VIE 3 DE MAYO DE 2024 - 08:52hs.
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CBF and Corinthians join the hearing on online gaming regulation in Brazil

Luiz Felipe Santoro, Juridical Consultant of the CBF, Vicente Cândido, Director of Institutional and International Relations of the Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, and Andre Feldman, CEO of WSOP Brazil and Caesars Representative in the country, joined the guests that will participate tomorrow (22nd) at the audience promoted by the Sports Commission of the Chamber of Deputies about online gaming. It was also invited Ricardo Amado Costa, Vice-President of the Brazilian Federation of Lottery Companies (Febralot).

The public hearing proposed by Congressman Evandro Roman to discuss with representatives of companies the regulation of online gaming in Brazil will be tomorrow (May 22nd) at 14:30 in Annex II of the Congress, in Brasilia. In defense of the request, the parliamentarian recalled the lack of resources for the sport and that the country lives a pact of mediocrity where it pretends that the game does not exist and the only injured is the country itself.

The list of invited speakers already has 29 experts (many still must confirm their presence):

  • KAREN MARCELA SIERRA CASTRELLON,  Director of Government Relations and Business Development for Latin America and the Caribbean at Gaming Laboratories International (GLI)
  • GENE CHAYEVSKY, Executive President of the Europe-Latin America Region of BMM Testlabs;
  • BRÁULIO DO CARMO VIEIRA DE MELO, Delegate of the Federal Police and Head of the Cabinet of Deputy Federal Delegate Pablo
  • RUI MAGALHÃES, CEO of Estoril Sol Digital;
  • TIAGO HORTA BARBOSA, Director of Business Development at Sportradar;
  • WITOLDO HENDRICH JÚNIOR, Member of Online IPS Payments Administration and specialist in Gaming Regulation;
  • EDGAR LENZI, BetConsult CEO LenziAdvocacia Lawyer;
  • ÓSCAR MADUREIRA, Lektou Advogados (Macau / Lisboa) - Regulatory Models Macau / Portugal;
  • LORENZO CACI, Sportradar - Business Opportunities;
  • MAURO DE FABRITIIS, MAG - Regulator (Spain and Colombia);
  • WILLIAM SCOTT, Warrenside Limited;
  • DANIEL LAMBERTI, Meridian Worldwide COO;
  • ANNA SHAHBAZYAN, Director of Latin America at Betconstruct;
  • ROBERTO CARVALHO FERNANDES, Partner of the Brazil Fernandes Advogados Office;
  • PIERRE TOURNIER, Director of Government Relations of the Remote Gambling Association (RGA);
  • JOÃO PEDRO CAMARGO, 89 Investimentos Director;
  • GERMANO LINCOLN, 89 Investimentos Director;
  • VICENTE CÂNDIDO, Director of Institutional and International Relations of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista;
  • RICARDO AMADO COSTA, Vice President of the Brazilian Federation of Lottery Companies (Febralot);
  • LUIZ FELIPE SANTORO, Legal Advisor to the Brazilian Football Confederation.
  • ALEXANDRE FONSECA, Partner of AFX Gaming and International Consultant in Operation of Electronic Games;
  • CRISTINA ROMERO DE ALBA, Representative of Loyra Abogados;
  • FRANCESCO RODANO, Chief Policy Officer at Playtech and former Italy Gaming Controller;
  • LUIS FELIPE MAIA, Partner of FYMSA Advogados and specialized in Sports Betting Regulation by UNLV - University of Las Vegas;
  • RICARDO MAGRI, Sportradar - Sports Marketing;
  • ALESSANDRO VALENTE, Affiliates Latam - Affiliate Market;
  • MARK LOCKE, Genius Sport CEO;
  • JOSÉ AUGUSTO DE ARAÚJO NETO, Judge retired at the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro;
  • ANDRE FELDMAN, CEO of WSOP Brazil and Caesars Representative in the country.


Justified absence

  • RHEUBEN THOMAS, Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer at Microgaming and former Isle of Man Game Inspector;
  • PEDRO TRENGROUSE, Vice-President of the Special Committee on Sports, Lottery and Entertainment Law at the National OAB.

Source: GMB