Andradina, São Paulo, approves tourist casino concession law
The municipality of Andradina, in the state of São Paulo, approved Municipal Law No. 4,316/2025 on October 29, a regulation that authorizes the local government to grant the operation of tourist casinos to private companies. The initiative is part of a long-term economic and tourism development strategy, in a context where the legalization of physical casinos in Brazil remains undefined at the federal level.
The new law is inspired by Bill No. 2,234/2022, currently under debate in the Federal Senate under the rapporteurship of Senator Irajá Abreu, which proposes allowing the operation of casinos and other forms of gambling in integrated tourist complexes. In the case of Andradina, the goal is to prepare the legal and regulatory groundwork to attract investors once national legislation is finally approved.
The regulation allows the municipality to grant concessions for the operation of tourist gaming, always associated with leisure and hospitality ventures, such as resorts, theme parks, convention centers, and entertainment complexes.
According to the text, the tourist casino model must be linked to a sustainable local development project and generate direct economic benefits for the community.
During the approval session, held at the headquarters of the Andradina Commercial and Industrial Association (ACIA), the Deputy Secretary of Economic Development, Marcos Okajima, highlighted that the measure “seeks to integrate tourism, entertainment, and job creation into a single development axis.”
The municipality already has a legal structure favorable to tourism and investment: State Decree No. 67,128/2022 established the Andradina Tourist District, while Municipal Decree No. 7,815/2024 classified the area as an Area of Interest for Economic Development (ZIDE), offering tax incentives and differentiated tax treatment to new projects.
These measures complement the Andradina Economic and Sustainable Development Program (PRODESAN), in effect since 2011, which promotes initiatives with a positive impact on tourism, job creation, and local sustainability.
The president of the Municipal Economic Development Council emphasized that the new law does not imply the immediate opening of casinos, but rather establishes the legal bases for a future stage of tourism expansion and private investment.
With this, Andradina positions itself as one of the first municipalities in the country to anticipate a possible national framework for the legalization of gambling, betting on the integration of entertainment as a driver of economic and social growth.
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