Play’n GO issued a statement responding to Brazil's provisional executive order banning online betting and gaming. The company warned that reduced confidence in responsible gambling could drive consumers towards unlicensed operators and weaken player protection.
The proposed ban could affect licensed operators and the channel through which consumers access gambling in Brazil.
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The Brazilian government is preparing a provisional measure to ban betting, according to people who attended a meeting on 23 September. The government is considering legal action to recover debts from operators and does not plan to return the R$30 million operating fees paid for five-year permits. The proposal is still under preparation.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is reportedly considering a provisional measure to ban online casino games in Brazil. Gaming lawyer Neil Montgomery warned that the proposal could disrupt the sector; sports betting and sponsorship deals would be exempt. The measure would last 60 days, with a possible 60-day extension, and would require Congress’s approval.
A provisional measure could prohibit online casino gambling in Brazil. Reports suggest authorities will send proposed gambling restrictions to the National Congress this week.
ABRAJOGO vice-president Ana Bárbara Costa Teixeira said Brazil’s provisional measure banning online betting had damaged investor confidence and hindered efforts against illegal platforms. She said the suspension interrupted cooperation that had helped remove about 60,000 illegal websites, a figure attributed to the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting as of August.
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro said on 7 October in Brasília that the government’s ban on sports betting and online games undermines legal certainty and harms clubs and regulated companies. He said the provisional measure underpinning the ban could expire in four months; the measure’s validity is being challenged at the Supreme Federal Court, while the Attorney General’s Office supports it.