VIE 29 DE MARZO DE 2024 - 11:12hs.
Movement has fallen more than 50%

Sports betting surpasses jogo do bicho in Brazilian state of Ceará

Jogo do bicho operators say that sales have fallen more than 50% after the emergence of the new modality. 'Jogo do bicho is forbidden and I can not install a betting point, but they have one on every corner. If I put a sign of jogo do bicho on the street, the police come on me.With them, it does not happen,' compares the operator, with more than 30 years of experience in the field.

Brazilian popular "jogo do bicho” has reigned during several years, until the sports betting appeared that overcame it in the state of Ceará. The modality already threatens even the official lotteries administered by the Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF).

Local media Gazeta interviewed a bicheiro (operator of jogo do bicho) of the interior of Ceará, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity. He reveals that jogo do bicho has fallen more than 50% after the emergence and rise of sports betting.

"This type of game is pissed off, not only here in the state’s capital of Fortaleza, but in Ceará as a whole, I had to fire employees and the money changers are always complaining. As you know, jogo do bicho is forbidden and I can not install a sale point, but they can do it in any corner. If I put a sign promoting jogo do bicho on the street, the police come to me, but that does not happen to them,"says the bicheiro, with more than 30 years of experience in the field.

The operator confesses that one of his partners tries to convince him to migrate to the sports betting game, but he is reluctant, given the age and technology that needs to be employed. "I want to get out of jogo do bicho!" he confesses.

Source: GMB / camburaodanoticia