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CNDL and SPC survey finds 40 million Brazilians paid to gamble online

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A survey by CNDL and SPC Brasil, conducted with Offerwise Pesquisas, found that about 40 million Brazilian consumers paid for at least one bet or online game in the previous 12 months. It reported average monthly betting expenditure of R$187, while 19% of respondents who bet said their spending had compromised their income. CNDL president José César da Costa called for consumer-protection measures.

The reported spending and financial strain may inform operators’ and regulators’ consumer-protection policies.

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ANJL survey finds Brazil betting ban shifted one in five players to illegal market

A Nexus poll commissioned by Brazil's ANJL found the ban on betting converted few voters and pushed about one in five former bettors to illegal sites. It said 38% of Brazilians favour resuming betting under stricter rules or the previous regime.

A poll by Nexus, commissioned by the Associação Nacional de Jogos e Loterias (ANJL), found that Brazil's ban on betting changed the vote of about 1% of the electorate in the first round and that roughly one in five former bettors moved to sites still operating. The survey was published on 23 October, four days before the second round, according to the report.

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