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The Rio de Janeiro State Lottery – (Loterj) has become the first company authorized to operate online sports betting in Brazil. Rede Loto, headquartered in São Paulo was granted the five year licence for a value of R$5 million. For the president of the municipality, Hazenclever Lopes Cançado, the signing of the agreement marks a milestone…

Councillor for the city of Rio de Janeiro Pedro Duarte announced that he will put forward a bill similar to a bill approved recently by the governor of São Paulo. If approved the bill will reduce the ISS (Tax on Services of Any Nature) in order to create new jobs and generate more investment opportunities…

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…

Newly elected Governor of Rio de Janeiro Wilson Witzel, has defended the legalisation of casinos in Brazil. Speaking during a ceremony as the New Petrobras CEO was ushered into office at the company’s headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Witzel used the opportunity to talk briefly about gambling. Mr. Witzel, who took office this month as…

The President of the Lottery of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Loterj), Sérgio Ricardo de Almeida has come out in support of new laws which would open up the market to foreign investors. According to Ricardo de Almeida the state could be a frontrunner for the gaming industry with other states soon following suit….

Clarion, the conference and exhibition organiser, responsible for staging ICE Totally Gaming, EiG, GiGse and the WrB series, has been working closely with the Brazilian authorities to organize and host the first Brazilian Gaming Congress (BgC). The “by invitation only” event, which will be held November 18 to 20 in Rio de Janeiro, will provide…