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Brazil’s SPA, Anatel and ANJL begin work on illegal betting-site blocking

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Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA), Anatel’s inspection superintendent and the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) held their first working meeting on 29 October to develop automated identification and blocking of illegal betting and online gaming sites. The meeting began implementation of a cooperation agreement signed in September; the next decision-making meeting was scheduled for 5 November.

The planned system could strengthen enforcement against unlicensed betting and gaming sites in Brazil.

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