Brazil has an extended and complex history relating to gambling generally and poker particularly. The newest development, in line with a piece of writing published on CardsChat*, the rustic has passed a law banning the playing of online poker in public. Anyone caught using their mobile device to access an internet poker room while in a public space now faces a stiff fine and, in certain cases, potentially a brief jail sentence.

At first glance, it is going to seems surprising that the Brazilian government would clamp down on this way, for the reason that the whole trend seems to was towards increased acceptance. Although it’s illegal to function a poker website out of Brazil, no attempt was made to stop foreign sites from accepting Brazilian customers. In 2011, the rustic declared poker to be a game of skill, and poker tournaments to be similar to sporting events, thus exempting poker from the country’s blanket ban on gambling; among other things, this has ended in the upward thrust of the Brazil Series of Poker (BSOP) and this year’s hosting of the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Grand Final in Sao Paulo.

The government has also been promising that it's practicing regulated online poker, but with the caveat that such legislation will take years to iron out. For the reason that seemingly positive attitude towards poker, it would seem surprising to a couple that the federal government would restrict and punish online players with this sort of law.

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