The Minister of Sports, André Fufuca, met last Tuesday (4) with the Minister of Treasury, Fernando Haddad. During the meeting, they discussed the conduct of consent and approval of sports betting and online gaming companies, mechanisms for blocking illegal websites and the integrity of sports betting.
“To guarantee the integrity of the sector, it is essential to block illegal sites that do not want to comply with the rules of the Brazilian betting market. Together we are working to regulate and monitor the system”, stated Minister Fufuca.
Recently the Ministry of Sports, through the National Secretariat for Sports Betting and Economic Development of Sports (Snaede), denounced irregularities on platforms where digital influencers promote bets with promises of easy profits, without warning users about the risks.
On the occasion, Giovanni Rocco, Secretary of Sports Betting, warned of the economic impact of these fraudulent schemes. “These scams hide behind social media platforms. What they do is not gambling, but a crime against the popular economy”, he explained.
The Treasury has already blocked more than 9 thousand illegal betting sites
Between October and January, the Ministry of Treasury’s Secretariat for Prizes and Betting (SPA) banned approximately 9,600 illegal betting sites in Brazil.
In October last year, the first list presented more than 2,000 blocked domains and was promptly sent to the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel). Then, a new list with 1,443 domains was sent at the end of the same month.
Subsequently, in December, the Treasury strengthened its collaboration with Anatel by signing a Technical Cooperation Agreement. Thus, the main objective is to speed up and increase the effectiveness of blocking sites that illegally promote fixed-odd betting.
According to the Ministry of Treasury, this measure also seeks to establish an efficient flow of information exchange, reducing operational costs and strengthening supervision.
