South America

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has moved to strengthen its integrity oversight amid the continuing growth of the country’s betting market. The confederation extended its partnership with sportstech and data group Sportradar this week, specifically leveraging the firm’s Sportradar Integrity and Regulatory Services. Set to restart in the 2025/26 season, the deal looks to boost efforts to fight match-fixing in …

Legal developments in Brazil see Pixbet, handed a  judicial reprieve to dismiss an abrupt 90-day suspension of its ‘provisional licence’ sanctioned by the SPA, the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) of the Bets regime. On 10 April the SPA issued a suspension of the licences of four operators, citing non-compliance with technical certification rules. But by the following evening, …

Four licences of the Brazil’s Bets regime have been placed under ‘provisional suspension’ for failing to submit technical verifications of their platforms and systems. The suspensions were announced on 10 April by SPA, the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting of the Brazil Bets market, under the authority of the Ministry of Finance (MEF). The update informed that the SPA had …

A new command has been placed on Brazil’s online gambling marketplace to ensure consumer rights are protected and followed by licensed operators of the Brazil Bets regime. Ordered by the National Consumer Agency of SENACON, all Brazil Bets licences granted the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) must register their businesses on the platform of Consumidor.gov.br. The command has been …

As SBC Summit Americas heads to Florida’s Broward County Convention Center this May, the spotlight will shine on the Affiliate Leaders Summit, a dedicated hub for affiliate marketers operating across North and Latin America. Positioned within the wider event, the summit offers not just a tailored expo area but also a sharp, strategy-driven content program built specifically for performance marketing …

André Gelfi, founder and director of the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR), has sounded the alarm over the nascent online gambling marketplace, warning of threats from the black market. According to Gelfi, illegal operators “control about 60% of Brazil’s betting market and generate around 1 billion reais in gross revenue per month” – a liability that requires immediate intervention …

Nearly a third of Brazil’s population could be prevented from spending any money in the country’s newly launched gambling market, according to SBC Noticias – Brasil. Concerns around social responsibility and financial vulnerability prompted Fux, a member of the Supreme Court of Brazil, to draft protective measures against people claiming certain state benefits from gambling. This decision, made last November, …

Fellipe Fraga, Chief Business Officer (CBO) of EstrelaBet, reflects on the regulatory and commercial interplays taking place within South America’s nascent igaming markets. Ahead of the SBC Americas Summit, Fraga believes that South America can become a harmonised and interconnected market, providing the conditions for new giants to thrive against foreign competition… SBC: Fellipe, great to gather your insights ahead …

The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) will host a meeting on 4 April to begin coordination with Brazil’s federal states to establish a National Betting System. Discussions will be led by SPA President Regis Dudena, who last week sent an invitation to the governors of Brazil’s 26 federal states to participate in discussions with the Ministry of Finance (MEF). …

The testimony of former gambling addict André Rolim shocks the CPI of Bets, which will recommend urgent actions to protect vulnerable customers from engaging with gambling.   The Brazil Bets regime’s safeguards to protect vulnerable consumers have been examined in the ongoing Commission Parliamentary Inquiry (CPI) investigating the financial and economic liabilities of Brazil’s growing online gambling marketplace. A tense testimony …