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Chile online gambling ban backed by Senate committee as Brazil extends betting ban
A Chilean Senate committee approved two amendments that would ban online betting platforms outright, by three votes to one. In Brazil, Congress added 60 days to its own ban while the Supreme Court stopped lower courts from ruling on it.
Brazil betting ban Supreme Court hearing set for 3 November with 28 entities
Brazil's Supreme Court has published the schedule and speaker list for its 3 November public hearing on the provisional measure that banned fixed-odds betting. Twenty-eight entities are due to testify.
Brazil betting ban: 415 new illegal betting sites logged in days
President Lula's provisional measure banned online betting on 25 September. Monitoring data shows hundreds of unlicensed domains appeared within two days, the same window in which the government blocked 506 sites.
Lula issues Brazil online betting ban by provisional measure before election
President Lula issued a provisional measure banning online betting operators from taking deposits, with every licensed site set to go offline on 6 October. Bettors have until 5 October to pull their money out, and operators are already preparing legal challenges.