Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) authorised Esportes Gaming Brasil Ltda to add Lottubet for sports betting and online games in a measure published on 17 July 2025. The company already held authorisation to operate Esportes da Sorte and Onabet across online and physical channels.
The authorisation expands the brands Esportes Gaming Brasil can operate in Brazil’s regulated betting market.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQJ, OpenBet | Not stated | TQJ launches Bet do Milhão betting brand in Brazil | Not stated | |
| Logame do Brasil, Sortenabet Gaming Brasil | Not stated | SPA restores licences for Logame and Sortenabet in Brazil | Not stated | |
| RiskCherry | Not stated | Brazil’s SPA recognises RiskCherry as a betting certification body for three years | Not stated | |
| Sportvip Group International Apostas | Not stated | Brazil's SPA authorises Sportvip Group to offer betting and online games | Not stated | |
| Vanguard Entretenimento Brasil | Not stated | Brazil’s SPA authorises Vanguard for betting through 2029 | Not stated |
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Esportes Gaming Brasil has launched a playbook covering responsible advertising and responsible gambling in Brazil’s betting sector. The group owns Esportes da Sorte, Onabet and Lottu.
Grupo EGB has launched a responsible advertising guide for influencers and affiliates in Brazil’s regulated betting market. The guide requires advertising disclosures, age labels and legal warnings, and prohibits screenshots showing winnings or betting account balances.
Esportes Gaming Brasil has been shortlisted for the Global Gaming Awards Americas 2026 in the Responsible Business of the Year category. The nomination cites Costura Cidadã, a social impact initiative run during the Olinda Carnival that combined skills training with income generation. Winners will be announced on 28 September at The Venetian in Las Vegas during G2E.
Belo Horizonte’s city council is due to hold a second-round vote on a bill banning betting-company advertising in the city, according to the report. The proposal would prohibit promotional activities, kiosks and naming-rights agreements; it requires at least 21 votes to proceed to the mayor for sanction or veto.
HS Gaming Participações, a subsidiary of Esportes Gaming Brasil, is seeking to acquire Apostou.com in Brazil, with the transaction under review by CADE under Public Notice No. 464. The deal would give Esportes da Sorte Group control of the operator of BETBR Loterias and its B1BET and BRBET brands.