According to Hendrich Jr, presenting the sector to legislators and informing about the real benefits of a well regulated activity is the role of industry leaders and should not be viewed as inappropriate. "Lobbying should not mean putting pressure, but presenting the benefits of the activity to decision-makers and to society,"he said, noting that "to do so, everyone involved should come together to address the issue with parliamentarians."
Of the two projects underway in Congress (PLS 442/91 and PLS 186/14), it was expected that only one of them would progress, "because it is not productive for the sector to have two projects going at the same time."
"The House project (PLS 442/91) is ready to be voted on and is the most complete one, although some sectors try to change its content according to their interests. While other projects, such as tourism, try to cover part of the activity, while the government indicates that it intends to send a new bill to Congress, this time to legalize sports betting. That is, the industry needs to unite to follow a single path or nothing will happen. "
Regarding the bingos -extinct in 2007- and the popular local jogo do bicho -that operates illegally for so many years- and that could be left out of legislation, Witoldo said that "we have a huge market and no activity should be restricted. We must seek consensus and move together to achieve a common goal among all the areas involved in the gaming. The casinos in the Las Vegas model should be alongside bingos, sports betting and other segments to achieve regulation. "
Source: Exclusive GMB
