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Tayayá Resort owner denies illegal gambling allegations in Brazil

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Tayayá Resort owner Paulo Humberto Barbosa denied that the property offers illegal gambling after a media investigation alleged it had video lottery machines and poker and blackjack games. The report said it observed 14 machines and children using them; Barbosa said the machines were authorised by the Paraná state lottery and that guests played cards without the resort encouraging betting. Justice José Antonio Dias Toffoli declined to comment.

The allegations and the owner’s denial concern the legality of gambling offered at a Brazilian resort.

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