Lottopar presented its voluntary self-exclusion tool at the Paraná Sem Drogas event in Paraná on Tuesday. The state lottery said a person’s CPF is blocked across all state-authorised platforms within 24 hours of a request, and that its concessionaires must also provide betting limits, usage alerts and support channels.
The tool and required safeguards set conditions for operators regulated by Paraná’s lottery authority.
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It was reported that Brazil’s daily betting self-exclusion requests increased 588% during the World Cup’s opening weeks. SPA recorded 250,129 blocking or extension requests between 15 and 28 June.
Brazil’s Desenrola Adimplentes programme requires participants to enable a six-month self-exclusion from betting sites, Finance Minister Dario Durigan said. The condition also applies to beneficiaries of Fies Empreendedor and is tied to access to the programmes’ credit or financing.
Brazil’s federal government promoted its central self-exclusion platform for authorised betting sites during the World Cup, according to the report. Messages shared through social media and WhatsApp also pointed users to a self-assessment tool and health services for gambling problems.
Paraíba’s Lotep outlined how bettors can request self-exclusion from its authorised gambling products through the authority’s website. After receiving a request, Lotep’s Responsible Gambling Commission directs operators to block access to games, deposits and marketing within 72 hours; exclusion lasts at least 180 days and cannot be revoked during that period.
Brazil’s Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets recorded 462,831 self-exclusions on the federal online betting-blocking platform, according to a media report. Users can block access to all government-authorised betting sites for periods from one month to indefinite; 69.86% selected an indefinite block. The ministry did not say how many users completed their exclusion period and returned to betting platforms.