Brazil collected close to BRL10bn in tax revenue from the licensed betting sector in 2025, according to the Federal Revenue Service. The service said the figure had risen from BRL91m and reflected the launch of the regulated market.
The reported tax receipts quantify public revenue from Brazil’s first year of regulated betting operations.
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Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service reported that online betting companies paid about R$5.8bn in taxes between January and May 2026. The total was 85% above the R$3.1bn collected in the same period a year earlier; May receipts were R$1.3bn, down from R$1.4bn in May 2025.
Brazil's Federal Revenue Service collected BRL4.586bn ($886.2m) in betting taxes between January and April 2026, almost double the BRL2.283bn in the same period of 2025, according to figures cited in an iGaming Business article by Alex W. Pariente. The revenue came from 87 licensed operators, up from 49 at the start of the market's first full year, while independent estimates cited in the report put illegal betting at 41% to 51% of total activity.
Reportedly, Brazil’s federal government received BRL4.17bn in betting taxes during Q1. The Federal Revenue Service supplied the figures using official tax collection records covering January to March.
The Canary Islands collected approximately €31.2m in gambling taxes between January and June 2026, reportedly reaching about 48.5% of its €64.6m annual target. Recreational machines generated revenue more slowly than expected, while bingo recorded modest year-on-year growth in ticket sales; the regional budget analysis indicated no planned gambling tax increases for 2027.
The Canary Islands collected about €31.2m in net gambling tax receipts between January and June 2026, according to the regional budget analysis. That is close to 48.5% of the annual budget target of €64.6m.
Reportedly, Macau collected MOP74.6bn (US$9.22bn) in gaming taxes during the first nine months of 2026. Collections increased by 5.9%.