Brazil proposal would send betting taxes to public hospitals
A new bill in Brazil would allocate 50% of revenue collected from fixed-odds betting taxes to the country’s public healthcare system.
A new bill in Brazil would allocate 50% of revenue collected from fixed-odds betting taxes to the country’s public healthcare system.
The Finnish governing parties are either withholding their position or taking a cautious approach to whether Veikkaus should be sold ahead of the country’s shift to a licence-based system in 2027.
FC Stuttgart and Winamax have reached a court settlement over the early termination of their shirt sponsorship deal.
The case centres on the 2019 appointment of FPÖ politician Peter Sidlo as CFO of Casinos Austria, which prosecutors say was part of an alleged political and corporate arrangement involving Novomatic.
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Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has launched disciplinary proceedings against Polymarket and Kalshi for allegedly operating gambling services without the required licences.