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Study says illegal betting costs Brazil R$10bn a year in tax revenue

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A study on Brazil’s betting market estimates that illegal operators account for 51% of activity and cause about R$10 billion in annual tax losses. Criminal lawyer Pierpaolo Bottini said illegal platforms operate without public authorisation and argued for stronger cooperation with digital platforms and payment providers; the study also warns that higher taxes on wager volume could drive bettors towards illegal sites.

The estimates and tax concerns bear on enforcement priorities and the effects of proposed betting taxes.

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Study finds over 80% of Instagram-recommended betting sites illegal in Brazil

A study found that more than 80% of betting sites Instagram recommended were illegal in Brazil. The research examined recommendations reaching Brazilian users.

Research carried out by the Rede em Jogo project, run by CondadoLab at PUC-Rio, examined which betting operators Instagram pushes most strongly and concluded that the great majority of them lack Brazilian authorisation. The findings, reported by The Intercept Brasil, put the share of such unauthorised operators at 84%. To reach that conclusion, the team reviewed over 55,000 Instagram accounts and checked them against the SPA's official register of authorised operators.

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