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Brazil Senate inquiry proposes 16 online gambling measures

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Brazil’s Senate Inquiry Commission on online gambling proposed 16 measures following hearings on the regulated sports betting market, including tighter advertising rules, age and financial eligibility checks, and a ban on online casino-style games. The recommendations require a Senate vote, which commission leader Hiran Gonçalves said would be delayed until the following week for senators to review them.

If adopted, the proposals would change advertising, player checks and oversight requirements for Brazil’s gambling sector.

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Merola proposes higher gambling tax to fund fuel support measures

Virginio Merola, a deputy of Italy's PD-IDP, proposed financing economic support measures in the fuel decree by raising taxes on gambling. Speaking during the parliamentary debate on 21 October, he said he shared the aims of an amendment by fellow deputy Sottanelli but favoured a different funding method.

Virginio Merola, a deputy of Italy's PD-IDP, proposed funding the economic support measures in the fuel decree by raising taxes on gambling. He made the proposal during the parliamentary debate on 21 October on the decree-law containing urgent provisions for economic support and for containing the effects of the continuing rise in fuel costs, as well as on tax matters.

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