Tag Archives: Casino legislation
Brazil – Over half of Brazil’s lawmakers favour gambling
According to a new poll conducted by the Paraná Research Institute (Instituto Paraná Pesquisa) support is growing for an overhaul of Brazil’s antiquated gaming laws. Asked if they were in favour or against the legalisation of all types of gambling in Brazil including the legalisation of casinos, sports betting, bingo houses, the street lottery known…
Brazil – Brazil’s President says congress should decide on legality of gambling
President Jair Bolsonaro has said that the ruling on whether gambling should be legalised should be in the hands of the Legislature as opposed to the courts. “Our lawyer – from the Attorney General’s Office presented his position, but it is not an imposition. If it (gambling) has to stop being a contravention or not…
Brazil – Legal challenge to change gaming laws gains impetus in Brazil
The National Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality Workers (CONTRATUH) has put forward a motion naming itself as “amicus curiae” in a constitutional action aimed at changing Brazil’s antiquated gaming laws. Proposed changes to the law were submitted to the Federal Supreme Court by the Partido Humanista da Solidariedade (Humanist Party of Solidarity) in January and…
Japan – New laws to make Japan’s IRs ‘unprecedentedly large scale’
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approved new regulations for the country’s future IR casino industry yesterday with specifics including the necessary size of hotels, conference facilities and exhibition centres. Prime Minister Abe said he wanted resorts of ‘unprecedentedly large scale and high quality.’ At least 100,000 square meters must be taken up by the…
Brazil – Casinos left out of Brazil’s tourism bill
Brazil’s new tourism bill will not be used as a way to promote casinos internationally. Instead the administration will use a specific bill to allow for gambling expansion. The President of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Rodrigo Maia clarified the matter saying that he would uphold the Presidency’s commitment “so that the project for the legalization…
Brazil – Brazilian Tourism Minister backs casinos in Integrated Resorts
The Brazilian Tourism Minister, Marcelo Alvaro Antônio, has said that the government should start a debate in Congress about the possibility of allowing casinos in integrated resorts in tourist centres. The measure was also defended by the mayor of Rio, Marcelo Crivella. The minister, however, made it clear that this is not a topic that…
Brazil – Brazil’s large scale casino law slots into bigger bill
Gaming in large scale resorts is gaining ground in Brazil after a new gambling law which would legalise casinos as part of large scale resorts has been incorporated into a much larger gambling bill. Earlier this month Deputy Paulo Azi put forward PL 530/2019 which outlines a system whereby integrated resort casinos would be permitted…
Brazil – Rio de Janeiro’s Governor goes all in on support for Brazil casino intro
Newly elected Governor of Rio de Janeiro Wilson Witzel, has reiterated his support for casinos. Last week Mr. Witzel argued that new security measures in place to combat crime and money laundering would make a legalised industry more feasible and very briefly made a case for casinos in Brazil. However during the inauguration of the…
Brazil – New government could spell the end for Brazil’s casino hopes
Far-right candidate and ex-soldier Jair Bolsonaro 63 has defeated his leftist rival in the Brazilian elections. The candidate had an eight to 10 point lead over his leftist opponent coming into the second round. Bolsonaro, won with 55.5 per cent of the vote after defeating left wing candidate Fernando Haddad, a former Sao Paulo mayor….
