LOTERJ met BMM Testlabs in Rio de Janeiro on 23 July to discuss regulation of video lottery terminals, which the state is finalising. LOTERJ president Hazenclever Lopes Cançado said the framework was under development; the source gives no completion date.
The proposed VLT framework could set the regulatory conditions for this gaming format in Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio de Janeiro’s Secretariat of Public Order withdrew permission for To All Games Operações Lotéricas to install video lottery terminals at Jockey Club Brasileiro in Gávea. The machines had not been installed; the municipality removed them from the list of permitted games after the mayor said in August he would not grant further permits for electronic gaming machines.
Paraíba’s state lottery authority Lotep held a meeting with authorised operators and industry representatives in João Pessoa on 11 March, according to a media report. Discussions included responsible gambling, marketing rules, regulatory modernisation and technology for monitoring authorised platforms.
Rio Grande do Sul governor Eduardo Leite announced a bill to regulate the state lottery, covering traditional, instant and prognostic-based games while excluding fixed-odds sports betting. The proposal would allow the state to award concessions to private operators, subject to state oversight and a responsible gaming plan. The public tender and auction are planned after a final announcement expected in April; contracts are scheduled for the following year, according to the report.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission says its regulations cover the permitting, transport, operation, relocation, modification and destruction of slot machines and other electronic gaming devices. Under 205 CMR 144.00, each slot machine must be tested and approved by a commission-certified independent laboratory before use on a gaming floor; the commission identifies GLI and BMM Testlabs as certified labs.
Paraná lottery authority Lottopar presented its operational and technology controls for betting at BiS Brasília, held on 2 and 3 June, according to the report. Lottopar director Fábio Veiga said digital instant lottery sales through a concessionaire's video lottery terminals operate under certification, monitoring and oversight.