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São Paulo law provides gambling-addiction care through public mental health centres

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São Paulo governor Tarcísio de Freitas sanctioned a law on 25 August establishing a state programme for prevention and treatment of harms linked to online betting and physical casinos. It provides for specialist care at Psychosocial Care Centres, including staff training and therapeutic groups; the state government must still regulate how the services will operate.

Operators and regulators in São Paulo face a new state-funded treatment programme specifically covering gambling dependence.

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