FIRST.bet said it has signed a new agreement to provide sportsbook technology to Brazilian operator Cassino Bet. Cassino Bet, owned by Ana Gaming, is returning to FIRST.bet after using Altenar’s platform; the companies did not disclose financial terms.
Cassino Bet’s return to FIRST.bet marks a sportsbook technology switch, though financial terms were not disclosed.
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It was reported that cases involving betting at Rio de Janeiro’s TJRJ rose from 58 in 2024 to more than 689 between January and September this year. It says the Comsefaz estimate that households lost R$ 62.5bn in 2025 relies on Pix flows, while legal operators’ revenue was R$ 36.9bn, according to figures cited in the study.
It was reported that the number of betting-related cases at the Rio de Janeiro state court, the TJRJ, rose from 58 in 2024 to more than 689 between January and September this year. The cases concern unpaid winning bets, changes to odds, blocked accounts and withdrawals, and clauses considered abusive, according to the report.
Rio de Janeiro's state court recorded 689 lawsuits against sports betting companies through September 2026, compared with 58 in all of 2024, according to a court survey. Kaizen Gaming Brasil, HS do Brasil and Ana Gaming were named in 138, 70 and 36 cases respectively; claims against the three exceeded R$20m. Betano said it does not comment on court cases, and the other two companies had not responded at publication.
Brazilian betting operators face restrictions on football shirt branding from 5 October under Provisional Measure 1,394/2026, with 85 licences due to expire on 25 October, the report says. Convocados estimates Série A clubs received about R$1.03bn in betting sponsorship in 2025; some contracts have ended or been suspended as operators respond to the measure.
Brazilian footballers have obtained injunctions preventing betting platforms from offering markets linked to their individual performance, reportedly. The orders name platforms including Betano, bet365, Verabet and Cassino Bet; the report says operators have not removed the players’ names and their legal representatives are considering daily fines and access blocks.
Brazilian courts granted interim orders sought by four footballers to stop betting companies from using their names and images in individualised sports markets, according to reports. The orders remain open to appeal, and the merits have not been decided; one ruling bars Verabet from using a player’s identity on its platform.