Operation Slots executed 14 search and seizure warrants and 2 arrest warrants in 6 states. The scheme used influencers and fake Ministry of Finance seals to launder money originating from drug trafficking.
The project integrates Antifacção and foresees raising R$ 30 billion from legalized homes, but the sector warns that the measure could strengthen the R$ 38 billion clandestine market in Brazil. Experts cite the so-called "Colombia effect" as a risk for Brazil; understand why.
An article by Waldir Marques and Amilton Noble highlights that despite the simplistic discourse that "the gambler is a victim," Brazilian legislation is explicit. Law 13.155/2015, which regulated LOTEX, amended Article 50 of the Law on Criminal Offenses and introduced this innovation.
An association representing companies in the sector claims that raising the tax rate reduces the competitiveness of legal platforms and benefits illegal operators. The clandestine market moves R$ 40 billion annually and generates a loss of R$ 10,8 billion in tax revenue.
A new video from the "Enough of the Goats in the Room" series, aired during the Fantástico program this Sunday, shows a gambler who lost money in an illegal bet. An institute has created a website to verify the legality of these platforms.
