Legislation also included the roulette gaming sector and other online casino options
With the recent step taken by Law 14,790/23, definitively pointing the way towards regulating the activity of online sports betting platforms, the sector has entered a new phase. Somewhat surprisingly, the legislation also included the roulette gaming sector and other online casino options, which were not initially expected to be covered.
This means that users will be able to freely access betting platforms and casino games, such as roulette and slot machines, and know that these platforms will be regulated by law and will be paying their taxes to the Treasury. In fact, it could hardly be otherwise, as the overwhelming majority of betting platforms also include casinos and it would not be viable to require economic operators to create a special structure for the Brazilian market, when throughout the world the two sectors work together. .
Roulette is already common, not prohibited, but regulation was lacking
It is important to remember that not only are roulette games already very common on the Brazilian internet, but they are also not prohibited. For more than a decade, several casino gaming platforms have been making available, through websites and apps, roulette games in their most varied versions (European, American, 3D roulette, fast roulette and other innovative variants) in Brazil. As roulette platforms are owned by companies located outside the national territory, they were not included in the historic and old ban on casino games that is still in force. For this reason, online roulette games lived in a situation of limbo, not being prohibited but there being no regulation for their operation in Brazil. This situation is now ending, with the definitive legalization of roulette sites.
Statesman shows strong apoio
According to Diário Carioca, a recent survey carried out by Statista, together with ENV Media, with data from last February, reveals broad support for regulation. According to the newspaper, the survey included a sample of 627 players, and 84% were in favor of advancing regulation for the licensing of online roulette platforms and other casino games.
The research reveals, in fact, that the Brazilian public shows a high level of maturity and seriousness in approaching this issue. The user is not interested in the continuation of a market without rules and without protection for the player. Even though regulation will impose taxation on roulette prizes above a certain value, users understand that in the current scenario they are unprotected against possible abuses (or simple errors!) by online casino game operators.
Legalization of online roulette without strong political opposition
It is also significant that the approval of this legislation did not create a major controversy in Brazilian society. Although the evangelical group, naturally, tried to block the vote in the Chamber of Deputies, the publication did not generate any major reaction that could lead the government to rethink the process.
This will be a symptom that, contrary to what is sometimes thought, there is a solid consensus in Brazilian society regarding the need to regulate, guide and normalize economic and social practices born and developed in our digital era, such as games. online roulette available on casino apps. And this is an interesting and positive sign for the future of our country.
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