The deputy (União-SP) presented a bill that includes in the crime of promotion of gambling, with the intention of punishing those who publicize or pages unauthorized to operate in the country.
The text provides for arrest for one to four years and a fine for those who are convicted of the practice, a penalty that is double increased if the person promotes the.
The increase in penalty also focuses on those who use advertising techniques aimed at vulnerable people, if those who disclose are digital influencer or public figure and use their status to promote games and websites and if the person has a profit sharing or receiving any form of commissioning from the disclosed company.
In justification, the deputy says that the proliferation of illegal and unauthorized betting platforms poses serious risks to society. “The growing offer of unlucky games on the Internet has caused significant financial and social problems,” argues the parliamentarian, citing cases in which beneficiaries of used bets in bets.
Kataguiri cites technical analysis of the Central Bank that showed that beneficiaries of the social program that make sports bets online.
The deputy also cites tactics of digital influencers to attract users to the games and states that they end up masking the risks involved, presenting them as recreational and secure activities. “This behavior contributes to the normalization of gambling, leading many to underestimate the risks and potential associated negative consequences,” he writes.
“The criminalization of illegal gambling promotion also aims to reduce access to this type of content, widely available on social networks and digital platforms,” he adds. “The ease with which these games are found, often accompanied by attractive promotions and promises of great gains, creates a highly dangerous environment, especially for young people and individuals in a situation of economic fragility.”
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