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Senator Irajá expects Brazil casino and bingo bill to reach vote before recess

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Brazilian senator Irajá Silvestre Filho said he expects the Senate to vote on Bill 2.234/2022 before its recess, scheduled for 18 July. The bill would legalise casinos, bingo, Jogo do Bicho and horse-racing bets; Irajá said he was negotiating with party leaders and believed the proposal had enough support, while senator Eduardo Girão opposes it over potential social and debt-related harms.

A Senate vote could advance or stall the proposed legalisation of several forms of land-based gambling in Brazil.

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