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Rio de Janeiro court orders shutdown of unauthorised betting platforms

Enforcement & compliance

A Rio de Janeiro court ordered the immediate cessation of betting operations by defendants in a case brought by the state prosecutor’s office. The measures include blocking access to the investigated sites, freezing payment processing and barring the creation of new online environments. The case alleges that Digital Dreams used false documents to imply it held Loterj authorisation.

The order requires the defendants to stop operating and blocks access to their sites and payment processing.

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