The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) has hit out at “disrespectful” anti-betting comments from the director of the Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Market Entities (Anbima).
The response from the ANJL comes after Aquiles Mosca, CEO of the financial institution BNP Paribas in Brazil and director of Anbima, wrote an article published in the Brazilian newspaper Valor Econômico last week. It was titled “Bets: The bookmaker who lives in your pocket will make you unhappy”.
In the article, Mosca slammed the regulated online betting sector in Brazil, which launched on 1 January. He detailed the potential consequences of addiction such as marital problems, bankruptcy and suicide.
The ANJL, alongside the Brazilian Gaming Association (Abrajogo), the National Gaming Association (AIGaming) and the Brazilian Institute of Legal Gaming (IJL), defended the licensed betting sector in a note of repudiation issued on Friday (4 April).
“By comparing the regulated bettin..