LOTERJ reports forged approval document used to misrepresent betting authorisation
Rio de Janeiro's state lottery, LOTERJ, said an illegal platform circulated a forged document claiming it had passed the regulator's proof-of-concept approval process. LOTERJ opened an administrative proceeding, filed a criminal complaint and sent documents to the state public prosecutor, which began a civil investigation and later brought a public civil action.
Operators and counterparties need to distinguish genuine authorisations from documents LOTERJ says were falsified.