Brazil reopens project to apply federal rules on land-based gambling

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 7:50 PM
  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News

The Senate of Brazil is set to debate further changes related to gambling, as a project is re-submitted to apply federal rules on land-based casinos, horseracing, and the sale of jogo do bicho (instant win games).

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Brazil’s Senate Agency has confirmed that project 2,234/2022, which seeks to determine federal rules for land-based gambling activities, will be debated by the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) of the Senate on 17 April.

As reported by SBCNoticias, “Bill (PL) 2.234/2022 was presented two years ago by the now former deputy Renato Vianna to authorise ‘among other modalities’, the legalisation of casinos and bingos, horseracing, and jogo do bicho.”