Brazil
In September Rousseff and several cabinet ministers met with party leaders from the alliance to see if new proposals which would allow for gaming in Brazil would have their approval according to statements made later by a number of lawmakers to local media.
According to the Deputy Domingos Neto, the government could also permit online gaming as during the meeting the President highlighted the fact that currently Brazilians use international credit cards in order to gamble via offshore betting sites and leave no resources for the government. Legislators said, however, that the project could face fierce resistance from Deputies and Senators with ties to the church but, but agreed to consult their constituents. The proposals would mean fundamental changes to Brazil’s gaming laws and could allow for the operation of bingo halls, large scale casino resorts, sports betting and could allow for other types of gambling as well.
Pressure has continued to mount and a month later in October Senator Benedito de Lira asked for the Senate’s approval for Senator Noguiera’s 2014 law. Speaking in a plenary session, the Senator asked for the approval of Senate Bill 186/2014, arguing that in times of crisis and due to lack of resources, the regulation of gambling in Brazil could significantly increase tax generated by the state.
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In September Rousseff and
several cabinet ministers met with party leaders from the
alliance to see if new proposals which would allow for gaming in Brazil would have their approval according to statements made
later by a number of lawmakers to local media.
promotion of tourism, an increased investment in infrastructure, job creation and increased tax collection. Benedito said he had submitted a proposal to President Dilma Rousseff and had carried out an informal consultation with members of both houses. The majority of respondents were in favour of the idea, he said.
During the debate Senator Ciro Nogueira reinforced Senator Benedito’s arguments, noting that for every three reals, two reals are played illegally. The author of the proposal also said that the project may be included in the list of matters including in Brazil Agenda a wide sweeping set of proposals designed to stave off the current political crisis.
CASINOS Casinos remain illegal under the terms of the
Criminal Contravention Act which bans in general terms gaming in Brazil. In 2008 there was an attempt to introduce measures which would have seen six casinos in tourist zones while the opening of any other casinos would be restricted for another five years. The law after being introduced to The Commission of Economic Development, Industry and Commerce of the House of Representatives in Brazil did not make it through the committee stage.
Legislation which would allow casinos was also introduced in 2014 by Senator Ciro Nogueira as part of the legislation which would have allowed for an expansion in the market. According to the draft proposals, casinos would be able to offer a full raft of casinos games. Licences would be valid for twenty years and casinos must hire preferably local workers.
THE ANIMAL GAME AND NEW LEGISLATION One of the key issues in Brazilian gaming industry
is the jogo de bicho or animal game which was at the very heart of the Mensalao scandal. It could also herald major changes in the industry should the government take the bold step of legalising the game.
The animal game was founded in 1892 by Baron Drummond Joao Batista Viana, founder and owner of Rio de Janeiro Zoo. To overcome a crisis in its
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