Proposals are back on the table for land-based casinos and again the impetus is the tax carrot. If passed Brazil could see up to 43 casinos, 292 Jogo do Bicho points and more than 6,000 bingo and video bingo rooms. It is said the casino market could generate up to R$20bn (US$4bn) annually and support 650,000 jobs in total.
President Rodrigo Pacheco dispatched the bill and renumbered it Law no. 2234/2022. In 2020 he had put forward his own pro-gambling bill widely known as the ‘Sheldon Adelson Law’ which he claimed would double tourist figures in Brazil within five years.
Bill 2234 replaces several other bills which have been submitted in the past. It has been supported by Senator Irajá Silvestre Filho who has been appointed as rapporteur for the bill following his report in favour of the proposal. He states the main benefit of the bill would be “to allow an economic activity that is already practiced, even in contravention, to come under state control, mitigating potential links between gambling and organised crime.”
Te bill has sparked mixed reactions. Casinos have always been a sensitive issue since they
were banned in 1946 and there has been no real push to introduce them again despite the odd attempt met with a lukewarm response from lawmakers.
But as the gaming landscape has changed in the country over the last few years the proposals are back on the table for land-based casinos and again the impetus is the tax carrot that the state is reaching for.
If passed Brazil could see up to 43 casinos, 292 Jogo do Bicho points and more than 6,000 bingo and video bingo rooms. It is said the casino market could generate up to R$20bn (US$4bn) annually and support 650,000 jobs in total. Tose against are concerned about the social and ethical implications.
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Casinos in integrated resorts that must contain at least 100 high-end hotel rooms plus MICE facilities, restaurants, bars, and shopping malls.
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Te physical space of the casino would be maximum 20 per cent of the complex’s total area and could have electronic games, bingo, table games and slots.
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Te law would allow for one establishment per state whilst states with more than 25 million population (only Sao Paulo) would be permitted three casinos whilst those with a population of 15-25 million could have two casinos – this is the four states of Minas Gerai, Rio de Janeiro, Amazonas and Para.
Licences may also be granted for the operation of casinos in leisure complexes for up to two casinos in states larger than 1m
sq.km. In locations classified as tourist hubs a casino would be permitted regardless of population density. Te bill also authorises river casinos with a maximum of 10 licences.
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Casino businesses would need R$100m paid- up capital and licences would be issued for 30 years. Each state would set up a regulatory body.
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Bingo halls would require a minimum capital of R$10m and in a location with minimum
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