ABRAS sales data show supermarket growth before Brazil's betting ban
ABRAS monitoring recorded a 7.9% year-on-year increase in sales by value for 14–20 September, when authorised betting platforms were operating, the report said. The same measure showed 7.4% growth for 5–11 October, the week ABRAS cited in connection with the betting ban. ABRAS did not provide controls for other factors when questioned, according to the report.
Investors and regulators should treat the sales comparison cautiously because ABRAS provided no controls for other factors.