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Brazil betting authority schedules consumer protection seminar for 16 June

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Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) said it will hold its first Consumer Betting Protection and Responsible Gambling Seminar in Brasília on 16 June. The event is scheduled for 9:00 to 17:30 and will cover consumer protection, market oversight, debt, gambling-related harm, advertising and customer service. Registration is open to authorised fixed-odds betting operators and members of SINAPO.

Authorised operators can register up to two representatives to discuss consumer protection and responsible gambling with public bodies.

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