Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said a court order, not government officials, authorised 20 casino permits linked in media coverage to companies connected with Hernán Bermúdez Requena's family. She said the permits have not been used and that the cases described in the coverage were separate.
The permits remain unused, while the president says their issuance followed a judicial order rather than a decision by officials.
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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.
The Emilia-Romagna Regional Administrative Court provisionally suspended the Modena police chief’s order closing a public premises for ten days over minors’ participation in public games. The court said the dispute over which authority may impose sanctions requires further examination and suspended the order until its panel hearing on 4 November 2026.
The Emilia-Romagna Regional Administrative Court has provisionally suspended a ten-day closure order issued by the Questore of Modena against a public premises, in a case concerning the participation of minors in public games. The court suspended the order until its panel hearing on 4 November 2026. The measure does not annul the decree.
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.
Chief Justice John Roberts denied Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa’s request to pause an order requiring it to recognise and bargain with the Culinary Union, reportedly on 4 September 2026. The order remains enforceable while Red Rock pursues a Supreme Court appeal; Station Casinos said it would comply while continuing to challenge the NLRB decision.
The US Supreme Court rejected Red Rock Casino's emergency application to pause a lower court ruling. The ruling requires the casino to comply with a National Labor Relations Board order to bargain with workers.