The bill that provides for the release of casinos and bingos in Brazil is still being processed in the Senate. However, the impact of legalizing gaming in the country has already been debated by several sectors. This was the theme of one of the panels at the 20th ESFE, held in São Paulo.
The seminar brought together important figures from the sector, such as Bruno Omori (president of IDT-CEMA – Institute for the Development of Tourism, Culture, Sport and the Environment), Maurício de Oliveira Santos (mayor of Socorro) and lawyer José Jakutis Filho (Five For Five Soluções Inteligentes).
The panel took place last Tuesday (18), at the Rebouças Convention Center, during the 20th Meeting of the Fairs and Events Sector. The objective of the panel was to analyze how land-based casinos and games can boost the tourism and events market in the national territory.
According to Bruno Omori, the event provided a broad debate about the impact of casinos on Mexico’s economy and expectations for Brazil, including a potential investment of R$70 billion and the creation of around 15 million jobs.
Furthermore, participants highlighted that the regulation of gaming enterprises tends to strengthen tourist destinations and the country’s macroeconomy.
Minister of Tourism believes that PL dos Cassinos will be voted on in the 1st semester
The Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino (União-PA), recently said that he awaits the vote on the Casinos PL in the first half of the year. He highlighted that tourism represents around 7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and projects that this share will exceed double digits by 2027.
Therefore, the minister has also held conversations with the new president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP), on the topic. “We are talking strongly with the senators, explaining the project. The whole world explores this economic activity through resorts integrated with regulated casinos.”
Sabino added: “For this reason, we are betting everything that in the first half of the year the project will be voted on and sanctioned. If there are casinos, we will do well there [tourism participation in 10% of GDP]”.
