Brazil

LOTERJ chief calls for regulation to match innovation

How to balance innovation, legal certainty and consumer protection in a market moving at the speed of technology was one of the central questions Fabíola Esteves, president of LOTERJ, Rio de Janeiro's state lottery and betting regulator, addressed during a panel at Rio Innovation Week, one of Latin America's largest technology and innovation events.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Inside 7K Bet's approach to pricing and probability

August 07, 2026

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Inside 7K Bet’s approach to pricing and probability

Brazil closed 2025 as the world's fifth-largest online betting market, moving roughly $4.1bn according to consultancy Regulus Partners, with more than 25 million Brazilians using licensed platforms over the course of the year, per data from the Sistema de Gestão de Apostas (Sigap), the tracking system run by the Secretaria
Brazil's football clubs to be graded on ESG - including betting deals

August 07, 2026

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Brazil’s football clubs to be graded on ESG – including betting deals

A new benchmark, the Índice Brasileiro de Sustentabilidade no Futebol (IBSF), is being developed to assess how Série A and Série B clubs in Brazil's national championship handle environmental, social and governance practices - with their commercial relationships with sports betting operators built directly into the evaluation.
Brazil Stadium

July 31, 2026

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Betano extends lead as Brazil’s regulated iGaming market consolidates

Betano has strengthened its position as Brazil's leading online betting and gaming brand, with new research showing the country's regulated market has become significantly more concentrated 18 months after licensing was introduced.

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Betby partners with NGX

July 30, 2026

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BETBY strengthens Brazil strategy through NGX partnership

BETBY has entered into a partnership with Brazilian technology provider NGX as the sportsbook supplier continues to strengthen its position in Brazil's regulated betting market.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Wazdan grows Brazilian footprint through Betnacional partnership

July 28, 2026

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Wazdan grows Brazilian footprint through Betnacional partnership

Wazdan has strengthened its position in the Brazilian market by launching its games portfolio with Betnacional through Relax Gaming's aggregation platform.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Guilherme Figueiredo

July 23, 2026

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Betano defends advertising as driver of Brazilian football’s revival

Guilherme Figueiredo, Betano's director of institutional relations in Brazil, used an interview with Folha’s Felipe Mendes to lay out the operator's position on several fronts at once: defending continued sports betting advertising, crediting the federal government's regulatory approach, and linking betting-sector investment directly to Brazilian clubs' recent run of seven
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Fellipe Fraga, Chief Business Officer and head of institutional relations at Stellar Gaming

July 23, 2026

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Brazil’s betting debate is being driven by “Virtue Signalling”

Fellipe Fraga, Chief Business Officer and head of institutional relations at Stellar Gaming is arguing that Brazil's public conversation around sports betting has increasingly become less about the industry's real problems and more about who gets to claim the moral high ground in discussing them.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

July 06, 2026

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Brazil’s federal prosecutors open inquiry into betting ad regulation during World Cup

Brazil's Federal Public Ministry (MPF) has launched a civil public inquiry to investigate whether the federal government has adequately regulated and supervised advertising by online sports betting platforms during broadcasts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, raising fresh questions about the enforcement of the country's gambling legislation.
James Marrison

James Marrison

Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire

July 06, 2026

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Brazilian Senate probes betting advertising, calls for tighter rules

The Brazilian Senate has opened a wide‑ranging discussion on the public‑health and consumer impacts of fixed‑odds betting, with a particular focus on the surge in betting advertising during major football broadcasts.
James Marrison

James Marrison

Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire

Lula increasingly critical of the gambling industry as election looms in Brazil

July 06, 2026

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Senate edges towards vote on casino and gambling bill in Brazil says senator

Senator Irajá Abreu has said that the Federal Senate may vote, before the July parliamentary recess, on the bill that regulates games of chance in Brazil. The proposal authorises the operation of casinos and bingo halls, legalises the “jogo do bicho” numbers game, and permits betting on horse racing.
James Marrison

James Marrison

Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire

Minister says Brazil must “end or radically regulate” online betting as Desenrola rolls out

May 11, 2026

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Minister says Brazil must “end or radically regulate” online betting as Desenrola rolls out

The Minister of Institutional Relations, José Guimarães, told the CNN 360 programme that the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had only just begun internal discussions on what to do about fixed-odds betting platforms," in Brazil.
James Marrison

James Marrison

Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire

Brightstar Lottery and Scientific Games joint venture awarded 15-year lottery contract for new

January 08, 2026

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Brightstar Lottery and Scientific Games joint venture awarded 15-year lottery contract for new state of São Paulo Lottery in Brazil

Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brightstar Lottery and Scientific Games have announced that the two global lottery companies have newly formed a company SP Loterias SPE S.A. and executed a concession agreement with the Government of the State of São Paulo to operate a new lottery in
Phil Martin

Phil Martin

Editor, G3 Newswire

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