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Uruguay’s Senate advances online gambling bill to lower house

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Uruguay’s Senate approved an online gambling bill on 16 August 2022 and sent it to the country’s Chamber of Representatives for review, according to reports. The proposal would place online gambling under the Economy and Finance Ministry’s Casino Directorate and create a national operator register. It also proposes allocating 5% to 8% of gross revenue to harm prevention and treatment.

Operators would face a proposed national register and rules enforced by the Casino Directorate if the bill becomes law.

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Brazilian Congress president extends betting ban measure by 60 days

Brazil’s Congress president, Davi Alcolumbre, extended the provisional measure prohibiting fixed-odds betting for a further 60 days, with the decision published on 11 November. The extension gives lawmakers until February to consider the measure, which would end betting authorisations, block websites and apps, and return user balances; the government estimates the ban would reduce revenue by BRL12bn.

Brazil’s provisional ban on fixed-odds betting has been extended by another 60 days by Congress president Davi Alcolumbre. The decision appeared in the federal official gazette on Wednesday 11.

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