Brazil’s offshore share of iGaming demand reached 9.9% on 29 September, four days after the ban was published, according to Blask data. Affiliate coverage across the 20 most promoted brands fell 41.5% in a week, from 715 sites to 418; the source reports that licensed sites remained available for withdrawals.
Operators and affiliates face a rapidly changing market as offshore demand rises and promotional coverage contracts.
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Reportedly, Unauthorised betting domains and searches for offshore operators increased after Brazil introduced an online betting ban on 25 September. Separate data from Bet Legal and Blask indicated increases during the ban’s first week.
H2 Gambling Capital estimates that Brazil’s ban on regulated online betting will shift about R$25bn in annualised spending to unlicensed operators. Its central forecast assumes the regulated market closes and stays closed, while its working view is that it may reopen in 2027; the estimates depend partly on payment-channel blocking and how long the ban withstands legal and political challenges.
Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office has sued 17 betting companies in the Federal Court of Pernambuco, seeking reimbursement for costs to the Public Health System and at least BRL1 billion for collective moral damages. The AGU estimates healthcare-related damages at about BRL2.6 billion; the companies named represent around 80% of the market, according to the government.
A case has been brought before the Federal Court of Pernambuco by Brazil's Attorney General's Office (AGU) targeting 17 betting operators. The office is pursuing redress for harm done to the Public Health System (SUS), together with a request for no less than BRL1bn in collective moral damages. Healthcare-related losses are put by the AGU at roughly BRL2.6bn ($444.3m). No precise reimbursement figure appears in the filing; the office wants that sum worked out at a later stage.
Reportedly, Affiliate monitoring by Blask shows Bet365 appears on 53 sites in Brazil, the widest affiliate presence, with Betano and Stake tied at 44 each. Betsson and BetMGM each added eight new affiliate sites in the past month, the fastest growth. Blask tracks 315 affiliate sites and 583 active brands in the Brazilian market.
Bet365 has the widest affiliate presence in Brazil, appearing on 53 sites, according to affiliate monitoring by Blask. Betano and Stake are tied for second place with 44 sites each, ahead of Superbet with 43 and Novibet with 41.
The IBJR said its monitoring and economic simulation identified 60,477 suspected betting sites in Brazil, with data updated to 27 October. It estimated annualised clandestine-market GGR at R$56bn, up from R$27.9bn, but said the 101% increase was a simulation rather than a direct market measurement. The report also said 85 federal authorisations covering 82 companies expired on 25 October after a 30-day period.
The Brazilian Responsible Gambling Institute (IBJR) said its LegitBet monitoring system identified 60,477 suspected betting sites operating in Brazil after the federal government's provisional measure banned fixed-odds betting. The institute estimated that the clandestine market may have grown 101% since 25 September, with data updated to 27 October, according to the IBJR.