Illegal bingo halls continue their operations in Brazil.
While bureaucratic procedures are underway in the Senate to legalize gambling, illegal bingo halls continue their activities as normal, scattered throughout the country.
Last weekend, the Cuiabá Police shut down an illegal establishment in the CPA neighborhood. Every weekend there was a lot of activity at the location, where fights and loud music were a regular occurrence.
After numerous complaints and extensive investigation, the owner of the establishment was taken to the police station and will face charges for operating illegal gambling establishments. They also seized equipment used at the event, such as speakers and slot machines.
The entire operation was overseen by the delegate of the 2nd Police Station, Jefferson Dias, who investigated each complaint and report made by residents of the surrounding area. “A Summary Offense Report (TCO) was filed, in which the suspect will be charged with the crime of illegal gambling (Bingo). This is the first of several operations that will be carried out to combat this type of crime,” he commented to the newspaper VG Notícias.
This is just one more of the places that undergo police checks and end up being shut down. Currently, the illegal business moves millions, which could be raised for public funds.
If gambling is legalized, Brazil should benefit from the taxes generated, reduced unemployment, and increased tourism, similar to what has occurred in countries like Portugal and the United States.
The Legal Gaming Institute has compiled a list of all the money wasted on illegal gambling and, together with the Mixed Parliamentary Front for the Approval of the Regulatory Framework for Gambling in Brazil, is trying to legalize these forms of gambling.
“Prohibitive legislation has not altered the landscape of illegal gambling in Brazil, which annually generates more than R$ 18,9 billion in clandestine bets with the jogo do bicho (R$ 12 billion), bingo (R$ 1,3 billion), slot machines (R$ 3,6 billion), and sports betting, i-Gaming, and online poker (R$ 2 billion), according to a study developed by the Lottery News Bulletin – BNL. Therefore, illegal gambling in Brazil generates almost double the R$ 14.5 billion of official games, if we add the R$ 13,8 billion from Caixa Econômica Federal lotteries, R$ 400 million from State Lotteries, and R$ 300 million from horse racing, without any return of these resources to the State or society,” presumes the IJL analysis.
Availability on the internet
While the situation remains unresolved, legality is in full swing on the internet, where foreign companies dominate the market. This activity is permitted as long as these companies do not have headquarters within Brazil.
Brazilians are among the most connected, spending the most time online, part of which is dedicated to playing games. Veterans prefer betting on modalities such as online Bingo and Poker, while young people enjoy virtual reality games. For this, they rely on highly reliable websites that carry out transactions and results that are rigorously supervised by their host country. ( Criativa Online – Ivanildo Bastos – Bahia)
