Traffic to Betting Platforms Grows 90% in Brazil After Regulation

After Brazil changed its legislation and regulations in the last year, the traffic in betting platforms increased 90%. According to a survey conducted by the website Aposta Legal, iGaming sites received more than 5 billion visits in the first quarter of 2025. This volume of visits is equivalent to over 650 pages accessed per second.

The regulated betting period began in the country in January 2025. In that month, there were 1.7 billion visits to betting platforms, followed by 1.4 billion visits in February, and 1.8 billion in March. Compared to the previous quarter, the average number of visits to iGaming sites increased by 90%. 

Sigap Receives Over 500 Million Daily Records Related to Online Gaming

After the regulation of betting in Brazil, the Betting Management System (Sigap) began overseeing the activities of this industry in the country. In just over three months, the system monitored millions of data points from legalized gambling companies.

Sigap was developed by the Federal Data Processing Service (Serpro) for the SPA, part of the Ministry of Finance. “With just three months since operators started sending data, the system has already received approximately 500,000 sports betting files, 330,000 online gaming files, 600,000 wallet files, and 260,000 bettor records, totaling 1.69 million files in the database. This represents an average of 500 million daily records (each file can contain up to 7,000 records), with 77 authorized operators and 174 brands operating in this sector,” explained Kamila Duarte, manager at Serpro.

Bets on betting platforms could reach R$ 30 billion per month in Brazil

According to the Banco Central (Central Bank) of Brazil, bets on betting platforms could reach up to R$ 30 billion per month in the country by 2025. This data was presented last week in the Brazilian Senate by Gabriel Galípolo, president of the Banco Central, during a session of the “CPI das Bets”, a parliamentary inquiry commission that aims to clarify the impact of digital betting on the financial health of Brazilians.

On the same day, Rogério Lucca, executive secretary of the Central Bank, said that currently between R$ 20 billion and R$ 30 billion are already being wagered monthly in betting platforms in Brazil. 

The Central Bank presented the data of a study in 2024 that estimated Brazilians spent R$ 20 billion per month, but at the time the research was done the betting platforms were still not regulated in the country. With new regulations in place, it will be possible to assess this number more accurately in future studies. 

“Now with more concrete data, we confirm the figure of R$ 20 billion, and more recently, it may reach R$ 30 billion per month. So far this year, from January to March, the amount we’ve been tracking is around R$ 20 billion to R$ 30 billion per month”, said Rogério Lucca.

The good news for the bettors is that, as Lucca emphasized, a significant portion of that amount, estimated at over 90%, is returned to them as payouts for their wagers.

Changes in Brazilian regulation

In December 2023, Brazil approved Law 14.790/23. Among the main changes imposed by it, empresas privadas agora poderão operar apostas esportivas tanto on-line quanto em estabelecimentos físicos.

Veja, abaixo, como essa lei afetará as apostas esportivas no país:

• As empresas privadas poderão operar tanto on-line quanto em estabelecimentos físicosAté dezembro de 2023, as apostas esportivas no Brasil só eram permitidas em casas lotéricas e eram controladas pelo governo federal. A partir de janeiro deste ano, no entanto, qualquer empresa privada poderá operar apostas esportivas, seja digitalmente ou em um espaço físico.
• A idade mínima para fazer apostas esportivas aumentou de 18 para 21 anos de idade.
• Anúncios ou qualquer tipo de publicidade direcionado a menores foram proibidos.
• Os melhores devem ter sua identidade verificado e validado;
• As casas de apostas devem implementar políticas para evitar esquemas de lavagem de dinheiro e promover o jogo responsável.

Como funcionará a regulamentação das apostas esportivas no Brasil?

It is important to note that, in 2023, Provisional Measure (MP) No. 1.182/2023 was also approved, amending Law 13.756/18. Among other changes, this law allows for mais controle do setor de apostas esportivas. Por exemplo:

• Monitoramento: as casas de apostas terão que comprar uma licença para operar no Brasil. A tendência é que seja criado um novo departamento no Ministério da Fazenda para credenciar as empresas, após um processo de análise de documentos. Se aprovado, o governo monitorará o volume de apostas e a receita das instituições, o que garantirá maior controle sobre esse mercado.
• LegalidadeAs empresas aprovadas no processo mencionado acima e com licenças válidas poderão receber apostas relacionadas a eventos esportivos. Esses eventos, no entanto, deve ser oficial and organized by federations, leagues or confederations. Betting houses that commit infractions may be fined between 0.1% and 20% of the proceeds of the revenue, depending on the severity of the violation.
• Impostosjogadores com ganhos superiores a R$2,112 terá que pagar 30% do valor de seus ganhos totais em impostos, que é a mesma taxa aplicada aos prêmios de loteria. As casas de apostas, por sua vez, devem ser obrigadas a pagar um 18% imposto sobre a Receita Bruta de Jogos (RBG), que é a receita obtida com todos os jogos disputados, menos os prêmios pagos aos jogadores e os impostos cobrados das pessoas jurídicas. As empresas do setor, como qualquer outra, também precisarão pagar PIS, Cofins, Imposto de Renda, CSLL e ISS.
• Lavagem de dinheiroAs casas de apostas devem implementar controle rigoroso e sistemas de monitoramento eficazes para evitar lavagem de dinheiro. Eles devem enviar informações sobre os apostadores para o Conselho de Controle de Atividades Financeiras (Coaf).

Bookmakers also need to promote ações de conscientização com relação ao transtorno patológico do jogo, para evitar o vício e garantir a saúde mental dos apostadores.

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