{"id":78325,"date":"2026-09-18T02:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/brazil-weighs-banning-online-casino-games-by-decree\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T02:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:55:08","slug":"brazil-weighs-banning-online-casino-games-by-decree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/brazil-weighs-banning-online-casino-games-by-decree\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil Weighs Banning Online Casino Games by Decree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Brazil\u2019s government is drafting a decree that would prohibit online casino games outright.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Licensed operators paid $5.8 million each for five-year licenses now at risk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Football clubs put their sponsorship exposure at about $194.9 million a year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>An Extinction-Level Threat<\/h2>\n<p>President Lula, who is less than three weeks from an election with negative approval ratings, has called betting a disease rather than a game this week, and the induction of innocents into an addiction. The instrument his government is preparing is a provisional measure setting out a total ban.<\/p>\n<p>A provisional measure takes effect on publication and is only afterward sent to Congress, where lawmakers have 60 days to convert it into law. The ruling Workers\u2019 Party <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/brazils-ruling-party-files-bill-to-ban-online-gambling-entirely-as-president-lula-stays-silent\/\">filed a bill to ban online gambling outright in April<\/a>, which went nowhere, explaining this choice.<\/p>\n<p>Operators and clubs had expected limits on casino games or curbs on advertising placement and scheduling rather than a ban. As of Wednesday night, the decision was to ban everything, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uol.com.br\/esporte\/futebol\/ultimas-noticias\/2026\/09\/16\/governo-prepara-proibicao-de-apostas-e-jogos-on-line-por-meio-de-mp.ghtm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UOL<\/a>, whose reporters described the government as treating the text as close to an extinction of online gaming in the country. The restriction on sports betting is still subject to a final adjustment, with several options on the table, but the position as of midweek was prohibition.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil\u2019s regulated market has been running since the beginning of 2025. The Secretariat of Prizes and Bets, the Finance Ministry body that licenses the sector, currently registers 85 authorized companies, according to the operators\u2019 association ABRAJOGO. Each license costs $5.8 million (R$30 million, at Sept. 17 rates), covers up to three brands and runs for five years, with authorized sites operating on .bet.br domains. Brazilian football estimates it would lose around $194.9 million (R$1 billion) in sponsorship. Flamengo, Corinthians, Palmeiras and S\u00e3o Paulo each hold betting deals worth more than $19.5 million (R$100 million) a year, and the clubs are drafting a joint statement calling the initiative electioneering and a product of the government\u2019s failure to confront illegal gambling. Broadcasters are also resisting, since they carry the advertising \u2013 Globo, which broadcasts the football, owns a betting operation of its own.<\/p>\n<p>Operators intend to take the measure to court, and the regional precedent is not encouraging for a decree-first approach: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/colombias-petro-forced-to-seek-congressional-approval-for-gambling-vat-after-courts-block-emergency-decrees\/\">Colombia\u2019s courts blocked President Gustavo Petro\u2019s emergency gambling VAT<\/a> and forced him to seek congressional approval instead. Compliance body ABC-BET\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/igamingbrazil.com\/legislacao\/2026\/09\/17\/mp-do-governo-lula-pode-restringir-apostas-online-associacoes-defendem-regulacao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">open letter<\/a> asks the government not to weaken the regulated market but to break the economic chain supporting illegal platforms, through cooperation with banks, payment processors and advertising networks. Brazil has moved in that direction before, gaining the power to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/brazil-can-now-freeze-illegal-betting-operators-funds-not-just-block-sites\/\">freeze illegal operators\u2019 funds rather than merely block their sites<\/a> in June, and ordering <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/brazil-orders-tobacco-style-warnings-on-all-betting-ads-betting-makes-you-lose-money\/\">tobacco-style warnings on all betting advertising<\/a> in July. The regulator itself has argued for milder restrictions on licensed operators and for directing enforcement at clandestine platforms instead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/igaming\/brazil-weighs-banning-online-casino-games-by-decree\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Brazil\u2019s government is drafting a decree that would prohibit online casino games outright. Licensed operators paid $5.8 million each for five-year licenses now at risk. Football clubs put their sponsorship exposure at about $194.9 million a year. An Extinction-Level Threat President Lula, who is less than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3947362403,"featured_media":78326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3947362403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}