Caixa Econômica Federal plans to launch its betting platform in Brazil in November, President Carlos Vieira said. He projected first-year revenue of R$2 billion to R$2.5 billion and about R$7 billion in 2026. The SPA approved the bank’s licence in July for three brands, with authorisation through 2029.
Caixa’s planned platform would bring a state-owned bank and three authorised brands into Brazil’s regulated betting market.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixbet | Not stated | Brazil authorises Pixbet to rename Flabet as Ganheibet | Not stated | |
| Pixbet | Not stated | SPA-MF approves Pixbet brand change from Flabet to Ganheibet | Not stated | |
| C3B Gaming Group, MC Games | Not stated | C3B launches PlayBet as its second Brazilian betting brand | Not stated | |
| 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 |
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is due to meet Caixa Econômica Federal President Carlos Vieira this week to discuss the state bank’s planned betting operation, reportedly amid government criticism. Caixa said it intends to launch by the end of November and estimated revenue of R$2 billion to R$2.5 billion for 2026; it received an operating licence from the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting in July.
Caixa president Carlos Vieira was due to discuss the bank’s planned betting platform with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as the project faced opposition from Lula and ministers. Caixa planned to announce the platform in 2025 and begin operations the following year, with Playtech as its partner; the project targeted R$2.5 billion in revenue in 2026. The report also reports that the TCU identified R$3.7 billion in transfers from Bolsa Família beneficiary households to betting sites in January 2025.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ordered state-owned Caixa Econômica Federal to suspend plans for its own betting operation, according to people familiar with the matter. The project could be cancelled, although Caixa representatives said no final decision had been made and were working to advance it. Caixa paid R$30 million for a provisional authorisation to operate online betting and other games.
No ticket matched all six numbers in Mega-Sena contest 3.073 drawn on 22 October in São Paulo, so the estimated prize rolls to R$230m for the next draw on Sunday 25 October. The previous estimate was R$206.4m. If paid in full, it would be the second-largest regular Mega-Sena prize, behind R$317.8m shared in October 2022.
No ticket matched all six numbers in Mega-Sena contest 3.073, drawn on 22 October in São Paulo, so the estimated prize for the next draw rises to R$230m. The next draw is scheduled for Sunday 25 October, also in São Paulo.
Caixa Econômica Federal reportedly sent three executives to Montevideo from 24 to 26 September to examine Uruguay’s state-run fixed-odds betting model. The visit followed Caixa’s decision to defer its planned Brazilian betting platform from 2026 to 2027, or possibly abandon it; the institution had paid R$30 million for an operating authorisation.