{"id":226174,"date":"2026-05-04T09:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igamingbrazil.com\/nao-categorizado\/2026\/05\/04\/prohibiting-does-not-eliminate-demand-it-just-displaces-it-says-wesley-cardia-former-president-of-anjl-about-betting-in-brazil\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:37:32","slug":"prohibiting-does-not-eliminate-demand-it-just-displaces-it-says-wesley-cardia-former-president-of-anjl-about-betting-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igamingbrazil.com\/en\/legislation-en\/2026\/05\/04\/prohibiting-does-not-eliminate-demand-it-just-displaces-it-says-wesley-cardia-former-president-of-anjl-about-betting-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Prohibiting does not eliminate demand, it just displaces it&#8221;, says Wesley Cardia, former president of ANJL, about betting in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent opinion article published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folha.uol.com.br\/\">Folha de S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>,<strong> Wesley Cardia, former president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/igamingbrazil.com\/en\/legislation-en\/2026\/04\/29\/national-association-of-games-and-lotteries-refutes-trade-research-and-denies-the-sectors-guilt-in-brazilians-debt\/\">National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL)<\/a><\/strong>, brought to light a blunt analysis of the <strong>current scenario<\/strong> and <strong>challenges of betting in Brazil.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the expert, the sector, which began operating under <strong>strict government regulations at the beginning of 2025<\/strong>, has already demonstrated<strong> immense revenue potential for the State.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the last year alone, the regulated market injected <strong>more than R$9.95 billion into public coffers in the form of taxes<\/strong>, with significant collection numbers continuing this year.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Cardia warns that this revenue could be significantly higher if there was no unfair competition from thousands of <strong>clandestine websites operating completely outside the law.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why banning betting in Brazil is not the solution<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cardia explains that, currently, the gaming industry is <strong>facing intense attacks<\/strong> and there are proposals in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congressonacional.leg.br\/\">National Congress<\/a><\/strong> that <strong>defend a total ban on the activity<\/strong>, under the justification of <strong>protecting the financial and mental health of families.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the former president of ANJL explains that this offensive has a <strong>strong electoral bias.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, with the cost of living worrying most voters, the government is trying to <strong>shift the blame for population debt to the gaming sector<\/strong>, omitting responsibility for the <strong>high public debt<\/strong> and <strong>high interest rates.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Cardia, a simple prohibition <strong>does not eliminate public demand<\/strong>, it only <strong>transfers it underground,<\/strong> <strong>removing consumer protection<\/strong> and<strong> nullifying the State&#8217;s inspection capacity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The problem is with illegal gambling, and not with the one that follows all the rules&#8221;, says the author.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The devastating impact of the underground market<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While a select group of<strong> 87 companies<\/strong> strictly comply with<strong> current legal requirements<\/strong>, a multitude of illicit platforms operate <strong>without any regulation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These clandestine companies do <strong>not collect taxes, allow access to minors, accept resources from social programs<\/strong> and<strong> often commit fraud against users.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Cardia, this maneuver would stifle &#8220;correct and authorized companies to operate&#8221;, as the rates currently required are already at the<strong> limit of what is bearable for the market.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He ends his reasoning with a statement about the <strong>restrictive proposals<\/strong>: &#8220;Prohibiting betting, or curbing it with the expansion of taxes, only serves the interests of criminality, because the market will be taken over by illegal gambling without any control.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the expert, <strong>supporting the regulated market is the only safe path for the economy and 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