Lula bans fixed-odds sports betting a week before Brazilian elections
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President’s ‘hard, drastic and necessary measure’, likely to attract widespread public support, polls suggest Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed an order banning fixed-odds sports betting just over a week before the first round of the presidential election, in a move he said was designed to tackle the pervasive problem of families falling into debt. The decision ends the operation, offering,…
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- Lula bans fixed-odds sports betting a week before Brazilian electionsThe Guardian Sport