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Piracicaba sets rules for municipal lottery with six betting formats

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Piracicaba’s municipal government issued a decree regulating its lottery, setting out six betting formats, including sports predictions and fixed-odds betting. The city projects annual revenue of R$75 million; its Finance Department will oversee the activity, which may be operated by a private concessionaire selected through a tender.

The decree establishes the lottery’s formats, oversight and potential route for private operators to enter a procurement process.

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