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Loto Potiguar signs first sports-betting permission contract in Rio Grande do Norte

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Loto Potiguar signed its first fixed-odds betting permission contract in Rio Grande do Norte, but it will not take effect until the operator pays a R$2m grant fee. The state has set no launch date, and further technical and administrative checks will follow payment, according to state lottery coordinator Jucielly Lima.

The contract remains inactive, so launch timing and the operator’s entry depend on payment and further checks.

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