The Tourism Commission approves a public hearing to discuss the Regulatory Framework for Gaming.

The Tourism Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved this Thursday (19) the request of the Committee's president, Deputy Bacelar (Podemos-BA) to hold a public hearing to discuss the topic “Approval of the Regulatory Framework for Games in Brazil”, which legalizes all forms of games such as casinos, bingo, jogo do bicho and online gambling.

The committee will have the opportunity to discuss the model of urban casinos, tourist casinos, or casinos in integrated resorts.

To discuss the topic, the following will be invited: Gustavo Guimarães, Secretary of Evaluation, Planning, Energy and Lotteries of the Ministry of Economy – SECAP-ME ; Magno José , a journalist specializing in lotteries, games and betting, editor of the BNLData Portal , president of the Brazilian Institute of Legal Gaming – IJL and professor of the postgraduate course in Business Communication at Candido Mendes University – UCAM/RJ ; Regis de Oliveira , a lawyer, former Judge of the Court of Justice of São Paulo, former federal deputy and rapporteur of Bill 2944/04 (legalization of bingo) in the Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Committee of the Chamber of Deputies ; and Bruno Omori , president of IDT-CEMA, Specialist and Manager of Tourism and Hospitality, International Speaker, and Strategic and Marketing Planning. Daniel Homem de Carvalho , lawyer, former president of Loterj and Secretary of the Special Commission on Sports, Lottery and Entertainment Law of the OAB-DF (Brazilian Bar Association - Federal District).

During the discussion, Deputy Bacelar amended the request to include a representative from the Brazilian Resorts Association – Resorts Brasil, and Deputy Otavio Leite also suggested the participation of the president of the Brazilian Jockey Club – JCB, Raul Lima Neto . All names were unanimously approved.

“The approval of the Gaming Regulatory Framework will boost the Brazilian economy, generate 700 direct and indirect jobs, increase public revenue, and promote tourism. The legalization of all forms of gambling can help the country emerge from the crisis, especially in the post-pandemic period. Therefore, I propose this public hearing with the aim of bringing information and positions to this Committee so that we can obtain a more realistic scenario, and for which I request the approval of my esteemed colleagues,” Bacelar explained.