The President of FRENTUR, Federal Deputy Herculano Passos (MDB-SP), emphasizes that the objective is to shed more light on the subject, to provide more clarification to parliamentarians and the population, and to mobilize the National Congress to vote on the proposals that deal with the legalization of gaming in Brazil. “The name of the seminar talks about 'new scenario', because we are at a more favorable moment for the approval of this agenda. The country is in great need of new revenue to get out of the financial crisis and the federal government has already understood that the activity have great potential to generate this extra money,” explains Passos.
Deputy Passos recalls that, in Brazil, gaming already happens, but does not generate any revenue to the public coffers. “There are several casinos and clandestine bingos moving billions and no penny is collected by the government. In addition, the people who work in these places, as well as those who play, are in total illegality, without any guaranteed labor rights. Legalizing the activity will make it all official, with rules, taxes, and a huge generation of money for our country,” says the deputy.
According to the President of the Parliamentary Front of the Regulatory Framework of Gaming in Brazil, Deputy Bacelar (CAN-BA), not legalizing the sector is to lose billions. “The gaming market in Brazil has the potential to raise about R$ 60 billion (US$ 14.6bn) gross or about R$ 18 billion (US$ 4.4bn) per year in taxes. Grants, concessions and licenses would add to this collection more than R$ 10 billion (US$ 2.45bn), even before the implementation of these operations in the country. How long will we still give up this money?” he asks.
For today’s event were invited representatives of the Ministries of Tourism and Economy and Embratur, in addition to Senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI), author of Senate Bill 186/2014, which deals with gaming legalization, and the President from the Committee on Tourism, Newton Cardoso. From civil society were invited the lawyer and Secretary of the Special Commission of Law of the Sports, Lotteries and Entertainment of the OAB, Daniel Homem de Carvalho; the President of FBHA - Brazilian Federation of Lodging and Food, Alexandre Sampaio; and the President of IJL - Brazilian Institute of Legal Gaming, Magnho José.
Source: GMB
