against project that opens up gambling

Lottery store owners in Brazil are trying to mobilize deputies against the approval of Bill 3,626/2023, which could be voted on this Wednesday (13) in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies. An opinion presented yesterday by deputy Adolfo Viana (PSDB-BA) modifies the original proposal, which deals with the taxation of sports betting, with loopholes that make gambling viable and create the possibility of opening physical places to place bets.

The president of the National Association of Lotteries, Bruno Lobato, recorded a video explaining the main problems of the text. “They will be able to create as if it were a modern casino, anywhere in the country, without any type of limit. Just pay the grant and do it”, he comments.

Lobato adds that there will be unfair competition with lottery companies, putting their survival at risk. The video appeals to parliamentarians for a deeper discussion on the topic, especially through public hearings.

Furthermore, deputy Adolfo Viana did not foresee the social impacts that could be caused, such as ludopathy – gaming addiction. If kept on the agenda, federal deputies will have limited time to carry out a detailed analysis of Deputy Viana’s replacement, which is extensive and full of technical terms.

The bill was presented by the Lula government as an emergency and aims to regulate sports betting sites. In 2018, during Michel Temer’s government, a law was approved that allowed sports betting in Brazil, which would later be regulated. Five years later, there is still no regulation approved on the subject.