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Haddad plans Brazilian online betting restrictions after six-month data review

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Brazil's finance minister Fernando Haddad said the economic team will present online betting data to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after six months of collection, for discussion of possible restrictions. He said the proposals could include tighter advertising rules and investigations into suspected crimes linked to betting, and that the government would revisit parts of the market's regulation.

Operators may face revised advertising rules and scrutiny as the government considers restrictions on online betting.

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