Wazdan has launched its gaming portfolio with Betnacional in Brazil through the Relax aggregation platform, the company said. The rollout includes named titles such as Bumba Meu Boi Coin and a range of other releases; Flutter Brazil's head of games welcomed the addition to Betnacional's offering.
The agreement expands Betnacional's available game content through the Relax aggregation platform.
Quarter ended 30 September 2026
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RubyPlay has agreed a partnership with Betnacional, a Flutter-owned brand. The casino content supplier said the deal strengthens its position in Brazil's regulated iGaming market.
HS Gaming Participações, a subsidiary of Esportes Gaming Brasil, is seeking to acquire Apostou.com in Brazil, with the transaction under review by CADE under Public Notice No. 464. The deal would give Esportes da Sorte Group control of the operator of BETBR Loterias and its B1BET and BRBET brands.
Flutter Entertainment reported a net loss of $1.15bn for the three months ended 30 September, compared with $789m a year earlier. It recorded an $873m non-cash charge relating to Brazil and said it closed its Brazilian operations on 26 September after a provisional measure banned online betting and gaming.
Brazil’s government signed Provisional Measure No. 1,394 on 25 September 2026, prohibiting fixed-odds sports betting and online games, according to Wazdan’s analysis. The measure excludes other lottery forms authorised by law; the report says new deposits were barred and players had until 5 October to withdraw remaining balances. Flutter Entertainment said it ended its Brazilian operations and estimated a potential 2026 revenue reduction of about USD70m if it could not operate for the rest of the year.
Betfair will continue operating in Italy through the end of 2026, with Flutter postponing its decision on the market to 2027, according to a report citing sources inside the company. The review reportedly takes account of Italy’s remote-gambling concession costs and the timetable for technology changes set by ADM; Betfair’s Italian affiliate programme ended on 31 October 2026.
Betfair Italia will keep operating at least until the end of 2026, with a final decision on its presence in the Italian market reportedly postponed to 2027. The information was reported by Gianluca Landi, a betting exchange and sports trading expert, who said he had received confirmation from sources inside the company. According to that account, Flutter decided to maintain Betfair's operations throughout 2026 and to assess the sustainability of its Italian presence at a later stage.