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Slots The 10.03.04

Slots The 10.03.04

Nilson Naves grants injunction prohibiting the importation of slot machines.

The importation of programmed electronic machines, commonly known as slot machines, remains prohibited in Brazil. The president of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), Minister Nilson Naves, suspended a decision by the Regional Federal Court of the 2nd Region, which allowed the companies Brasbin Comercial, Importação, Exportação e Serviços and Rebin Eletrônica not only to sell but also to import two thousand units of electronic machines. With this decision, the president of the STJ maintains the authority of the Federal Revenue Service delegates to oversee the sale of slot machines in the country. The argument is...

Slots The 27.02.04

Slots The 27.02.04

The state of Goiás suspends contract that operates video lottery outlets.

The decision, made by Governor Marconi Perillo and his aides, took into account the issuance of a Provisional Measure.

Slots The 19.02.04

Slots The 19.02.04

Public prosecutors are investigating bidding process for video lottery outlets in Paraná.

Folha de Londrina (PR) - Luciana Pombo, Folha team

Slots The 11.02.04

Slots The 11.02.04

Police in Alagoas will decide what to do with the coins from slot machines.

The police still don't know what to do with the thousands of coins from nearly 200 slot machines seized since last week in Maceió, when the state government decided to ban this type of gambling. The director of the Metropolitan Police Department, Chief Alcides Andrade, reported that the machines are sealed in a warehouse at the headquarters of the Secretariat of Social Defense in Farol. He stated that the crackdown continues. However, anyone caught operating slot machines now will be arrested...

Slots The 03.02.04

Slots The 03.02.04

Court order upholds the operation of slot machines in Santa Catarina.

Companies have obtained four court rulings protecting machines authorized by Codesc.

Slots The 22.12.03

Slots The 22.12.03

The Public Prosecutor's Office of Alagoas reinforces the fight against slot machines.

The prosecutor's office is awaiting the conclusion of the administrative process that will annul the 28 contracts between Loteal and the machine suppliers.

Slots The 18.12.03

Slots The 18.12.03

Codesc destroys 333 slot machines.

Licenses for slot machines have been suspended. Codesc is awaiting federal regulations, which are expected to be released within 90 days.

Slots The 12.12.03

Slots The 12.12.03

The bill regulating the operation of video lotteries in Santa Catarina has been approved.

The Commission on Fundamental Rights and Guarantees, chaired by Representative Odete de Jesus (PL), approved the admissibility of the bill, authored by Representative Dionei Walter da Silva (PT), which regulates the operation and use of video lotteries, electronic games, and similar activities. The rapporteur, João Paulo Kleinubing (PFL), was in favor, and the bill is ready to go to the plenary for discussion and voting. The proposal regulates the authorization for the operation of gaming machines, video lotteries, electronic games...

Slots The 08.12.03

Slots The 08.12.03

Illegal slot machines are being installed near police stations in the capital.

Of the 93 police stations located in São Paulo, 92 reportedly have bars, snack bars, and bakeries in their vicinity that operate gambling machines.

Slots The 19.11.03

Slots The 19.11.03

Opinion against bill banning slot machines in Santa Catarina is dropped.

BLUMENAU – Yesterday, city councilors overturned, by a vote of nine to eight, the opinion of the Constitution and Justice Committee against the bill that prohibits the operation of slot machines in Blumenau. Councilor Deusdith de Souza (PL), president of the Committee, acknowledged the importance of the issue, but stated that the Federal Constitution stipulates that only the Union or the States can legislate on matters such as gambling and lotteries. According to him, only the state body that regulates the sector could deliberate on the matter...