Cetic.br reported that 19% of Brazilian internet users had placed an online bet in the three months before its 2025 survey. The first edition to ask about online betting found participation among 25% of male and 14% of female internet users.
The figures provide operators and regulators with survey data on online betting participation and gender differences in Brazil.
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NielsenIQ’s survey found that 26.3% of Brazilian households had participated in at least one form of betting in 2025. It reported that 10% of households reduced essential spending because of betting, and that food spending was affected in 47% of those cases.
The Gambling Commission said its open-banking study found that 91% of people with repeated detected payments to illegal operators also gambled with licensed operators. The report, published on 28 October, said licensed transactions did not fall substantially after users’ first detected illegal payment. The Commission cautioned that the panel was not nationally representative and could not measure the illegal market’s size or establish that illegal sites cause harm.
The Gambling Commission has published its first open-banking study of the illegal gambling market, finding that 91% of people with repeated detected payments to unlicensed operators also gambled with licensed operators. The report was published on 28 October, according to the Commission.
The CCTV: Rush Hour betting game, created by 155.io, is available on Roobet, according to the report. Streamer Xposed reportedly turned a $20,000 stake into $363,971 by predicting how many cars would pass through a traffic light in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Research commissioned by Ireland’s Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) and conducted by the ESRI found that nearly four in ten people who opened online accounts to bet on horses or sport later tried other forms of gambling. The survey of 1,000 gamblers also found that 26% of online gamblers said they lost “a lot” in their most recent session, compared with 17% of in-person gamblers.
Bank of America Institute reported that Gen Z and Millennials accounted for 88% of its customers with online betting activity in July in the United States. Its analysis of aggregated, anonymised bank transactions found active users up 40% from early 2026, while first-time payments to identified platforms more than tripled in June and July compared with January. The study covered online sports betting, horse racing and prediction markets, but excluded social gambling and other casino gaming.