Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets authorised Laguna Serviços e Tecnologia and Enseada Serviços e Tecnologia to offer sports betting and online gaming. The five-year approvals, published on 14 August, cover their NossaBet and KBet brands respectively and run until 13 August 2030.
The authorisations allow two brands to offer sports betting and online gaming in Brazil through 2030.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caixa Loterias, Caixa | Not stated | Brazil grants Caixa Loterias fixed-odds betting authorisation through 2029 | Not stated | |
| 1xBet, Caixa Loterias | Not stated | Brazil's SPA authorises 1xBet and Caixa Loterias brands through 2030 | Not stated | |
| Esportes Gaming Brasil | Not stated | Brazil’s SPA authorises Esportes Gaming Brasil to add Lottubet | Not stated | |
| TQJ, OpenBet | Not stated | TQJ launches Bet do Milhão betting brand in Brazil | Not stated | |
| Logame do Brasil, Sortenabet Gaming Brasil | Not stated | SPA restores licences for Logame and Sortenabet in Brazil | Not stated |
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