The Government of Maranhão published Notice 01/2021, which opens the period for accreditation of companies interested in operating lottery modalities at the state level. MAPA – Maranhão Partnerships opted for accreditation, as a way to guarantee the “plurality of interested parties and the indeterminacy of the exact number of providers sufficient for the adequate provision of the service, so that the more companies accredited to carry out the object, the better the public interest will be served,” as stated in the Notice.
This means that MAPA will accredit all interested companies that meet the requirements of the notice, with no limit on the number of participants. For this purpose, the Notice and its attachments are available at MAPA’s website, while the company has provided the following e- [email protected] for doubts.
Companies interested in accreditation must submit the qualification documents within 60 days of publication of the Notice in the Official Gazette of the State of Maranhão, which results in November 29 for the end of the accreditation period.
After that, MAPA will analyze the documentation required in the Notice and the interested party will receive the concession to explore all authorized lottery modalities, in physical and virtual media: State Lottery Numbered (passive species), Numerical Forecast Lottery, Specific Forecast Lottery, Sports Forecast Lottery, Instant Lottery and Fixed Quota Betting Lottery.
The concession will last for 20 years, counting from the publication of the extract of the contract in the Official Gazette. Pursuant to the Notice, interested parties may submit their respective Business and Game Plans for approval by MAPA's Lottery Directorate soon after the advance payment of the grant and up to a maximum period of 30 (thirty) days from the end of the period of accreditation.
The accreditation period will be reopened every five years to enable new companies interested in performing lottery services in Maranhão to qualify for this purpose, in order to always guarantee the high competitiveness of the sector in the State.
Updated documents for download (available in Portuguese) are:
- ACCREDITATION NOTICE 01/2021
- CREDENTIAL NOTICE 01/2021
Source: GMB
