Brazil has requested the blocking of 13,241 illegal betting sites since the Government banned bets on September 25, averaging around 1,103 domains per day.
This follows companies winding down operations in response to new legislation.
Even before the ban, illegal betting remained widespread in Brazil. Justice Minister Wellington César Lima e Silva said an estimated 25.2 million people were still placing bets through unauthorized operators despite ongoing enforcement efforts.
Authorities have also requested the removal of 974 Facebook pages, 560 Instagram profiles, 900 Telegram channels and groups, 103 TikTok profiles, 14 WhatsApp groups and one Discord server. Finance Minister Dario Durigan said the affected accounts reached more than 17 million users.
This started as soon as the ban was approved: Verification tool Bet Legal discovered 415 new unlicensed betting sites in Brazil two days after the ban was approved.
Of the 188 betting sites authorized as of Monday, only one remained accessible on Tuesday, and the Government said it had requested its blocking.
The Government has also clarified some of the practical implications of the ban. The Presidential Communications Secretariat said football shirts that had already been manufactured with betting brands can still be sold, as the sale itself does not constitute advertising or sponsorship under the provisional measure’s actions.
The industry, meanwhile, is already scaling back some of its activities. The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) has ended its agreement with Sportradar on sports integrity initiatives in Brazil.
Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan said the provisional measure banning betting operators halted approximately BR600m ($115m) in daily transaction
