On Wednesday, the 17th, the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, communicated to the deputies the need to start a debate on the sports betting regulation. He emphasized, however, that the government has no intention of imposing taxes on the games.
The minister participated in...
If Brazil is accelerating the process of regulating sports betting as a result of the investigations of the Maximum Penalty Operation (promoted by the Public Ministry of Goiás), other countries are also moving to create mechanisms that inhibit scandals related to the sector.
In...
After a third reading by the Texas House of Representatives, the state's sports betting bill heads to the Senate. House Joint Resolution 'HJR 102' and Representative Jeff Leach's Bill 'HB 1942' now go to the Senate.
HJR 102 received 101 out of a possible...
The Provisional Measure that regulates Sports Betting in Brazil had great repercussions when the news circulated that it was already regulated and finalized, but in fact it is still in the finalization phase.
According to the Federal Government, with clear rules, there will be...
In an interview given to Míriam Leitão's blog on the O Globo portal, parliamentarian Felipe Carreras (PSB-PE) declared that the CPI of Sports Betting will be established this Wednesday, May 17, one day after the date planned for the presentation of the document referring to the set...
The Brazilian lawyer and founding partner of the law firm Montgomery & Associados, pioneer of the Lean Full Service - LFS model and specialized in gaming law, sports betting and lotteries, Neil Montgomery, spoke yesterday (09/05) in Gibraltar on the development of legal framework for the sector...
In addition to the General Sports Law project, another topic involving sports competitions has received the attention of the Senate in recent days: sports betting regulation. The subject gained strength with the advancement of Operation Maximum Penalty, by the Public Ministry of Goiás, which investigates a scheme...
The evangelical parliamentary wing in Congress is planning to block consideration of the proposed sports betting regulation. The Ministry of Finance is currently preparing a provisional measure that proposes the legalization of this type of game related to competitions organized by confederations, leagues and federations. Meanwhile, Senate...
The National Association of Gambling and Lotteries (ANJL) spoke out against the decision of the Federal Government to tax the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) by 16%. According to the Poder360 website, the organization of the betting sector stated that the measure adopted is “excessive”.
Recent accusations of match-fixing in Brazilian football have had repercussions in the Federal Senate. This Thursday, the 11th, Senator Jorge Kajuru (PSB-GO) defended the investigation of cases and the analysis of projects that regulate sports betting.
The senator himself has a project of his...
