“The company Kenoplay has a final judgment of the 2nd Civil Group of the High Court of Justice of RS, which by 8 against 0 authorized the Jockey Club Carazinhense to explore lottery numbers and video keno machines. The civilian police last Thursday carried out search and seizure of keno video machines, but it respected the judgment on the lottery of numbers. In the next few days, the company intends to sue in court for full respect of the judgment," explained lawyer's firm Marcelo Bruno Moraes Nascimento (OAB/RS 50.613).
With three operations of the Civil Police's Operation Vegas were launched in Porto Alegre through the Judicial and Operations Division (DJO), under the coordination of the police officer Roger Bittencourt, police officers seized, in three different places administered by the company Keno Play, 250 keno video machines, card machines, monitoring cameras and cash.
According to the delegate, actions were carried out in the neighborhoods Miguel Tostes, Rio Branco; in Voluntários da Pátria, in the Historic Center district; and on Avenida Sete de Setembro, also in the Center of Porto Alegre city.
The responsible for the establishments, according to the Civil Police, were presented at the 3rd Police Department of Emergency Care (DPPA), to carry out legal formalities of practice.
According to the delegate Roger Bittencourt, the gaming houses, which were inaugurated at the end of 2017, were allowed to place bets on horse races. "From time to time we have received complaints about the operation of gambling," he explained.
Source: GMB / Correio do Povo
