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Peru gaming sector allocates more than PEN120m to tourism development

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Peru’s National Society of Games of Chance president Fernando Calderón Castro said gaming taxes had generated more than 120 million soles for tourism development and marketing initiatives. He said total taxes from gaming operations reached 465 million soles last year, with allocations differing between land-based and online activity.

The allocation figures inform operators about how gaming-tax revenue is distributed between tourism and other public purposes.

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Whatnot faces more than 70 claims that card breaks are illegal lottery

Live shopping app Whatnot faces more than 70 arbitration claims alleging its card breaks operate as an illegal lottery. Lawyer Paul Lesko announced 15 requests for more than 30 clients in March 2026. The platform closed a $545m Series G round on 7 August, nearly doubling its valuation to $20bn, and moved more than $8bn in goods in 2025.

Whatnot faces more than 70 arbitration claims alleging that its card breaks operate as an illegal lottery. Lawyer Paul Lesko announced 15 arbitration requests on behalf of more than 30 clients against Whatnot in March 2026, and has since filed complaints for more than 70 people, the report said. The claims argue that breaks function as an illegal lottery and that part of what occurs on the platform amounts to fraud.

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