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Lottery ・ 21 April 2022

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Paraguay lawmakers approved a bill that will stop the privatizing of the country's gambling regulator, the National Gambling Commission, which delegated its slot machine control over a private entity via a controversial contract last year. Aimed at protecting minors from the influence of slot machines, the Senate approved a bill that prohibits slot…

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