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Senacon plans laboratory to identify illegal betting platforms in Brazil

Enforcement & compliance

Brazil’s National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) plans to launch a laboratory to help state and municipal Procons identify illegal betting platforms, secretary Ricardo Morishita Wada said on 27 April. Cases will be referred to the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting for action, which may include taking platforms offline; a technical note is due in the coming days.

The process could lead to referrals for action against betting platforms operating outside Brazil’s regulatory framework.

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