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Cade holds competition seminar on Brazil’s betting market

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Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defence (Cade) held a seminar in Brasília on 30 October to discuss competition in the betting market. Participants examined market structure, pricing, consolidation and the roles of operators, software developers and payment services; a government official said it had received about 300 authorisation applications, with around 80 companies authorised.

The discussion covered competition and authorisations in Brazil’s regulated betting market, including the roles of operators and suppliers.

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