By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Brazil’s public prosecutor has opened an investigation into the Lula government’s supervision of betting, iGaming Business reported. The inquiry also examines how effectively public healthcare prevents and treats pathological gambling.
The inquiry scrutinises both government betting oversight and public treatment and prevention services.
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