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LA CÁMARA DE DIPUTADOS DE BRASIL HA DADO EL primer paso en un estudio de amplio alcance sobre las implica- ciones de una posible legalización del bingo, los casinos y otras actividades de juego, con la integración de una Comisión Especial para examinar diez propuestas sobre el tema. El Comité Especial del Marco Regulatorio del Juego en Brasil se ha creado a petición del diputado Nelson Marquezelli (PTB-SP), quien aboga por la legislación como una forma de estimular la creación de empleo y el turismo en el país.
EL DIRECTOR DEL COMITÉ DE CONTROL DEL JUEGODE Colombia (Coljuegos) ha anunciado una importante ofensiva contra el juego online, y ha enfatizado las ventajas que tendrán sobre el sector las nuevas normas que regulan las carreras de caballos a nivel local. El Comité de Control del Juego también ha anunciado planes para bloquear los sitios web de juego extranjeros que ofrecen sus servicios a los residentes locales.
EL MINISTRO DE TURISMO DE BRASIL, HENRIQUE Alves, se ha declarado públicamente a favor de la legalización de los casinos y los bingos. Confirmó que ya ha enviado un proyecto de ley al director de la Secretaría de Gobierno, Ricardo Berzoini, que será estudiado por el Ejecutivo.
LA EMPRESA ESPAÑOLA DE JUEGO CIRSA PODRÍA estar apuntando hacia Brasil, ahora que el juego ha vuelto a ocupar el foco del debate en el congreso brasileño. El director gerente de la empresa en Brasil, Miguel Santesteban Zorrilla, declaró ante la prensa local que si no se legaliza el juego a finales de este año, la empresa estaría lista para aprovechar la apertura del mercado el próximo año.
A FIN DE REFORZAR LOS INGRESOS PARA EL Estado, el Gobierno brasileño ha anunciado que se encuentra
preparando el procedimiento de licitación para que el sector privado gestione íntegramente el funcionamiento de su división de juegos de premio instantáneo. Actualmente, los juegos de premio instantáneo están siendo gestionados exclu- sivamente por Caixa (banco estatal de Brasil).
EL PROCESO DE CONSOLIDACIÓN DE LAS operaciones entre las empresas chilenas fusionadas Dreams y South African Sun International se pondrá en marcha en diciembre. El proceso de consolidación se desarrollará durante aproximada- mente un año, en un primer período en el que la empresa invertirá hasta 10 millones de dólares, entre otras cosas, en el desarrollo de sistemas y la unificación de los jugadores.
TOWN AND COUNTY LEISURE, LA EMPRESA dedicada al juego y el entretenimiento con sede en Birmingham, se ha hecho con los derechos de distribución del sistema Ticket2Go líder del mercado de JCM FutureLogic, que ofrece a los establecimientos pequeños y medianos una solu- ción para las máquinas de juego que actualmente no están conectadas a un sistema TITO.
INSPIRED, EL PROVEEDOR LÍDER DE VIRTUAL Sports, Mobile Games y SBG Video Lottery, ha anunciado hoy que le suministrará a SNAI acceso a su primera colección de produc- tos de juego de Mike Tyson para el mercado del juego italiano.
GREENTUBE, LA UNIDAD DE NEGOCIO INTERACTIVA de Novomatic, ha anunciado que ha alcanzado un acuerdo sobre contenidos con el Circus Group.
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DEPUTIES STUDY NEW LEGALISATION
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has taken the first step in a wide ranging study on possible legalisation of gambling
Brazil - Legislation
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has taken the first step in a wide ranging study on the implications of a possible the legalisation of bingo, casinos and other gambling with the integration of a Special Commission to examine ten proposals on the sub- ject.
The Special Committee on the Regulatory Framework on Games in Brazil has been created at the request of Deputy Nelson Marquezelli (PTB-SP), who advocates legalisation as a way to stimulate job creation and tourism in the country. The joint committee will analyse, among other topics, the legalisation of games via the Internet, slot machines and the popular street lottery known as the Animal Game.
Referring to the UN: “Of 193 countries, gaming is already established in 177 of them. 200,000 Brazilians will play in other countries, in particu- lar in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay. We cannot let the currency flow out of this country. We have 2.5 million people playing worldwide and we have to make these people come to play in Brazil,” Mr Marquezelli said. These sentiments were echoed by Deputy Elmar Nascimento who said: “We cannot ignore that gaming is a source of tourism revenue in the more developed countries.”
The members of the committee estimate that the
legalisation of gaming could generate revenue equivalent to more than half of the US$10.5bn that the government is currently attempting to raise via the so called Provisional Contribution on Financial Transactions (CPMF) plan which is aimed at balancing public finances.
The minister admitted that the issue is still contro- versial and that the any pro gaming legislation will meet fierce resistance from religious groups. However, the news comes just days after the Minister of Tourism for Brazil, Henrique Alves, came out publicly in favour of the legalisation of casinos and bingo halls. The Minister confirmed that he had already submitted a bill to the head of the Secretariat of Government, Ricardo Berzoini, which will be studied by the Executive branch.
The creation of the committee is the latest in a number of fast moving developments after President Dilma Rousseff sought out the opinion of lawmakers on their stance on the issue in August. In the conversation with legislators, it is believed that the President admitted that the gov- ernment was considering allowing gambling in order to improve the economy and reduce the fis- cal deficit.
Colombia brings in new rules for Online and Horse Racing
COLOMBIA The Head of The Colombian Gaming Control Board (Coljuegos) has announced a major crack- down on online gaming and emphasised the benefits new rules of the local horse race will have on the industry.
The Gaming Control Board has also announced plans to block offshore gaming sites offering their services to locals. The new rules follow the largest crack- down in Colombian history on the land based sector with the board announcing that is has bro- ken the record when it comes to the confiscation of illegal gaming equipment and machinery. According to head Cristina Arango, the board has so far con- fiscated 2,512 pieces of gaming equipment in total and imposed fines of US$13.6m so far this year.
The board plans to block sites via
local police agencies in what could herald one of the strictest polices again online gaming in the entire region. “We have identified around 200 sites and the idea is to control them via a program in conjunction with the Ministry of Technology and Information and the Cyber Crimes Police. With them we are setting up a similar scheme to the struggle against child pornography in order to block these gambling pages on football, poker and some online lotteries,” Cristina Arango said.
She also went onto to outline the reason for the recent tax break for the horse racing industry and how it compared favourably on the tax rate for other popular games in the region such as Baloto – a lottery which runs twice a week and Super Astro – a lottery type game based around the signs of the zodiac.
The Colombian Gaming Control Board is aiming to provide a new impetus to the industry by cutting taxes and extending licences. Amendments to Colombia’s horse racing laws will cut taxes to just one per cent from five per cent on gross sales, extend licences for 10 years and give local municipali- ties more say over the industry.
“This rate is lower than Baloto which stands at 32 per cent and compared to sports betting which stands at 24 percent and Super Astro which pays 10 per cent. It’s a significantly lower rate as what we are trying to encourage is this type of business which involves large investments with coordina- tion between horse breeders horse track operates, jockeys and track staff,” she said.
In its heyday the horse racing industry employed over 40,000 people in Colombia but has been sharp decline with a total of eleven tracks closing over recent years and there are now only a handful of thoroughbred breeders left.
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