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Brazil health minister urges betting surcharge as self-exclusions near 300,000

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Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha called for a surcharge on online betting operators to support health and security, he said in an interview. He said almost 300,000 Brazilians had used platform self-exclusion tools; the ministry is launching a remote service for gambling-related psychological and psychiatric care this month.

A proposed surcharge could affect online betting operators, while the ministry is adding a remote treatment service.

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Brazilian health minister calls for restrictions on betting advertising

Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha called for limits on online betting advertising during a radio programme on 9 April, according to the report. He compared gambling addiction with tobacco dependence and said advertising exposure should be limited, particularly for children and teenagers. The report also says the government has suspended gambling advertising directed at those groups.

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