By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Focus Gaming News reported that Brazil’s government supports a proposal to prohibit online casino gaming. It reportedly plans to seek approval of Bill No. 2,258/2026 to remove those games from the regulated market.
Approval of the proposal would remove online casino gaming from Brazil’s regulated market.
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