Gambling operators are shaking their heads as Brazil’s long-promised gaming liberalization plans appear to be moving backward.

On Tuesday, members of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies removed integrated resort casino language from a must-pass package of tourism reforms after the tourism bill’s main backer Rep. Paulo Azi declared that there was “no agreement” on including the casino proposal.

The casino language, which would have permitted integrated resorts in just two Brazilian states, had been inserted into the tourism package in late February over the objections of deputies who favored a broader gambling legalization effort.

The pushback against the casino language threatened approval of the overall tourism measure as an urgency statute, which fast-tracks legislation by limiting further committee discussion. The casino-free tourism reform package eventually passed by a vote of 290-57.