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Kaizen Gaming guarantees Brazilian jobs until Congress reviews betting measure

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Kaizen Gaming, owner of Betano, said it would maintain its Brazilian employees’ jobs until Congress completes its review of Provisional Measure No. 1.394/2026. The company said it was complying with current law and would honour existing social investment commitments, but did not extend its job guarantee beyond the review period.

Operators and employees face uncertainty because Kaizen’s job commitment ends when Congress completes its review.

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Brazil ministries restrict access to documents behind betting ban

Brazil’s Casa Civil and Ministry of Justice have restricted access to documents used to formulate MP 1.394/2026, which prohibited fixed-odds betting and online games. Casa Civil cited legal professional privilege; the Justice Ministry classified the documents as reserved for five years. The report says the Finance Ministry had earlier told an information-access requester it had no study on the ban’s impacts.

Two government bodies each shut off access to the records, and each gave a different reason, according to the report. The report said that forty days after the issuance of Medida Provisória no 1.394/2026, which banned fixed-odds betting and online games in the country, the Lula government had still not shown society the documents that supported the decision.

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