Like many Brazilians, I've always had an interest in sports, especially football. I grew up watching and 🗝 playing the game, and it was only natural that I'd develop a liking for sports betting as well. However, like 🗝 many, I was under the impression that sports betting was just another form of gambling or "jogo de azar", as 🗝 we call it in Brazil.
Description of the Case:
It wasn't until I did my own research that I discovered the truth. 🗝 Sports betting was different from traditional gambling. At least, that's what I found out from various sources, including the results 🗝 of Google searches I conducted on the topic. "As apostas esportivas não podem ser consideradas jogos de azar, ao menos 🗝 aos olhos da legislação brasileira" (sports bets can't be considered gambling, at least in the eyes of the Brazilian legislation), 🗝 I read. Moreover, "A rigor, a Constituição não proíbe o jogo de azar, tanto que conseguimos estabelecer loterias ou títulos 🗝 de capitalização, o que não deixa de ser um jogo de azar" (in fact, the Constitution does not forbid gambling, 🗝 because we're able to establish state lottery or capitalization bonds, whatever is already a kind of gambling).