"Expand my bingo with roulette, horse betting races and poker"

With an average circulation of 2 thousand players per day, the Colosseum of Rome employs 70 people. The first environment, more limited and low-lighting, houses about a hundred slot machines. It reopened on January 13, just over two weeks ago, entitled to a samba school show.

A judgment of the Criminal Appeals Court of the Court of Justice of Rio Grande do Sul indicated that the exploitation of the game does not characterize criminal contravention. The central justification is that the law that defines practice as a crime, of 1941, violates principles of the 1988 Constitution.

The owner of the Colosseum of Rome is Sergio Garces, 50, 15 of them dedicated to the work in the field of the game. Yesterday afternoon, he arrived at the place and talked for a few moments with ZH Notícias. He admits that, in recent years, he has acted clandestinely. For nine times, the Military Brigade and the Civil Police interdicted its establishment, with the signing of detailed terms.

Confident of a ruling in Brasilia will be favorable, Sergio wants to expand business in the state capital and in other states. "Our project is to expand branches, to spread ourselves with subsidiary policies, to generate employment, income and tourism." besides our tourists, annually about 200 million Argentines pass us beaches looking for a leisure. It is marginalized, "says the businessman, who foresees a different scenario with a definitive release." They can come in and have bingos that are open and formatted to generate income for our country. "

Now, with the new horizon, he makes bold plans. In the next weeks, it seeks to expand Azenha's bingo: a new space for roulette, betting on horses and poker. The opening of branches is among the priorities of Garces, which points to Argentine tourists as potential customers.

The Public Ministry appealed to the STF, which must take a final decision in plenary. Laerte Luis Gschwentersays he presents a monocratic decision by a court minister commending the operation of the Colosseum and Rome. "We are going to file a decision with trial transit to end a controversy," says Gschwenter.

Márcio Augusto da Silva, a member of the Brazilian Association of Bingos Casinos and Similares (Abrabincs-RS) and former president of the Gaucho Association of Bingos (AGBI), stated that "The information I have is that there is no other gaming house operating with legal support in Rio Grande do Sul. This is still new for us, many are studying "

Source: GMB / ZH News