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Brazilian health minister calls for restrictions on betting advertising

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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.

Operators and advertisers may face further scrutiny over exposure of children and teenagers to betting promotions.

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Brazilian minister Guilherme Boulos calls for a total betting ban

Brazil’s Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Guilherme Boulos, called for a total ban on online betting during a broadcast on 12 May. He said existing regulation had not resolved problems and alleged that betting companies were involved in money laundering; his remarks contrast with federal agencies’ work to regulate and supervise the sector.

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