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São Paulo court orders Apple to tighten age checks for casino apps

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The Court of Justice of São Paulo ordered Apple to strengthen App Store age controls in Brazil to prevent minors from downloading certain casino-mechanics apps and making in-app purchases. The urgent order initially covers Casino Roulette: Roulettist; Apple has five days to block downloads by users identified as minors and must introduce age verification before virtual chips can be bought with real money. The case followed a July lawsuit by four organisations representing children’s and adolescents’ rights.

The order requires Apple to apply age controls to casino-style app downloads and real-money purchases in Brazil.

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São Paulo judge rejects lawyer’s R$163m claim for betting losses

A São Paulo judge rejected lawyer Willer Tomaz’s R$163m claim for reimbursement of betting losses. The judge considered that Tomaz had accepted the risk of betting.

A São Paulo court has rejected a claim by lawyer Willer Tomaz for reimbursement of R$163m he says he lost betting on the Blaze platform, according to a ruling by judge Guilherme Madeira Dezem of the 44th Civil Court of São Paulo. The judge held that Tomaz had assumed the risk of betting and was not a passive bettor. Tomaz is also under investigation by the Federal Police (PF) on suspicion of using betting to launder money.

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