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Brazilian illegal betting sites remain accessible after prohibition deadline

Enforcement & compliance

At least four betting platforms remained accessible to Brazilian users on international domains on 16 October, ten days after the removal deadline, according to a CNN Brasil survey. Elijonas Maia said about 10 mil sites had been taken down since 6 October; 110 Telegram channels were blocked, reaching spaces used by about 1.3 million people. The Ministry of Justice and the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting are mapping addresses for blocking requests.

Operators can continue reaching Brazilian bettors through replacement domains, complicating enforcement of the prohibition.

Earlier fines and penalties by SPA and Ministry of Justice

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Not namedBRL 102,400,000Mato Grosso police investigate influencer and husband over illegal bettingNot stated
Not namedBRL 1,325,000,000Brazil’s Finance Ministry investigates 40 betting accounts over suspected money launderingNot stated
Not namedBRL 600,000,000Brazilian government sends 10,435 illegal betting sites for blockingNot stated
Not named10,000Brazil requests suspension of more than 10,000 betting websitesNot stated
Not namedNot statedBrazil’s Justice Ministry orders betting sites to redirect traffic from 6 OctoberNot stated

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LegitBet monitoring identifies 820 suspected illegal betting sites in Brazil

LegitBet monitoring identified 820 new addresses suspected of offering illegal betting in Brazil on 26 and 27 October, figures published by the IBJR and ANJL showed. The system had detected 60,477 suspicious addresses since 25 September, including 34,134 with betting-operation characteristics. The associations said the figures followed a provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting and online games.

LegitBet monitoring recorded 820 new addresses suspected of offering illegal betting in Brazil on 26 and 27 October, according to figures published by the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) and the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL). The figures were current to 27 October. The monitoring is run by LegitBet, a platform linked to sector bodies.

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