By The Weekly Edge desk · · Updated
More than 50 amendments have been proposed to Brazil’s planned online gambling ban, Focus Gaming News reported on 12 October. One proposed change would exempt sports betting.
A proposed sports betting exemption would narrow the scope of Brazil’s planned online gambling ban.
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