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Lula & Haddad eye 15% GGR tax on Brazil sports betting regime

SBC News Lula & Haddad eye 15% GGR tax on Brazil sports betting regime

A draft proposal co-signed by Brazil President Lula da Silva and Finance Minister Fernando Haddad has recommended that  a 15% gross gaming revenue (GGR) tax be applied to sports betting activities.  News of the proposal submitted to the Attorney General’s National Treasury Office (PGFN) was reported during the Easter break by Brazilian business news source Poder360. As reported, Lula and …

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CBF seeks 4% betting fee for Brazilian football rights

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CBF, the Football Confederation of Brazil, has demanded that the government guarantee a larger % share of revenues generated from a federally sanctioned sports betting regime.  The CBF has issued its formal proposal that a ‘betting regime guarantee 4% share of gross revenues to be distributed across its football leagues’. As such, the governing body of pro-football in Brazil seeks …

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Lula to bring sports betting forward but sidelines online casino

Brazil’s IBGR lambasts Lula administration’s betting tax ‘burden’

Fernando Haddad, Brazil’s Minister of Finance, has shared that the Presidency of Lula da Silva will focus on moving forward on “electronic gaming”, and sanction a  sports betting regime. Yet, new details of a federal bill show that online casinos will not be included in upcoming plans.  Sports news outlet Panorama Deportivo cited Ministry sources and explained what the regulation …

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EstrelaBet links with all Brazilian futsal teams under CBF deal

SBC News EstrelaBet links with all Brazilian futsal teams under CBF deal

EstrelaBet has turned to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) in finalising a sponsorship for all of the country’s futsal teams until 2025. The partnership with CBF Futsal will give the gambling firm branding on the chest of the team shirts, both in games and in training. Head of Sponsorships at EstrelaBet, Rafael Zanette, said: “We consider this partnership one of …

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CBF forms integrity alliance with Sportradar monitoring ‘all-levels’ of Brazilian football

SBC News CBF forms integrity alliance with Sportradar monitoring 'all-levels' of Brazilian football

Leading sports and intelligence firm Sportradar has announced that it will act as lead integrity partner for the Brazilian Football Federation (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol – CBF). The partnership will see Sportradar systems monitor all football matches across all CBF syndicated leagues, as Brazilan football increases its provisions against match fixing and corruption. The CBF will integrate match monitoring utilising …

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