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Te aim of the bill is to create new jobs and generate more investment opportunities for betting, bingo, fantasy sports and lottery companies.
BRAZIL LEGISLATION Betting bill gets Green Light in São Paulo
Te São Paulo’s city council has approved betting bill (Bill 613/2022) in its second hearing.
Paraguay - Conajzar defends tender Conajzar has published a statement defending its decision to award the single sports betting licence to Daruma Sam for the second time. According to the board the tender was carried out legally and transparently.
“Conajzar has examined the offers presented, taking into account a series of requirements, among which the following stand out: canon fee amount; financial capability; juridical capacity; background and experience in the tendered activity; guarantee offered,” the board said.
According to the regulator, the public tender “met with all the legal requirements and has been open, public, transparent and in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the law.” In addition, the board argued that they had been open to any type of clarification regarding the tender.
Brazil - Sportingtech enhances platforms Sportingtech has bolstered its platform offering in Brazil with the addition of casino content from developer Gaming Corps. The deal will see Gaming Corps’ unique and premium casino content distributed through Sportingtech’s Quantum platform and made available to operator partners in Brazil.
The supplier’s casino slot portfolio includes player favourites Jet Lucky 2, Penalty Champion, Tikiz N Juice, Stormy Witch and Cat Ching, which have proven popular in a wide range of local markets.
Sportingtech’s operator partners throughout the country will gain access to these games via its Quantum platform, eenhancing the provider’srange of casino content.
Mexico - Casino tax rise in Querétaro The Governor of the state of Querétaro Mauricio Kuri González confirmed that the state government’s Revenue Act for 2022 will increase taxes on casinos.
Local deputy, Gerardo Ángeles, president of the Planning and Budget Commission of the Legislature, also confirmed that the proposed income law of the Executive Power included a tax on casinos, a new real estate tax and new environmental taxes that were already been approved in the 2022 income law, but will go into effect in 2023.
“Yes, some taxes are coming, a tax is coming to the casinos, we have not reviewed it 100 per cent, we are working on it,” he said.
The governor, Mauricio Kuri, said that casinos generated a large amount of income and they will have to continue supporting the growth of Querétaro.
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Brazil Jockey Clubs to offer horse race betting
Te Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) has approved a new National Racing Code (Ordinance MAPA 526/22) allowing jockey clubs to offer horse race betting. Flat events, with or without obstacles and trotting, may or may not be promoted via bets across the country, through Jockey Clubs allowing an increase in the institutions’ revenues.
Te new rules will give JockeyClubs the opportunity to monetise races that take place on Brazilian tracks. Only entities registered and authorised by MAPA will be able to organise races with the capture of bets, following all the rules and legal guidelines set down to ensure the safety and health of the animals.
Brazilian legislation defines any
game involving a bet as a crime according to Article 50 of the Criminal Contravention Act. Under this law, all games of chance are prohibited and considered a criminal offense in Brazil. Lotteries and horse race are the only forms of gambling permitted. However, horse racing is currently limited as there are only four racetracks and only 130 horse race betting shops for a population of 211 million.
Horse racing has been permitted since 1984. Te only private company authorised by the Ministry to run horse race betting is Betsson, through a partnership with the Rio Grande do Sul racetrack. In December 2019, Betsson remained with the majority stake (75 per cent) of the equestrian operator Suaposta, the first and only brand in the country to have a betting licence.
Te ISS is a tax falls within the jurisdiction of municipalities and covers the services provided by companies, corporations, or by autonomous professionals, as long as the operation is neither within the jurisdiction of the Federation nor the Federal State.
Te bill’s aim is to create new jobs and generate more investment opportunities for betting, bingo, fantasy sports and lottery companies.
In May, Councillor Rodrigo Goulart sent a letter to the mayor and the Secretary of Finance attesting to the importance of these industries to “make the Municipality of São Paulo attractive for investments by companies that operate online, since this market in constant evolution and growth and will be able to bring
significant amounts of contribution to the treasury.”
In November, the City Hall sent the PL to the City Council where it was approved in its first hearing.
According to Goulart, the fantasy sport and sports betting industries have been growing exponentially worldwide, including in Brazil. It is not difficult to prove this, just check the shirts of Serie A and B teams, advertising signs in stadiums or TV ads and social networks.
“And for the municipality to be more inviting to companies that invest heavily in these platforms, we need a fair and balanced regulation, with good tax incentives.”
Chile
Chilean lawmaker Deputy, Sebastián Videla, has demanded an investigation into online operators and their links to the top football association. Trough an official letter sent to heads of the Ministries of the Sports and Justice and the Ministry of Human Rights, Videla requested that the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP), be investigated. Te ANFP acts as the organizational body for professional competitions in the top two leagues.
Te deputy wants the ANFP investigated “due to the close relationship it has with online betting systems that are not duly authorised in the country.”
In the letter the parliamentarian asked that “the legality of the ANFP having commercial ties with online casino companies, which are not authorised by law in Chile, be reported.” In addition he wants the ANFP to review its statutes.
Videla said that he was confident that there would be interest from both bodies in regulating the activity as lobbying and special interest groups were “triumphing against the authority that has to monitor the well-being of football.”
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