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Rio Grande do Sul governor considers excluding betting from lottery plan

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Rio Grande do Sul governor Eduardo Leite said he may submit the state lottery concession proposal without sports betting, after previously considering a package that included fixed-odds betting and other lottery products. The proposal has not yet gone to the state legislature, and the government may still revise it before submission.

Removing betting would change the scope of the planned private concession and the products available in the state lottery.

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Rio Grande do Sul weighs lottery proposal with sports betting option

Rio Grande do Sul is considering a proposal to restore its state lottery and may send it to the Legislative Assembly without the sports betting provision, which has drawn opposition from lawmakers. Governor Eduardo Leite said the state should retain betting revenue for public investment, while arguing that national-level regulation of betting is not within the state’s remit.

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