This month, Senator Angelo Coronel's replacement will be presented, and the expectation is for a more comprehensive proposal than Roberto Rocha’s project that links casinos to new resort developments.
Also, it is on the agenda (on April 7th) in the STF the judgment of an appeal that will decide whether the exploitation of games of chance is a criminal offense, but there is a great chance of being postponed to the second semester. The misdemeanor law dates to 1941, and ministers will decide whether this rule is in line with the Constitution of 1988.
Gambling is also the subject of a project by Senator Ciro Nogueira that provides for immediate legalization, which interests hotel owners.
Operators of the popular, but illegal, jogo do bicho who already have clandestine casinos also like this proposal. Another strength in favor of the gambling sector comes from the brothers Alejandro and Johnny Ortiz who defend the group of machine suppliers.
The pressure to legalize the sector still mobilizes powerful investors led by the American group Las Vegas Sands.
And the project has the sympathy of President Jair Bolsonaro, his son Flávio and Economy Minister Paulo Guedes. In that case, casinos would be awarded to new and large enterprises with a commitment to jobs, tax revenue and money laundering prevention.
In Mato Grosso, one of the targets for the party of dealers and baccarat is Malai Manso, a luxurious resort on the edge of Lake Manso, in Chapada dos Guimarães, 100 km from Cuiabá.
Source: GMB / O Bastidor / Diario de Cuiabá
