By The Weekly Edge desk ·
iGaming Today reported that Brazil finance ministry executive secretary Dario Durigan proposed regulating and taxing sports betting operators similarly to tobacco products. Durigan said the government aims to reduce gambling and strengthen oversight of licensed operators.
The proposal would subject sports betting operators to tobacco-style regulation and taxation.
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