SÁB 18 DE MAYO DE 2024 - 12:03hs.
And asks for a new gaming law

Brazilian gaming house Keno Play explains how it works legally

'For all those who always wanted to go to a Keno Play house, but for not knowing how  games legaly works has not visited us yet ... this is your chance to clarify your doubts and come to know one of our franchises,' said the brand that owns five houses in Rio Grande do Sul on its Facebook page. It explains that under the turf law it pays taxes on its profits and asks the government to legalize the activity to generate money and employment.

In its post, Keno Play explained that the houses are operated by the Jockey Club Carazinho and are interconnected having all the lotteries of the central house being transmitted to the other venues in real time.

Keno Play also made clear that the law protecting the company is 7,291/84, known as the Turf Act that authorizes Jockey Clubs to explore other types of lottery games, and that according to that law houses they pay taxes on their profits.

In another image on its Facebook page, Keno Play asks for the legalization of all types of games showing data such as that among the countries affiliated to the UN 75% has regulated gaming; or that in South America only Brazil and Bolivia do not have a law for the activity and, mainly, that the Government could raise between US$4.85 and US$5.45 billion in taxes with the market besides generating employment and new entertainment options.

Keno Play is inspired by the United States lottery system where, through an electronic draw of numbers, customers compete for 60% of the revenue from each move at the same time, in the three houses of the group. The winners of the lottery will have the name and CPF registered in the Keno Play administration system, for payment of prizes with receipt and payment of 30% of the amount of income tax, depending on the amount received.

Keno Play houses are interconnected, operate simultaneously and are run by the Jockey Club Carazinhense (JCC), through an agreement with the company Sparta, managed by the investor Mauro Sebben, located in Florida. The investment in the houses varies between US$135,000 and US$270,000 per venue. Each house can receive between 300 and 600 people and together they employ 200 employees.

Source: GMB