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Brazil requires betting platforms to exclude social-benefit recipients

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Brazil's mandatory exclusion regime for Bolsa Família and BPC beneficiaries on regulated online betting platforms began on 1 December. Platforms must check CPF numbers at registration, at the first daily login and every 15 days; identified beneficiaries' accounts must close within three days, with prior notice and two days to withdraw balances. A media report said the measure could immediately affect about 20% of platform users.

Operators must implement recurring CPF checks and close accounts identified as belonging to programme beneficiaries.

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ANJL survey says 45% of social-benefit recipients may shift to illegal betting

A survey commissioned by the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) found that 45% of social-benefit recipients surveyed said they would move to illegal betting if barred from using betting platforms, the association said. Cruz Consulting conducted the poll among beneficiaries from 15 to 18 October; the government measure was due to take effect on the first of the following month.

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