Currently, all licensed betting houses are already required to provide a self-exclusion area on their websites. The new feature will unify this mechanism, enabling users to simultaneously close all their accounts — since most bettors use more than one ‘Bet’. Once activated, the tool will also prevent the player from receiving advertising from these platforms.
The development of the system involves not only the Ministry of Finance but also the Ministries of Health, Sports, and the Secretariat of Communication. The Ministry of Health is expected to announce investments in training professionals in the Unified Health System (SUS) to expand specialized care for gambling addiction.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Sports is preparing a measure aimed at athletes, with initiatives to raise awareness about match-fixing and guidance on how to deal with betting during their careers. According to an O GLOBO/Ipsos-Ipec survey, 16.6% of Brazilian football fans have already placed bets on matches.
Data from the SPA also show that 17.7 million people accessed authorized platforms in the first half of 2025. During the same period, more than 15,400 illegal betting websites were taken down.
The survey further revealed that the total Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) of licensed online betting and gaming companies reached R$17.4 billion (US$3.2bn) in the first half of the year.
Online gaming and sports betting have been allowed in Brazil since late 2018, during President Michel Temer’s government, with full regulation approved by Congress in 2023.
Source: O Globo
