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TAR Veneto awards betting operator €5,000 over delayed Arzignano opening

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The TAR Veneto ordered the Municipality of Arzignano and Italy’s Interior Ministry to pay a betting operator €5,000, plus legal interest, for losses caused by a delayed opening. The court rejected claims for rent, utilities and reputational damage, and found no compensable liability on the part of Veneto region.

The decision limits compensation to proven lost profit while clarifying responsibility for the delayed betting-shop opening.

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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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