{"id":13443,"date":"2025-08-26T13:24:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=13443"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:24:07","slug":"brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian gaming chief sees big economic upside in legalizing casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pl\u00ednio Lemos Jorge, president of Brazil\u2019s National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), says legalizing the gambling sector\u2014including casinos, bingo halls, online games, and even jogo do bicho\u2014could spark <strong>significant economic benefits<\/strong> for the country. In an exclusive interview with Focus Gaming News, Jorge highlighted how regulation could deliver job creation, more transparent tax collection, and a boost to regional tourism in areas that lack visibility on the national map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge emphasized that formalizing what is now largely underground activity would not only allow the government to take control but also ensure <strong>greater transparency and oversight<\/strong>. He noted theimportance of implementing effective responsible gambling policies as the sector opens up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-senate-recesses-without-voting-on-casino-legalization-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brazilian senate recesses without voting on casino legalization bill<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The real game\u2011changer, according to Jorge, would be the potential to transform Brazil into a <strong>strategic entertainment destination<\/strong> that attracts international tourists. He also pointed out that regulation would help channel illicit activity into a supervised, socially beneficial industry.The proposed <strong>Bill 2.234\/2022<\/strong>, which legalizes the gambling industry, is expected to go before Brazil\u2019s Federal Senate in the second half of 2025. If approved, it could finally bring Brazil in line with other countries that use gambling regulation to generate revenue and improve public infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The proposed Bill 2.234\/2022, which legalizes the gambling industry, is expected to go before Brazil\u2019s Federal Senate in the second half of 2025. If approved, it could finally bring Brazil \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13446,"menu_order":75,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4315,844,57,198,105],"class_list":["post-13443","gambling","type-gambling","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","tag-brasil","tag-brazil","tag-casinos","tag-online-casinos","tag-sports-betting","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Brazilian gaming chief sees big economic upside in legalizing casinos - Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The proposed Bill 2.234\/2022, which legalizes the gambling industry, is expected to go before Brazil\u2019s Federal Senate in the second half of 2025. If approved, it could finally bring Brazil \u2026\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brazilian gaming chief sees big economic upside in legalizing casinos - Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The proposed Bill 2.234\/2022, which legalizes the gambling industry, is expected to go before Brazil\u2019s Federal Senate in the second half of 2025. If approved, it could finally bring Brazil \u2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"563\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/\",\"name\":\"Brazilian gaming chief sees big economic upside in legalizing casinos - Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-26T13:24:07+00:00\",\"description\":\"The proposed Bill 2.234\/2022, which legalizes the gambling industry, is expected to go before Brazil\u2019s Federal Senate in the second half of 2025. If approved, it could finally bring Brazil \u2026\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":563},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Portada\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gambling News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Brazilian gaming chief sees big economic upside in legalizing casinos\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World\",\"description\":\"Gambling news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Brazilian gaming chief sees big economic upside in legalizing casinos - Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World","description":"The proposed Bill 2.234\/2022, which legalizes the gambling industry, is expected to go before Brazil\u2019s Federal Senate in the second half of 2025. If approved, it could finally bring Brazil \u2026","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Brazilian gaming chief sees big economic upside in legalizing casinos - Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World","og_description":"The proposed Bill 2.234\/2022, which legalizes the gambling industry, is expected to go before Brazil\u2019s Federal Senate in the second half of 2025. If approved, it could finally bring Brazil \u2026","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/","og_site_name":"Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":563,"url":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/","name":"Brazilian gaming chief sees big economic upside in legalizing casinos - Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-26T13:24:07+00:00","description":"The proposed Bill 2.234\/2022, which legalizes the gambling industry, is expected to go before Brazil\u2019s Federal Senate in the second half of 2025. If approved, it could finally bring Brazil \u2026","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos.jpg","width":1000,"height":563},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/brazilian-gaming-chief-sees-big-economic-upside-in-legalizing-casinos\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Portada","item":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gambling News","item":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Brazilian gaming chief sees big economic upside in legalizing casinos"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/","name":"Mundo Video Entertainment | Casino News in Latin America and the World","description":"Gambling news","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gambling\/13443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gambling"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/gambling"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13443"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gambling\/13443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13447,"href":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gambling\/13443\/revisions\/13447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}