Portugal’s Gaming Regulation and Inspection Service (SRIJ) launched a centralised online self-exclusion platform on 8 April, covering all licensed gambling sites in the country. Individuals and third parties acting for them can submit requests that apply across operators.
Licensed operators must apply exclusions submitted through the shared platform across their sites.
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iGaming Ontario has launched BetGuard, a centralised self-exclusion service covering regulated online gambling sites in Ontario. Residents aged 19 and older can choose exclusion periods of six months, one year, five years or a custom term; once activated, an exclusion cannot be shortened or cancelled. The service includes the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s Proline platform.
Brazil’s Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets recorded 462,831 self-exclusions on the federal online betting-blocking platform, according to a media report. Users can block access to all government-authorised betting sites for periods from one month to indefinite; 69.86% selected an indefinite block. The ministry did not say how many users completed their exclusion period and returned to betting platforms.
Romania’s ONJN and ICI Bucharest have signed a cooperation protocol to develop a digital system for player self-exclusion. The proposed system would replace the current technical solution and allow remote applications using identity-document scanning and biometric verification; legislative changes proposed by ONJN would establish a single scheme binding online and land-based operators.
Brazil’s Finance Ministry launched a platform allowing people to block their access to betting and online gaming sites and suspend related advertising for a period. The measure stems from a five-year technical cooperation agreement with the Health Ministry; the plan also includes telehealth support and staff training for the following year.
Brazil’s government launched the “Livre das Bets com um clique” campaign on its social media the week before the report, alongside a self-exclusion platform for betting users. The platform provides information on public health support and a non-diagnostic mental health self-test; from February 2026, public telehealth services focused on gambling are planned to offer 450 appointments a month with Hospital Sírio-Libanês. The report said SPA representatives were surprised by the campaign’s timing and tone.