By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Niterói has prohibited betting advertising in the city’s public spaces, BNLData reported. Mayor Rodrigo Neves signed the decree, which aims to protect children and adolescents from compulsive gambling and indebtedness.
Betting operators can no longer advertise in Niterói’s public spaces under the mayor’s decree.
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