{"id":8325,"date":"2025-02-04T09:50:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/?p=8325"},"modified":"2025-02-04T09:50:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:50:53","slug":"casinos-in-brazil-could-be-legalized-by-mid-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2025\/02\/04\/casinos-in-brazil-could-be-legalized-by-mid-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Casinos in Brazil Could Be Legalized By Mid-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Brazil <\/strong>is getting closer to legalizing land-based casinos in the country, according to government Tourism Minister <strong>Celso Sabino.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to Brazilian tourism publication <strong>Mercado e Eventos<\/strong>, Sabino highlighted the progress of <strong>Bill 2234\/22<\/strong>, which proposes the legalization of localized casinos, bingo halls, and \u201cjogo do bicho.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister noted that the bill is expected to be approved and ratified by Brazilian President <strong>Lula da Silva <\/strong>in the first half of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sabino said: \u201cThe bill regulating casinos has already been approved in the Chamber of Deputies and is in the Senate. 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