The Prizes and Betting Secretariat of the Ministry of Treasury (SPA-MF) released, on Wednesday night (2), the updated versions of the lists of sports betting and online gaming companies, brands and respective websites that can continue to operate until the end of this year, at national and state levels.
The relationships replace those released this Tuesday (1st). In the national list, there are now 93 companies with 205 betting sites respectively. The state lists have 18 companies.
Due to errors in the notification reception system, three indications made in accordance with the requirements and deadlines had not been included in the first published national list.
This is because a company and its bets were included in the list after confirming that the request had been duly signed by a legal representative authorized by the company.
Check the updated national list
Treasury details the preparation of the positive betting list
Furthermore, the Treasury pointed out the possible reasons why some brands are not on the national list.
Among the companies that are in the Betting Management System (Sigap), some chose not to indicate brands and websites (either by choice or because they are not yet in operation); others indicated that they did not comply with Ordinance SPA/MF No. 1,475, as having made the authorization request official on a date after 17/09.
The last group was the companies about which, in the course of evaluating the documentation presented in the authorization procedure, information was identified, based on research in official and open sources, that calls into question fundamental elements for the performance of a activity.
“Given the duty of caution of the Public Administration, aiming to protect the national interest and the protection of the interests of the community, preventively the companies in this group will not have their activities recognized as regular, for the purposes of the adjustment period”, says the official note from the ministry.
It is worth noting that the list of companies and brands that operate with state authorizations was updated after receiving official communication from other states (Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais). See the following list:
Suitability period
The lists were created based on Ordinance No. 1,475, with the aim of considering only companies that requested authorization, through Sigap until the date of publication of the ordinance, in the phase of adaptation to the new rules created, demonstrating that they are interested in following suitably. regulation and legislation.
Sites that are not on the list published by the Treasury can no longer offer bets nationwide. They will remain on air only to facilitate the return, by bettors, of the money that is deposited in their names with these companies.
From October 11th, these sites will begin to be taken down, with the help of the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel). Even after this date, it will continue to be the responsibility of website operators to guarantee the means for bettors to withdraw the deposits to which they are entitled.
At the end of this transition period, which runs until the end of this year, the Prizes and Betting Secretariat will publish the definitive list of companies and websites that will be authorized to operate from January 1, 2025, when the regulated betting market will begin. betting in Brazil.
Requests sent by August 20th are being analyzed first. However, the government emphasizes that new authorization requests can be made at any time. The municipality has up to 150 days to provide feedback.