The state deputy (PSB) filed a project with the (Legislative Assembly of São Paulo) to prevent the government of São Paulo, such as .
The text prohibits the registration and maintenance of active accounts in online betting houses by individuals who receive benefits from state social programs.
The proposal requires companies to implement verification mechanisms to prevent beneficiaries of state income transfer programs from registering or having active accounts on the platforms.
When registering, they must consult an official database provided by the entity managing income transfer programs and check whether the user’s CPF belongs to a social assistance beneficiary.
If bets identify that the user is linked to a state income transfer program, they will have to deny registration. If they verify that a beneficiary has an active account, they must close it — they will have up to two days after the closure notice to withdraw the funds.
The bookmaker that fails to comply with the measures will be subject to a warning and a fine of 0.3% to 20% of the company’s annual gross revenue, per infraction. There is also provision for partial or total suspension of activities in the State or definitive revocation, with a prohibition on requesting new authorization for a minimum period of ten years.
The parliamentarian says that the project seeks to “protect the “. “This is a social responsibility measure similar to that which the federal government recently adopted by maintaining active accounts in virtual betting houses, in compliance with the decision of the Federal Supreme Court”, he says.
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