LegitBet monitoring identifies 820 suspected illegal betting sites in Brazil
Enforcement & compliance3 min read
LegitBet monitoring identified 820 new addresses suspected of offering illegal betting in Brazil on 26 and 27 October, figures published by the IBJR and ANJL showed. The system had detected 60,477 suspicious addresses since 25 September, including 34,134 with betting-operation characteristics. The associations said the figures followed a provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting and online games.
LegitBet monitoring recorded 820 new addresses suspected of offering illegal betting in Brazil on 26 and 27 October, according to figures published by the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) and the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL). The figures were current to 27 October. The monitoring is run by LegitBet, a platform linked to sector bodies.
The 820 addresses represent an average of about 410 per day, according to the ANJL. The IBJR survey also recorded 436 suspicious addresses added to the database on 27 October, of which 231 had characteristics confirmed by the tool. The data covers records added to the monitoring database and does not necessarily mean the sites were newly created. Identification of betting-related characteristics does not replace the authorities' analysis of the legality of each address.
Since the publication of Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 on 25 September, the LegitBet system has detected 60,477 suspicious addresses, of which 34,134 show characteristics of betting operations such as bonus offers, Pix payments and registration forms. The measure prohibited the operation, offering, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting and online games, including by foreign operators serving users in Brazil. According to a schedule published by the Ministry of Finance, sites and applications for these activities were to be taken out of service from 6 October.
The IBJR and ANJL also reported misuse of the brands of known operators, including Betano, Novibet, Bet365 and BetMGM, to draw users to unofficial pages. The practice includes reproducing the visual identity of authorised operators and publishing advertisements that use recognised company names but direct consumers to other platforms. In one case reported by the BetMGM team, a page uses the company's name to direct visitors to another platform advertising bonuses of 500% on the first four deposits; the identified address is not an official channel of the operator.
LegitBet also monitors advertising links circulated on social networks and messaging applications. According to the ANJL, these offers circulate in Telegram groups and on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Kwai pages or profiles, with an average of 375 new advertising links per day. The entities warned that clandestine platforms may offer deposit bonuses, lack adequate mechanisms to prevent access by minors and fail to guarantee payment of winnings to users.
Carlos Lima, executive director of the IBJR, said the exit of supervised platforms made it harder to distinguish official channels from imitations, and called on the authorities to investigate those responsible, remove fraudulent advertisements and sites and interrupt the payments that sustain these operations. The ANJL said the measure restricted the regulated market without preventing access to illegal platforms. The entities advocate restoring a regulated environment in which operators are subject to supervision and consumer protection requirements.