The building where Urca Casino operated until Brazil banned casinos, is pictured at Urca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. Brazil's cash-strapped government is in talks with lawmakers over legalizing gambling to increase revenues as Congress balks at President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to overcome a budget deficit by raising other taxes. Rousseff's chief of staff, Aloizio Mercadante, ran the idea by lawmakers last week after they signaled the government will struggle to pass a controversial tax on financial transactions. Brazil has banned casinos since 1946 and it outlawed bingo halls in 2007 amid concerns they facilitated money laundering, though it allows federal lotteries and bets on horse racing. Brazil has an estimated 18 billion reais illegal gambling market, mostly consisting of a numbers game known as 'game of animals' and many Brazilians gamble online. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes 

The building where Urca Casino operated until Brazil banned casinos, is pictured at Urca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. Brazil's cash-strapped government is in talks with lawmakers over legalizing gambling to increase revenues as Congress balks at President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to overcome a budget deficit by raising other taxes. Rousseff's chief of staff, Aloizio Mercadante, ran the idea by lawmakers last week after they signaled the government will struggle to pass a controversial tax on financial transactions. Brazil has banned casinos since 1946 and it outlawed bingo halls in 2007 amid concerns they facilitated money laundering, though it allows federal lotteries and bets on horse racing. Brazil has an estimated 18 billion reais illegal gambling market, mostly consisting of a numbers game known as 'game of animals' and many Brazilians gamble online. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes 

A man prepares a bet in a numbers game known as 'game of animals' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. Brazil's cash-strapped government is in talks with lawmakers over legalizing gambling to increase revenues as Congress balks at President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to overcome a budget deficit by raising other taxes. Rousseff's chief of staff, Aloizio Mercadante, ran the idea by lawmakers last week after they signaled the government will struggle to pass a controversial tax on financial transactions. Brazil has banned casinos since 1946 and it outlawed bingo halls in 2007 amid concerns they facilitated money laundering, though it allows federal lotteries and bets on horse racing. Brazil has an estimated 18 billion reais illegal gambling market, mostly consisting of a numbers game known as 'game of animals' and many Brazilians gamble online. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

A man bets in a numbers game known as 'game of animals' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. Brazil's cash-strapped government is in talks with lawmakers over legalizing gambling to increase revenues as Congress balks at President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to overcome a budget deficit by raising other taxes. Rousseff's chief of staff, Aloizio Mercadante, ran the idea by lawmakers last week after they signaled the government will struggle to pass a controversial tax on financial transactions. Brazil has banned casinos since 1946 and it outlawed bingo halls in 2007 amid concerns they facilitated money laundering, though it allows federal lotteries and bets on horse racing. Brazil has an estimated 18 billion reais illegal gambling market, mostly consisting of a numbers game known as 'game of animals' and many Brazilians gamble online. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

A banner with results of a numbers game known as 'game of animals' is pictured in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. Brazil's cash-strapped government is in talks with lawmakers over legalizing gambling to increase revenues as Congress balks at President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to overcome a budget deficit by raising other taxes. Rousseff's chief of staff, Aloizio Mercadante, ran the idea by lawmakers last week after they signaled the government will struggle to pass a controversial tax on financial transactions. Brazil has banned casinos since 1946 and it outlawed bingo halls in 2007 amid concerns they facilitated money laundering, though it allows federal lotteries and bets on horse racing. Brazil has an estimated 18 billion reais illegal gambling market, mostly consisting of a numbers game known as 'game of animals' and many Brazilians gamble online. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 

Betfair logo is seen behind a keyboard, gambling dice and chips in this illustration taken in Sarajevo, September 10, 2015. Betfair and Irish rival Paddy Power have reached agreement on a 6 billion pound combination, first set out last month and designed to secure leadership of Britain's competitive online gambling market. As in a provisional deal announced in August, Paddy Power shareholders will own 52 percent of the group with Betfair investors owning the rest, if the deal is approved by shareholders, Betfair said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

Betfair logo is seen behind gambling dice and chips in this illustration taken in Sarajevo, September 10, 2015. Betfair and Irish rival Paddy Power have reached agreement on a 6 billion pound combination, first set out last month and designed to secure leadership of Britain's competitive online gambling market. As in a provisional deal announced in August, Paddy Power shareholders will own 52 percent of the group with Betfair investors owning the rest, if the deal is approved by shareholders, Betfair said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

A man walks past Resorts World Casino, owned by Malaysian gaming company Genting, in the Queens borough of New York, November 22, 2013. Genting Bhd, Southeast Asia's biggest gaming group, is seeking to expand in the U.S. as the world's largest economy starts to recover, and as various states relax restrictions ranging from casino licenses to online gambling. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

The Resorts World Casino, owned by Malaysian gaming company Genting, is seen in the Queens borough of New York, November 22, 2013. Genting Bhd, Southeast Asia's biggest gaming group, is seeking to expand in the U.S. as the world's largest economy starts to recover, and as various states relax restrictions ranging from casino licenses to online gambling. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

People play at slot machines inside Resorts World Casino, owned by Malaysian gaming company Genting, in the Queens borough of New York, November 22, 2013. Genting Bhd, Southeast Asia's biggest gaming group, is seeking to expand in the U.S. as the world's largest economy starts to recover, and as various states relax restrictions ranging from casino licenses to online gambling. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

A bartender works at Resorts World Casino, owned by Malaysian gaming company Genting, in the Queens borough of New York, November 22, 2013. Genting Bhd, Southeast Asia's biggest gaming group, is seeking to expand in the U.S. as the world's largest economy starts to recover, and as various states relax restrictions ranging from casino licenses to online gambling. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Customers push a shopping trolley as they leave the Geant Casino hypermarket in Brive-La-Gaillarde, central France July 10, 2013. France is the biggest country in Europe for hypermarkets and the store's growth mirrors Carrefour's past global expansion. But that growth masks the gradual decline of the format. The hypermarket - an out-of-town warehouse of more than 2,500 square metres which offers everything from camembert cheese to lawn mowers - is shrinking as online vendors, convenience shops and discounters meet many of the needs of a cash-strapped, increasingly fragmented population. Casino, Carrefour's other main rival, is listed, smaller, and more heavily indebted. It joined the price war in the last quarter of 2012. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A poker table and chips from The One and Only Ocean Club in the film "Casino Royale" is seen during a media preview of "50 Years of James Bond - the Auction", at Christie's in London September 28, 2012. The piece is estimated to sell for 2,840 - 4,630 GBP ($4,600-7,500) at an online-only auction from September 28 to October 8. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS) 

San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino's online gambling app "Code Red" is demonstrated in the exhibitors room at the GiGse online gaming convention at the Westin hotel in San Francisco, California, April 24, 2012. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW) 

San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino's online gambling app "Code Red" is demonstrated in the exhibitors room at the GiGse online gaming convention at the Westin hotel in San Francisco, California, April 24, 2012. Online poker is a business that involves processing billions of dollars worth of bets and battling the fraudsters, cheats and robot-player software that can ruin the games. Hence the casinos are cozying up to some tech-savvy offshore partners whose pedigrees might give regulators pause. Photo taken April 24, 2012. To match Special Report USA-POKER/GAMBLING REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Gyorgy Korda, a singer famous in Hungary for his poker broadcasts, concentrates during a poker game at one of his casinos in Budapest September 15, 2009. In Hungary, ravaged by the recent economic crisis, poker has become something of a national pastime, and for some people, a source of income. The Poker Association of Hungary reckons some 50,000 people out of 10 million Hungarians play poker live, and 200,000 more do it online. Most took up the game in the last few years. Photo taken September 15, 2009. To match Reuters Life! HUNGARY-POKER/ REUTERS/Katoly Arvai (HUNGARY SOCIETY BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT) 

A dealer shuffles a deck of cards during a poker game at a casino in Budapest September 15, 2009. In Hungary, ravaged by the recent economic crisis, poker has become something of a national pastime, and for some people, a source of income. The Poker Association of Hungary reckons some 50,000 people out of 10 million Hungarians play poker live, and 200,000 more do it online. Most took up the game in the last few years. Photo taken September 15, 2009. To match Reuters Life! HUNGARY-POKER/ REUTERS/Katoly Arvai (HUNGARY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

A player checks his cards during a poker game at a Budapest casino in Budapest September 15, 2009. In Hungary, ravaged by the recent economic crisis, poker has become something of a national pastime, and for some people, a source of income. The Poker Association of Hungary reckons some 50,000 people out of 10 million Hungarians play poker live, and 200,000 more do it online. Most took up the game in the last few years. Photo taken September 15, 2009. To match Reuters Life! HUNGARY-POKER/ REUTERS/Katoly Arvai (HUNGARY BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

A dealer holds chips in between his fingers in Budapest September 15, 2009. In Hungary, ravaged by the recent economic crisis, poker has become something of a national pastime, and for some people, a source of income. The Poker Association of Hungary reckons some 50,000 people out of 10 million Hungarians play poker live, and 200,000 more do it online. Most took up the game in the last few years. Photo taken September 15, 2009. To match Reuters Life! HUNGARY-POKER/ REUTERS/Katoly Arvai (HUNGARY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Gyorgy Korda (R), a singer famous in Hungary for his poker broadcasts, makes his bet during a poker game at one of his casinos in Budapest September 15, 2009. In Hungary, ravaged by the recent economic crisis, poker has become something of a national pastime, and for some people, a source of income. The Poker Association of Hungary reckons some 50,000 people out of 10 million Hungarians play poker live, and 200,000 more do it online. Most took up the game in the last few years. Photo taken September 15, 2009. To match Reuters Life! HUNGARY-POKER/ REUTERS/Katoly Arvai (HUNGARY SOCIETY BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Poker players in a Budapest casino look on as the dealer places the turn on the table in Budapest on September 15,2009. In Hungary, ravaged by the recent economic crisis, poker has become something of a national pastime, and for some people, a source of income. The Poker Association of Hungary reckons some 50,000 people out of 10 million Hungarians play poker live, and 200,000 more do it online. Most took up the game in the last few years. To match Reuters Life! HUNGARY-POKER/ REUTERS/Katoly Arvai (HUNGARY SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Matteo Brandi, bar manager displays an oyster shell he is convinced bears an image of Christ in the tiny village of Roche in the Swiss canton of Vaud, January 18, 2005. Brandi said he came across the shell while he was opening a batch of oysters just over two years ago, on December 24, 2002. The 38 year-old Italian decided to put the shell up for sale after a woman in Florida auctioned off a grilled cheese sandwich allegedly bearing an image of the Virgin Mary to an online casino last November for $28,000 USD. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND) 

Matteo Brandi, bar manager displays an oyster shell he is convinced bears an image of Christ in the tiny village of Roche in the Swiss canton of Vaud, January 18, 2005. Brandi said he came across the shell while he was opening a batch of oysters just over two years ago, on December 24, 2002. The 38 year-old Italian decided to put the shell up for sale after a woman in Florida auctioned off a grilled cheese sandwich allegedly bearing an image of the Virgin Mary to an online casino last November for $28,000 USD. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND) 

Online casino GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe, poses with Benjamin Halbe (L) the seller of the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, during a presentation in Cologne May 19, 2005. The vehicle, a metallic grey 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German Ebay site and was sold for Euro 188,938.88 (US$ 244,590.83). The seller Benjamin Halbe, from the western German town of Olpe said he bought the car from a local dealer in January. 

Online casino GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe, poses with Benjamin Halbe (L) the seller of the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, during a presentation in Cologne May 19, 2005. The vehicle, a metallic grey 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German Ebay site and was sold for Euro 188,938.88 (US$ 244,590.83). The seller Benjamin Halbe, from the western German town of Olpe said he bought the car from a local dealer in January. 

GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe poses with the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, during a presentation in Cologne. Online casino GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe poses with the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, during a presentation in Cologne May 19, 2005. The vehicle, a metallic grey 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German Ebay site and was sold for Euro 188,938.88 (US$ 244,590.83). The seller Benjamin Halbe, from the western German town of Olpe said he bought the car from a local dealer in January. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender 

GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe poses with the papers of the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, during a presentation in Cologne. Online casino GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe poses with the papers of the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, during a presentation in Cologne May 19, 2005. The vehicle, a metallic grey 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German Ebay site and was sold for Euro 188,938.88 (US$ 244,590.83). The seller Benjamin Halbe, from the western German town of Olpe said he bought the car from a local dealer in January. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender 

GoldenPalace.com CEO Rowe and Halbe pose with the second-hand car once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger the new Pope Benedict XVI during a presentation in Cologne. Online casino GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe, poses with Benjamin Halbe (L) the seller of the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, during a presentation in Cologne May 19, 2005. The vehicle, a metallic grey 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German Ebay site and was sold for Euro 188,938.88 (US$ 244,590.83). The seller Benjamin Halbe, from the western German town of Olpe said he bought the car from a local dealer in January. ODLY REUTERS/Ina Fassbender 

GoldenPalace.com CEO Rowe and Halbe pose with the second-hand car once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger the new Pope Benedict XVI during a presentation in Cologne. Online casino GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe, poses with Benjamin Halbe (L) the seller of the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, during a presentation in Cologne May 19, 2005. The vehicle, a metallic grey 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German Ebay site and was sold for Euro 188,938.88 (US$ 244,590.83). The seller Benjamin Halbe, from the western German town of Olpe said he bought the car from a local dealer in January. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender 

GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe poses with the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, during a presentation in Cologne. Online casino GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe poses with the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, during a presentation in Cologne May 19, 2005. The vehicle, a metallic grey 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German Ebay site and was sold for Euro 188,938.88 (US$ 244,590.83). The seller Benjamin Halbe, from the western German town of Olpe said he bought the car from a local dealer in January. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender 

GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe poses with the papers of the second-hand car once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger the new Pope Benedict XVI during a presentation in Cologne. Online casino GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe, poses with the papers of the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, during a presentation in Cologne May 19, 2005. The vehicle, a metallic grey 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German Ebay site and was sold for Euro 188,938.88 (US$ 244,590.83). The seller Benjamin Halbe, from the western German town of Olpe said he bought the car from a local dealer in January. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender 

GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe poses with the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, after a live broadcast by Stern TV in the western German town of Huerth. Richard Rowe, CEO of the online casino GoldenPalace.com, poses with the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, after a live broadcast by Stern TV in the western German town of Huerth, near Cologne May 18, 2005. The vehicle, a metallic grey 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German Ebay site and was sold for 188,938.88 euros ($239,478). Halbe, from the western German town of Olpe, said he bought the car from a local dealer in January. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender 

GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe poses with the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, after a live broadcast by Stern TV in the western German town of Huerth. Richard Rowe, CEO of the online casino GoldenPalace.com, poses with the second-hand car, once registered in the name of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, after a live broadcast by Stern TV in the western German town of Huerth, near Cologne May 18, 2005. The vehicle, a metallic grey 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German Ebay site and was sold for 188,938.88 euros ($239,478). Halbe, from the western German town of Olpe, said he bought the car from a local dealer in January. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender 

Matteo Brandi, bar manager displays an oyster shell he is convinced bears an image of Christ in the tiny village of Roche in the Swiss canton of Vaud, January 18, 2005. Brandi said he came across the shell while he was opening a batch of oysters just over two years ago, on December 24, 2002. [The 38 year-old Italian decided to put the shell up for sale after a woman in Florida auctioned off a grilled cheese sandwich allegedly bearing an image of the Virgin Mary to an online casino last November for $28,000 USD.] 

Matteo Brandi, bar manager displays an oyster shell he is convinced bears an image of Christ in the tiny village of Roche in the Swiss canton of Vaud, January 18, 2005. Brandi said he came across the shell while he was opening a batch of oysters just over two years ago, on December 24, 2002. [The 38 year-old Italian decided to put the shell up for sale after a woman in Florida auctioned off a grilled cheese sandwich allegedly bearing an image of the Virgin Mary to an online casino last November for $28,000 USD.] 

Matteo Brandi, bar manager displays an oyster shell he is convinced bears an image of Christ in the tiny village of Roche in the Swiss canton of Vaud, January 18, 2005. Brandi said he came across the shell while he was opening a batch of oysters just over two years ago, on December 24, 2002. [The 38 year-old Italian decided to put the shell up for sale after a woman in Florida auctioned off a grilled cheese sandwich allegedly bearing an image of the Virgin Mary to an online casino last November for $28,000 USD.] 

Britain's Culture, Media and Sports Secretary Tessa Jowell poses for the press at the Gala Casino in London March 26, 2002. The British government has revealed proposals to remove the 1960s laws resticting gambling, allowing online gambling for the first time and casinos the right to offer any form of legal gambling, including Las-Vegas style slot machines with unlimited prizes. 

Britain's Culture, Media and Sports Secretary Tessa Jowell poses for the press at the Gala Casino in London March 26, 2002. The British government has revealed proposals to remove the 1960s laws resticting gambling, allowing online gambling for the first time and casinos the right to offer any form of legal gambling, including Las-Vegas style slot machines with unlimited prizes. 

Gamblers surround a roulette table at the Gala Casino in London March
26, 2002. The British government has revealed proposals to remove the
1960s laws resticting gambling, allowing online gambling for the first
time and casinos the right to offer any form of legal gambling,
including Las-Vegas style slot machines with unlimited prizes.
REUTERS/Dan Chung

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Dice are rolled onto a gambling table at the Gala Casino in London
March 26, 2002. The British government has revealed proposals to remove
the 1960s laws resticting gambling, allowing online gambling for the
first time and casinos the right to offer any form of legal gambling,
including Las-Vegas style slot machines with unlimited prizes.
REUTERS/Dan Chung

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A die is rolled onto a gambling table at the Gala Casino in London
March 26, 2002. The British government has revealed proposals to remove
the 1960s laws resticting gambling, allowing online gambling for the
first time and casinos the right to offer any form of legal gambling,
including Las-Vegas style slot machines with unlimited prizes.
REUTERS/Dan Chung

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Dice are rolled onto a gambling table at the Gala Casino in London
March 26, 2002. The British government has revealed proposals on
Tuesday to remove the 1960s laws resticting gambling, allowing online
gambling for the first time and casinos the right to offer any form of
legal gambling, including Las-Vegas style slot machines with unlimited
prizes. REUTERS/Dan Chung

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Britain's Culture, Media and Sports Secretary Tessa Jowell poses for
the press at the Gala Casino in London March 26, 2002. The British
government has revealed proposals to remove the 1960s laws resticting
gambling, allowing online gambling for the first time and casinos the
right to offer any form of legal gambling, including Las-Vegas style
slot machines with unlimited prizes. REUTERS/Dan Chung

DC/NMB/AA 

Britain's Culture, Media and Sports Secretary Tessa Jowell poses for
the press at the Gala Casino in London March 26, 2002. The British
government has revealed proposals to remove the 1960s laws resticting
gambling, allowing online gambling for the first time and casinos the
right to offer any form of legal gambling, including Las-Vegas style
slot machines with unlimited prizes. REUTERS/Dan Chung

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