Tag Archives: LOTERJ
State of State of Rio de Janeiro to expand fixed odds betting via lottery outlets
The Lottery of the State of Rio de Janeiro – LOTERJ has created an official channel on its website to receive technical, operational, or regulatory suggestions to support the exploration of fixed quota betting authorized through physical terminals. Last month via Ordinance No. 666/2025, the lottery established an Internal Commission to conduct studies on the…
Supreme Court blocks Rio lottery from offering online gambling outside state
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) has formed a majority to endorse the precautionary measure by Minister André Mendonça, which prohibited the State Lottery of Rio de Janeiro (Loterj) and the state of Rio de Janeiro from exploring lottery activities and electronic games outside its state territory and from licensing companies to operate in other locations….
Rio lottery gives in to growing pressure over sports betting
After months of legal wranglings and growing tensions the Rio de Janeiro lottery (Loterj) has finally given in and announced that it will prevent bets made by licensed operators outside its state borders. The announcement was published in the state’s official gazette. The new regulation (Loterj/GP No. 658) ensures compliance with an interim decision handed…
Loterj faces fines over bets outside state borders in Brazil
The lottery of the state of Rio de Janeiro (Loterj) is under increasing pressure to give way to demands from other states and stop accepting bets from outside its borders. Justice Minister André Mendonça of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) has ordered Loterj to take, within five days, the necessary measures to prevent companies from accepting bets made…
Rift over sports betting in Brazil deepens as states battle it out over revenue
The Attorney General of the State of Paraná has notified the Supreme Federal Court (STF) that the Lottery of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Loterj) is failing to comply with the injunction issued by Minister André Mendonça. In his ruling Minister André Mendonça ordered Loterj and the State of Rio de Janeiro to stop accepting fixed-odds…
Loterj seeks allocation of “bet.br” domain for all regulated online gambling companies in Brazil
After meetings and exchanges of official letters with the Núcleo de Informação e Controle do PontoBR (NIC.br), an entity linked to the Committee for Internet Management in Brazil (CGI.br), the Lottery of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Loterj) has requested that the secondary domain category “bet.br” be allocated to all regulated online gambling companies…
Legal battle over Loterj licenses continues in Brazil’s Supreme Court
The long running legal dispute over the granting of online sports betting licences in the state of Rio de Janeiro has taken yet another turn. On Sunday (13), the Lottery of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Loterj) filed a response to the Federal Supreme Court (STF) regarding a lawsuit initiated by The Attorney General…
Battle over Loterj licenses reaches Brazilian Supreme Court
The Attorney General of the Union (AGU) has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Supreme Court (STF) aiming to prohibit the Lottery of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Loterj) from authorizing online sports betting at a national level. The action also requests a preliminary injunction to immediately halt the exploitation of this activity outside…
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance may intervene regarding betting licenses in Rio de Janeiro
The Ministry of Finance has opened the possibility of using regulatory agencies against the state of Rio de Janeiro over how it has granted licenses to sports betting companies operating outside of the sate. In an interview with Poder360, the head of the Secretary of Prizes and Betting (SPA), Regis Dudena, also stated that his…
