In the report, Jornal da Band explained the government has opened a public consultation on the legalization of sports betting in the country, which should affect the economy and generate business. Prizes for this type of game were authorized by law last year, but the rules need to be regulated.
The journalist explains that, following the summons of the Ministry of Economy, led by Paulo Guedes, football-related entrepreneurs started a series of debates about the regulation of the activity and the sponsorship of bookmakers that can help local teams. The reference is the seminar on the subject organized yesterday by the Paulista Football Federation at its headquarters, which had an impressive adhesion.
Globoesporte.com article
In turn, the website Globoesporte.com published an article by journalist Sérgio Rangel called "With US$ 1 billion at stake, government opens consultation to regulate betting even in stadiums." In the text, he assures that, after regulation, betting can be made over the internet or at fixed stands already this year.
Last Friday, the Ministry's Evaluation, Planning, Energy and Lottery Secretary, Alexandre Manoel Angelo da Silva, published the call for the consultation, which will end on August 31. “Brazilian gamblers moved about US$ 1 billion last year on websites hosted abroad," he said in the article. "Our biggest concern is the safety of the gambler and the integrity of the sport. We will try to put the Brazilian market within the best practices in the world,” said the secretary of the Ministry of Economy.
About 500 sites hosted abroad already received bets from Brazilians. The largest bookmakers in Europe also have pages in Portuguese.
Clubs also profit from betting. Half of the Serie A teams in the Brazilian Championship are sponsored by bookmakers. The managers also want to receive a portion of the volume moved by the game.
The regulation will also include actions to prevent fraud and money laundering. Brazilian football has been the target of international mafias in the sector. Three years ago, the São Paulo Civil Police arrested nine suspects who participated in a result manipulation scheme in the A2 and A3 Series of the Paulista Championship, as well as lower divisions of the North and Northeast. The group would benefit criminals on gambling exchanges in Asia. Gang leader Anderson Rodrigues said he acted under the guidance of gamblers from China, Malaysia and Indonesia.
"Good regulation is critical to ensuring the integrity of the sport, protecting fans and generating new revenue for clubs. The popular economy cannot take risks with operators unable to live up to their commitments and the uncertainty of sports results needs to be protected," said the lawyer Pedro Trengrouse, only Brazilian member of the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA).
"It is important that Brazilian sports entities are adequately compensated for the risks of integrity and the use of their content, as is already the case through sponsorship and, in some countries, a percentage of the volume of bets," added the lawyer, who is also a professor at FGV and vice-president of the Special Committee on Sports, Lottery and Entertainment Law of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association.
Veja article
"Guedes opens consultation on betting regulation," is the title of the note published in journalist Robson Ronin's Radar Online column on Veja's digital website.
Paulo Guedes's Ministry of Economy opened on Monday (29) a public consultation on the regulation of sports betting.
The consultation will be available on the Ministry's website until August 31 and aims to collect suggestions for the regulation of the sector.
The regulation is already underway and is made by the Secretariat of Evaluation, Planning, Energy and Lottery (Secap) of the Special Secretariat of Finance of the Ministry of Economy.
Source: GMB
