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Apple makes authorised Brazilian betting apps available in its store

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Apple began offering apps from betting operators authorised in Brazil after the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) filed a lawsuit challenging restrictions on their distribution. The court initially rejected urgent relief but recognised a valid regulatory framework for fixed-odds betting; ANJL said official-store access can help distinguish licensed operators from unregulated platforms.

Availability in Apple’s store gives authorised operators a route to reach Brazilian users through an official app channel.

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Brazilian lawmakers ask Apple to list authorised betting apps

A Brazilian Chamber of Deputies external commission sent Apple a letter on 16 April asking it to make apps from authorised betting operators available in its app stores. The request was signed by commission coordinator Julio Lopes and sent to Apple’s Latin America government affairs chief, Mario de La Cruz Sarabia. The Chamber’s Communications Commission plans to hold a public hearing on the issue the following week.

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