The regulation of games of chance, and especially casinos, is one of the themes of the moment. After much news, speculation and rumor, a bill has already been filed that is being debated and may be close to approval.
It will be a turning point of great historical significance, after the prohibition in force since the 1940s. In addition to casinos, all forms of gambling can be legalized: bingo, slot machines and even the local popular jogo do bicho.
For many Brazilians, a casino is a gambling den, where marginals and addicts come together to roast money, lose fortunes and dignity, and commit crimes ranging from drug trafficking to money laundering. However, abroad a casino is a classy and high level establishment, with the image that Las Vegas and Monaco gave to the world. And what was the Urca Casino like in the 1940s.
For entrepreneurs who are planning to invest - or those who have already invested, such as Silvio Santos at his Hotel Jequitimar on the coast of São Paulo, or the famous Costão do Santinho in Florianópolis - a casino is an element of fun integrated into a vacation and leisure space, preferably for a high level segment.
Recent news from TV Globo confirms this trend. In Vila Velha / ES, a slot machine house was closed by the authorities. The space had maximum comfort and even food and beverage service, a middle-high income audience, between 30 and 40 years old.
Prohibition can be a greater danger
In these "casinos," as the media calls them, and contrary to what one might think, does not have any protection of the law for gamblers. The only protection is knowing that the act is prohibited on the part of the businessman, but even this does not release the bettor himself from a fine if caught. Curious law that, to prevent the player from spending money, punishes him - forcing to spend money!
In other countries, on the contrary, casinos are required to follow rules of social responsibility and good conduct. At the limit, the bettor can sign an order that the casinos prevent him from entering the places again, the day he can not control his addiction. If this happens, the security team will check the records and proceed accordingly.
After all, if gaming remains banned, Brazilians will continue to play the same way they do today. Whether through the internet, in online casinos, or flying to Punta del Este or Las Vegas.
Is not time for Brazil to choose a modern way of regulating this activity?
Source: GMB / Rodrigo Piva - curiosando.com.br
