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NOGA cites rise in Dutch gambling addiction-care cases to 2,456

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The Dutch online gambling association NOGA expressed concern after 2023 data from LADIS recorded 2,456 people receiving addiction care primarily for gambling, up from 1,920 in 2022. NOGA said the increase was mainly linked to more institutions supplying data and cautioned that the figures do not show whether problems arose from legal or illegal online gambling.

The figures inform Dutch operators and policymakers about addiction-care demand and the limits of the available data.

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Brazilian Congress president extends betting ban measure by 60 days

Brazil’s Congress president, Davi Alcolumbre, extended the provisional measure prohibiting fixed-odds betting for a further 60 days, with the decision published on 11 November. The extension gives lawmakers until February to consider the measure, which would end betting authorisations, block websites and apps, and return user balances; the government estimates the ban would reduce revenue by BRL12bn.

Brazil’s provisional ban on fixed-odds betting has been extended by another 60 days by Congress president Davi Alcolumbre. The decision appeared in the federal official gazette on Wednesday 11.

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