On Wednesday, the much-delayed Bill No. 2,234/2022 was approved by the Senate’s Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ), securing 14 votes in favour and 12 against, advancing a federal project to modernise land-based gambling laws.
Following two years of delays in its mediation, Bill No. 2,234/2022 will progress to the State Plenary for further revisions of how land-based gambling modalities can be applied to federal law.
Abreu revives marginalised Bill
The passage of the Bill is credited to Senator Irajá Abreu (PSD-TO), who picked up the project from the shadows, stating: “After studying this issue in depth, it is impossible that the whole world is wrong and only Brazil is right in not addressing and not establishing criteria and limits with this so important, necessary, and present project in th..
