A press report said South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal reaffirmed the online casino ban. The National Gambling Board called on provincial authorities to monitor their licensees following the ruling.
The reported ruling and monitoring call affect provincial oversight of licensed gambling businesses.
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Spain's Supreme Court has admitted El Prat de Llobregat's appeal on whether municipal planning powers can restrict private gambling, according to the report. The municipality's 2022 decision was overturned by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia after an appeal by the Catalan industry association; the Supreme Court will consider the municipality's appeal.
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke has decided not to seek leave to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada case over Ontario’s cross-border iGaming liquidity model. The council said its views would be represented by other intervenors and that further participation would not be an effective use of its resources.
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke has decided not to seek leave to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada appeal over Ontario’s ability to pool peer-to-peer iGaming liquidity internationally. The Council said other intervenors would sufficiently represent its perspective and that further participation was not the best use of its resources.
Italy’s Supreme Court rejected the Revenue Agency’s appeal in a VAT dispute involving a fuel station that also offered lottery, gaming and video lottery services. The Court upheld the finding that those services were ancillary to the fuel business, allowing the operator to deduct input VAT in full rather than apply a reduced pro-rata deduction.
Kalshi and New Jersey asked the Third Circuit to pause proceedings after New Jersey informed the company it would appeal the dispute to the US Supreme Court. New Jersey argues that Kalshi’s sports contracts amount to sports betting and that it is operating an unlicensed sportsbook; the Third Circuit had ruled in April that Kalshi was likely to succeed in arguing the state could not dictate its trading.