Rio mayor plans to block betting machines through city licensing
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said the city would refuse business licences to establishments with betting machines, opposing Governor Cláudio Castro’s state decree authorising them. Paes said Deputy Mayor Eduardo Cavalieri was expected to publish a municipal ban on installation on 22 August, and that he would discuss the issue with Castro.
A municipal licensing restriction could prevent venues in Rio city from operating machines authorised by the state decree.