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Brazil sports ministry publishes betting-eligible sports list

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Brazil’s Ministry of Sports issued Ordinance No. 27, setting out sports and entities eligible for the regulated betting market and revoking two earlier ordinances. The list includes eSports tournaments if the game developer has licensed or authorised them, and bars betting on non-professional events and competitions involving only underage athletes.

Operators must align betting markets with the ministry’s eligibility list and restrictions on youth and grassroots events.

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