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  "site": "Ethiopia Odds",
  "version": "2026-08-24",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "records": [
    {"subject":"Ethiopian Lottery Service","category":"Regulator source","status":"Primary source monitored","finding":"A new private sportsbook is not treated as licensed without a verifiable ELS authorisation.","checked":"2026-08-24","source_label":"Ethiopian Lottery Service","source_url":"https://els.gov.et/"},
    {"subject":"August 2026 enforcement","category":"Federal enforcement","status":"Official communication checked","finding":"The federal communication reported action against 38 enterprises described as illegal institutions and associated financial measures.","checked":"2026-08-24","source_label":"Government Communication Service","source_url":"https://www.gcs.gov.et/en/2026/08/06/government-takes-decisive-action-to-tackle-corruption-and-illegality/"},
    {"subject":"July 2026 no-licence warning","category":"Supporting status source","status":"ELS warning reported; primary update preferred","finding":"The published report records an ELS warning that no sports-betting organisation held legal authorisation. A direct newer ELS publication supersedes this row.","checked":"2026-08-24","source_label":"Published warning report","source_url":"https://www.stockmarket.et/lottery-service-warns-no-licensed-betting-operator-exists-in-ethiopia/"}
  ]
}