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While Brazilian parliamentary representatives do not approve the legalization of casinos in hotels, the President of Frentur - Parliamentary Front in Defense of Tourism-, Deputy Federal Herculano Passos (PSD-SP), continues to listen to opinions of experts and businessmen on the subject. Yesterday, May 10th, he met in Brasilia with Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO, Sheldon Adelson, who operates the Venetian Macao, the world's largest casino with almost 28,000 square meters. The Group also controls nine other casinos in the US, Macau and Singapore.

Passos participated in a lunch with Adelson and executives of the Group and mediated meetings between them and the presidents of the Republic, Michel Temer, and the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia. "Sands invested US$ 6 billion in Singapore and US$ 14 billion in Macao. It is a very strong group that has an interest in investing in Brazil, but can not do so without an established regulatory framework. Our purpose in promoting these meetings with the presidents was to try to sensitize them that Brazil can receive big investments, which will bring many jobs and income to the country. But for this, the project of legalizing gaming, which is in the House or the Senate, must be approved," he stressed.

Las Sands operates integrated resorts that encompass luxury hotels, casinos, shopping malls, restaurants, first-class entertainment venues, convention and exhibition facilities and various leisure businesses. Both the proposed legalization in the Chamber and the Senate predict that casinos in Brazil, when legalized, can only function in these kind of venues.

According to the Group's CEO, the investment made in Singapore and Macao changed the two countries. "In 2007, when we inaugurated the Venetian in Macau, the country received 2.5 million visitors. Today it's 32 million. In Singapore, in just three years, we have increased the number of tourists in the country by 62% ". Source: Web GAMESBRAS / Revista Hotéis. 11/05/2017