected Hotelux Airport B.V.’s request to suspend enforcement on 8 October, but the ruling was a provisional assessment; Play World Casino in the same building remains open.
Hotelux in Hoofddorp reportedly closed at the end of October because it lacked the required operating licence, while the casino in the same building remains open. Play World still lists opening hours for Hoofddorp on its location page.
Texas lawmakers filed resolutions on 9 November proposing constitutional amendments that would let voters decide on casino gaming and in-person sports betting at an election on 2 November 2027. The proposals would permit up to 10 casino licences and cap operator taxes at 15%; a separate Senate resolution would allow the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to offer gaming through a state-tribal compact.