H2bet signed a sponsorship deal for N Sports’ broadcasts of the 2026 Campeonato Catarinense in Brazil. The agreement covers YouTube, pay television and free streaming channels, with odds during live matches, advertising breaks and social media content.
The deal places H2bet branding and betting odds across broadcasts of the state championship.
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Nine of the 18 clubs in Brazil’s 2026 women’s Série A1 have a betting company as their main shirt sponsor, according to reported commercial data. The season began on 12 February, and six clubs started without a main shirt sponsor.
A provisional measure proposing a ban on sports betting in Brazil has coincided with job losses and halted regulated-market operations, according to figures cited from the ANJL. The association reported more than 3,500 positions cut in 14 days, with 4,167 workers on collective leave and a projection of 5,600 cuts over three months. The measure is being challenged at the Supreme Federal Court and requires congressional approval to become law.
Brazil's ban on online betting led to more than 3,500 layoffs within 14 days, ANJL recorded, equivalent to 23% of an estimated 15,000-strong workforce. A further 4,167 workers are on collective leave, and the association projects 5,600 job losses within 90 days.
Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office has sued 17 betting companies in the Federal Court of Pernambuco, seeking reimbursement for costs to the Public Health System and at least BRL1 billion for collective moral damages. The AGU estimates healthcare-related damages at about BRL2.6 billion; the companies named represent around 80% of the market, according to the government.
A case has been brought before the Federal Court of Pernambuco by Brazil's Attorney General's Office (AGU) targeting 17 betting operators. The office is pursuing redress for harm done to the Public Health System (SUS), together with a request for no less than BRL1bn in collective moral damages. Healthcare-related losses are put by the AGU at roughly BRL2.6bn ($444.3m). No precise reimbursement figure appears in the filing; the office wants that sum worked out at a later stage.
Grupo H2 launched H2prêmios, a lottery product sold through tickets, in partnership with FM Agenciamento, the company said. Lotep conducts the draws, and ticket sales are restricted to people aged 18 and over.