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Virginia Lottery lets winners withhold names and photographs without written consent

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Virginia Lottery rules effective 1 July prevent the lottery from publishing winners’ names or photographs on its website without written consent. The change also covers Lottery Rewards and second-chance winners, who will receive private email notifications after drawings instead of having their names published online.

The policy changes winner-publicity procedures and requires the lottery to notify affected winners privately.

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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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