What looks like a harmless trick conceals a multimillion-dollar problem: by masking their location, the bettor takes the operation off the tax authority’s radar and complicates the tracking of wins and losses.
Regulation from the Ministry of Finance foresees that geographic fraud should be curbed by the 'Bets' themselves. The normative instruction requires that each wager be validated via geolocation, with automatic blocking and reporting of attempts.
In practice, however, VPNs challenge detection systems. Large platforms have turned to artificial intelligence and deep inspections to try to distinguish legitimate connections from disguised ones.
On social media, videos and tutorials multiply with titles like “how to bet from abroad” or “which is the best VPN to fool the 'Bets'.”
Source: Istoé
