On Wednesday, Omori participated on Direct of the News program, promoted by TV Pendulo, in the city of Campo Limpo Paulista, where he spoke a about the legalization of the gaming sector.
"This is a point that we have to end with demagoguery because today there is already Mega Sena, Tele Sena and turf. There is gaming already. I attended the Brazilian Gaming Congress (BGC) with the presidents of groups such as MGM, Sands and other major casino operators. And talking at that congress the question was ‘What happens to Brazil?’ Sands has US$15 billion to invest in the country because they did a study; and my talk was with the president of MGM who has another US$15 billion to invest; and the Caesars group has another US$10 billion. In addition to smaller groups such as Esprectrum, Convention and Casino Week that has US$ 500 million to US$ 1 billion," said the candidate.
"We're talking about US$ 70 billion in investments, what means engineering, architecture, bringing equipment and lots of jobs.When you get 70 billion dollars we're talking about 5 to 10 million jobs.That's why I say, only in two segments that we speak here, tourism and gaming, we would already supply and reverse the curve of the unemployed in Brazil," explained Omori.
"Regulation is the opportunity to legalize informality, generate jobs, taxes and foment the entire sector. According to statistics, Brazil is the third country with the greatest potential for gaming exploration in the world. There are bingos, clandestine casinos that do not formally employ and do not collect taxes. If you take your cell phone, you can bet on many websites, but there’s not a penny for our economy. From the moment you modify that situation and you're collecting taxes, you get out of the informal business and give the chance to a businessman to generate jobs, income, foreign exchange, and taxes. And that is an important thing we have to do," Omori concluded.
Currently, Omori is the President of ABIH-SP (Brazilian Assosiation of Sao Paulo Hotels) and IDT-CEMA (Institute for Tourism, Culture, Sport and Environment Development). He is a Business Administrator at Mackenzie University and holds an International MBA in Hospitality, Tourism and Entertainment from FGV / Ohio University.
Source: GMB
