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Timișoara council bans new gambling halls and phases out existing venues

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Timișoara’s local council unanimously approved a ban on new gambling halls, Mayor Dominic Fritz said. Existing venues may operate until their current licences expire and will not receive new authorisations; the National Lottery’s outlets are exempt. The report says 173 authorised gambling venues were in the city earlier in the spring.

Operators with gambling halls in Timișoara face a local ban on new authorisations and a phase-out as existing licences expire.

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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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