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Rio Pag regains Loterj payments contract under interim court order

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Rio Pag obtained a preliminary court order restoring its contract to process payments for Loterj lottery and online betting services in Rio de Janeiro, reportedly. The state administration has appealed, while Loterj continues to seek about R$4m in disputed adjustments and interest after Rio Pag repaid R$18.5m held in its custody.

The order allows Rio Pag to resume payment processing while the contract dispute and state appeal remain unresolved.

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Catania review court overturns seizure order in alleged illegal betting case

The Catania review court overturned the order validating the seizure of goods from a shop in Acireale investigated over alleged illegal betting collection. It sent the records to prosecutors for the immediate return of the seized property. The ruling concerned the seizure and was not a final decision on the allegations.

The Catania review court has annulled the decree validating an evidential seizure issued in an investigation into an alleged illegal betting collection point in Acireale. The judge ordered the case records to be sent to prosecutors so that the goods seized from the business, a stationery shop in the town, could be returned immediately.

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