Prior to the OGS opening panel, Sergio Jardim, general director of Clarion Events Brasil, the organizer of the event, spoke to about 200 attendees at the auditorium of the legendary Pacaembu stadium in São Paulo.
The organizer is also responsable of other important event of the sector, BGC, that has had 5 editions in Brazil and happens since 2013. "We are definitely committed to responsible gaming and this year we revolved to make the sports betting event even we did not know the approval by the Chamber and Senate of the project that deals with the sector. This is important. Discussing, bringing suppliers and companies is what we do,” said Jardim.
The FGV professor from Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Trengrouse, spoke about the history of Brazil and also brought the importance of discussing the topic seriously. "We never discussed it seriously. Eurico Gaspar Dutra, the former president of Brazil, banned gaming in 1946 and never talked about it. Now with the topic at the Congress we have to discuss this and how the sport can benefit from this activity. It's time to learn from our experiences, but build our own gambling regulation," said Trengrouse.
For Braulio Melo, Federal Police Delegate and Parliamentary Secretary, online gaming in theory is lawful, because the norm that regulates the Contravention is of 1942, when there was no Internet nor the same Constitution in force. For Melo the problem is on the Exchange rate. "If this issue is regular there iss no problem, no shortcut, even being an offshore company." For him the question remains that if Brazil does not interfere with the Contravention Law, "is it worth investing here or staying offshore?", he asks.
The last one to speak on the Panel on the paths of online gambling and sports betting was Percy Wilman, Special Advisor for Latin America at Genius Sports. He brought to the event examples from outside for future regulation in the country and addressed the points he believes are important for effective regulation. He defended serious conditions for the license for games of chance and the importance of "sharing and improving information with specialized committees, businessmen and consumers."
Source: Exclusive GMB
