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India’s Supreme Court has rejected a series of review petitions filed by online gaming companies seeking to overturn its landmark ruling upholding Tamil Nadu and Karnataka’s authority to prohibit online games played for money or other stakes. The decision leaves the challenged state laws in force and reinforces the ability of state governments to restrict real-money gaming, including products that operators classify as games of skill. The petitions sought a reconsideration

Justice Luiz Fux faces mounting legal challenges as football clubs, broadcasters and gambling industry associations seek relief from sweeping restrictions on betting operations and advertising. Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court is expected to address the legal challenges to the country’s nationwide online betting ban after the second round of the presidential election on October 25, with Justice Luiz Fux weighing whether restrictions on betting platforms should remain in force

Federal court grants temporary protection to Stake's operating licence, marking the first successful legal challenge by a licensed betting operator against Brazil's sweeping online gambling prohibition. Online betting operator Stake has secured a significant legal victory in Brazil after the Federal Court of São Paulo granted a partial preliminary injunction allowing the company to resume operations until 25 October 2026. The ruling represents the first favourable judicial

A Hong Kong court has ruled that an arbitral award worth more than €30 million can be enforced despite arguments from a Canadian bank that complying with the judgment could expose both the institution and its employees to criminal liability under Canada's sanctions regime. The ruling offers significant guidance on how courts weigh sanctions-related concerns against the long-established principle of enforcing international arbitration awards. Arbitration dispute centred on

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a petition demanding a time-bound investigation into the alleged money laundering involving the Jaypee group and requesting that any proceeds of crime recovered be used to complete stalled housing projects. A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant issued notice on a petition filed by Vandana Sabharwal, a homebuyer in one of the Jaypee projects. The

A civil court in the state of Goiás has dismissed a compensation lawsuit filed against Novibet by a plaintiff who identified himself as a problem gambler, establishing a firm judicial distinction between the duties of betting operators and the responsibility of users within Brazil’s evolving regulated gambling framework. The ruling was issued by the 3rd Court of the Special Civil Court in the District of Anápolis, which concluded that the case was “completely unfounded” and r

The 3rd Court of the Special Civil Court of the District of Anápolis, located in the state of Goiás, has ruled entirely unfounded a lawsuit brought by a user against Novibet, delivering a significant judicial decision that helps define the legal limits of operator responsibility within Brazil’s rapidly evolving betting sector. The plaintiff had sought compensation for both material and moral damages, as well as the annulment of gambling transactions conducted through the plat

A Russian court has chosen not to impose prison sentences on the three individuals behind a high-profile illegal poker club operating in the western city of Smolensk. Instead, the district court issued suspended jail terms ranging from 20 to 22 months, according to a report by Russian media outlet Rabochy Put. The three organizers, whose identities have not been disclosed due to legal restrictions, were also ordered to serve two years of probation. In addition, each of th

A 36-year-old assistant manager employed at a high-end watch boutique was brought before the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, where she claimed trial to 44 counts of money laundering involving a total of RM1.7 million. The accused, Miki Oshiro, entered a plea of not guilty after all charges were read out before three Sessions Court judges — Izralizam Sanusi, Azrul Darus and Norma Ismail. According to the charge sheets, Miki is alleged to have received RM1.7 million i

United States federal prosecutors have secured a twenty-year prison sentence against Daren Li after his conviction for laundering more than 73 million dollars connected to a vast international cryptocurrency investment fraud operation. Li, a dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis, received the maximum penalty allowed by law after admitting to organizing a sophisticated financial structure designed to process criminal proceeds. Despite the sentencing, Li is currently a

A criminal court in Kuwait has imposed seven-year prison sentences on nine individuals convicted of running an online gambling platform and laundering the proceeds of illegal activity, in what authorities characterised as an organised criminal enterprise. In addition to the custodial sentences, the court ordered each of the nine defendants to pay a fine of KD1m (approximately $3.3m). This brings the combined personal fines to KD9m (around $29.7m). The court also levied a

A criminal court in Kuwait has imposed seven-year prison sentences on nine individuals convicted of running an online gambling platform and laundering the proceeds through a complex financial network, in a case described by authorities as an organised criminal scheme. In addition to the custodial sentences, the court ordered each defendant to pay a fine of KD1m (approximately $3.3m). The combined personal fines total KD9m (around $29.7m). The court also levied a separate