PiniOn said 25.2% of Brazilians surveyed planned to bet during the 2026 World Cup, while 23.1% had not decided. Among those intending to bet, 52% named Betano, 38.2% Bet365 and 29.4% Superbet; 31.4% had not set a budget and 46.2% planned to spend up to R$500.
Operators and regulators can use the survey’s budget and spending findings to assess betting plans around the tournament.
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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.
Voters in Brazil perceive a political bias in the government's move to ban online betting sites. The ban is among the measures most frequently cited by Brazilians who believe an electoral motive lies behind it.
Brazilians who see an electoral motive behind recent federal government announcements most often cite the ban on online betting platforms among the measures involved, according to the report.
A Sebrae survey found that 66% of owners of micro and small businesses support banning betting in Brazil. It also found that 26% of respondents linked online betting to lower business revenue over the previous 12 months, while 48% identified at least one consumer-behaviour change they associated with betting. Sebrae said the survey covered 1,028 business representatives.
Brazil's betting industry has laid off more than 3,500 workers since Provisional Measure 1.394 banned licensed sportsbooks, according to a partial survey by the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL). The figure represents 23% of the workforce, with a further 4,167 employees on collective furlough. ANJL projects layoffs will reach 5,600, or 37% of the sector's workers, within 90 days.
According to a partial survey by the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), more than 3,500 workers in Brazil's betting sector have lost their jobs following the introduction of Provisional Measure 1.394, which prohibited licensed sportsbooks from operating. The association said this amounts to 23% of the sector's workforce. The figures come from data supplied by betting operators and were released on the previous Wednesday.
A Palver survey in Brazil found that 65% of respondents supported fixed-odds betting, while 1% said the ban could change their presidential vote. Conducted online from 24 to 27 September, the survey also found that 52% said the measure would not affect their vote; some responses preceded the government’s announcement on 25 September.