{"id":9966,"date":"2024-11-12T11:51:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T14:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eseg.edu.br\/blog\/bets-no-brasil-por-que-assunto-e-tao-polemico-e-como-o-governo-tenta-conter-estrago\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T00:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:23:24","slug":"betting-in-brazil-why-is-this-such-a-controversial-topic-and-how-is-the-government-trying-to-contain-the-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eseg.edu.br\/en\/blog\/bets-no-brasil-por-que-assunto-e-tao-polemico-e-como-o-governo-tenta-conter-estrago\/","title":{"rendered":"Betting in Brazil: why is the subject so controversial and how is the government trying to contain the damage?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Betting in Brazil: why are betting sites controversial and how is the government trying to contain the damage?<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Among some of the biggest controversies of 2024 are... online betting apps and websites \u2013<\/strong> also known as \u201cbets<\/strong>\u201dand its impact on economy<\/a>. With the recent changes to gambling and betting legislation in Brazil, there have been several questions about these platforms, as well as a lot of confusion.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

To understand the current scenario of bets<\/strong> In Brazil, it's also important to understand the past and the legislative and economic history of the game's format \u2013 and to try to understand the future and what benefits may come from it.
In this article, we explore the controversy surrounding bets<\/strong> And what can we expect for the future of the format in Brazil?.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Ban on gambling and betting in Brazil<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

If you were a child of the 1980s and 1990s, you probably have some memory of buying candy or soda at the counter of a neighborhood bakery while, next to you, a slot machine gleamed. Or, perhaps, you lived on a street that had a bingo hall, always packed, on the corner.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The scene changed and disappeared after the President Lula<\/strong> In 2004, the decision to ban gambling in these establishments was the trigger for several back-and-forths that had been occurring in the previous decade, involving the legalization of bingo halls, tax evasion, illegal activities, and more.
The ban was enforced, and it took almost 20 years for the situation to change. In 2018, Michel Temer<\/strong>, then deputy president, legalized fixed-odds betting, sports betting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Online sports betting, now<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

There is a key point when considering the landscape of gambling up to 2004 and from 2018 onwards: access to Internet<\/a>. At the beginning of the century, 201% of the Brazilian population had access to the internet.<\/p>\n

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Today, 91.51% of households are able to get online. (Data from IBGE).
This change meant, then, that the place of betting changed. If before it was a slot machine in the bakery, today it's in the palm of your hand and anywhere. Access is enormous, and popularity too. Quickly, gambling games grew and spread. And if in 2018 only fixed odds (the person knows how much they receive if they win) and sports betting took place, today that is not true.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Gambling got out of the government's control. Various types of \u201c"bets"\u201d<\/strong> They began to appear and spread without obeying basic rules \u2013 and causing many problems. The main ones are non-payment of taxes, disobedience of legislation, lack of transparency for the bettor, and fraud. This generated a significant economic loss for both... economy<\/a> as well as for the citizen. (Remember that, in addition to everything else, gambling addiction is considered a disease by the WHO).<\/p>\n

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Social impact<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

It is very important to understand how the unchecked growth of bets<\/strong> It had a social impact on the population. This was, in fact, one of the two main factors that led to the laws being revised and enforcement being tightened at the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

O Federal Senate<\/strong> He conducted research and revealed impressive data about the bets<\/strong> In Brazil. First, the volume: 13% of adults gambled online at least once in September 2024. But there is more worrying data, such as:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n