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Senate adviser calls for rapid measures to protect Italy's gambling businesses and players

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Renato Loiero, a parliamentary adviser to Italy's Senate, called for swift measures to protect gambling businesses and players at the Acadi Forum in Rome, according to the report. He said Italy's land-based gambling reform remained incomplete and highlighted tax stability, institutional participation and local oversight among areas needing attention.

Tax stability, institutional participation and local oversight remain policy priorities for Italy’s gambling businesses and players.

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Brazil’s STF weighs betting suspension as legal challenges raise uncertainty

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is considering the constitutionality of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, which temporarily suspended the regulated fixed-odds betting market. At a 3 November hearing, Justice Luiz Fux raised questions about legal certainty, non-retroactivity and the measure’s constitutional basis; the source says the court may consider how a ruling affects companies already approved. A separate appellate ruling granted temporary relief to CDA Gaming, though the source text ends before detailing its effect.

Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.

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