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Brazil Senate committee approves casino and gaming bill 14-12

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Brazil's Senate Constitution and Justice Committee approved Bill No. 2,234/2022 by 14 votes to 12, according to the report. The proposal would permit land-based casinos, with limits of one per state and the Federal District, except for higher limits in four states and three in São Paulo. It would also change rules for bingo and jogo do bicho; the bill has not been described as enacted.

The committee vote advances a proposal that could alter casino, bingo and jogo do bicho rules across Brazil.

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Brazilian Congress president extends betting ban measure by 60 days

Brazil’s Congress president, Davi Alcolumbre, extended the provisional measure prohibiting fixed-odds betting for a further 60 days, with the decision published on 11 November. The extension gives lawmakers until February to consider the measure, which would end betting authorisations, block websites and apps, and return user balances; the government estimates the ban would reduce revenue by BRL12bn.

Brazil’s provisional ban on fixed-odds betting has been extended by another 60 days by Congress president Davi Alcolumbre. The decision appeared in the federal official gazette on Wednesday 11.

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