" The CNBB [National Bishops' Conference of Brazil] and the Evangelical Bench are very concerned about ludopathy. But the countries of Europe, North America and Asia have a special policy, reversing part of their collections for the treatment of this disease. There is a lack of clarification from these people, with more meetings like this one," added the secretary.
The project under discussion is 441/91, which is on the Board of Directors of the House, for the evaluation of the president of the house, Deputy Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ). "We are confident that the positive aspects of the legalization of gaming are many, from the increase in revenues, to the regularization of workers who are now in hiding, and to generate new opportunities, bringing tourists and foreign capital to the country," says Bob.
"Casinos from all over the world want to invest in Brazil," said Moacyr Auersvald, president of the National Confederation of Workers. "We've been at a conference in Las Vegas and big players like MGM and Caesar have said they have an interest in building complexes in our territory, in Tourism and Hospitality (CONTRATUH), which represents the category.”
For Auersvald, the generation of jobs is the central point of the need for legalization. "In the United States alone, there are 750,000 direct jobs, and for every hotel room in a casino complex, there are four service workers in a country with 13 million unemployed like ours, it's absurd not to explore this extremely positive tourist side."
For the president of the Brazilian Association of Bingo, Casinos and Similar (ABRABINCS), Olavo Sales, the greatest fear of these international groups is with legal uncertainty, in case the bill is approved. "The investment is hundreds of millions of dollars, it is not possible for these groups to be surrendered to a simple decision of a ruler. Legalization must be seen as state policy and because it is a worldwide trend, it will probably be solidified in this way," he said. Sales added that in the world are US$ 182 billion in revenue from bingos and casinos. "Of this amount, on average, there are 30% of taxes, 56 billion dollars for the public coffers, and no penny for Brazil," he laments.
On the accusations of money laundering, Daniel Amoroso, world president of UNI Games and the Gambling Workers' Union (Argentina), says that technology already rules out this type of practice. "In Argentina, where I closely monitor the casinos, there are advanced software and applications to make this control, which happens everywhere in the world. Governments force companies to implement revenue systems. There is no reason to keep gambling illegal in Brazil".
Source: GMB / Terra
