Brazil sees 519,000 self-exclusion requests in early months of betting regulation

(AsiaGameHub) –   The Brazilian federal government has issued a report on the impact of regulated online gambling (iGaming) on the country’s population. The report shows that over half a million individuals have requested to self-exclude from using betting websites during the initial months following the launch of the Centralized Platform.

This works out to approximately 144 self-exclusion requests per hour across the entire country of Brazil.

The Brazilian government established the Centralized Platform to support vulnerable individuals by barring them from all licensed gambling operators in Brazil. Currently, there are around 200 licensed operators active in the Brazilian market.

The report also found that seven out of ten users chose restrictions without a fixed end date. The system allows bettors to select temporary bans ranging from one month to one year, or apply for indefinite restrictions.

Last week, a cross-party group of politicians representing parties from PSOL to PL submitted new legislation to implement more extensive oversight over gambling operators.

The proposed law would grant Brazil’s Ministry of Health the authority to regulate and supervise gambling operators, as well as classify them as products dangerous to public health.

If this law is passed, Brazil’s Ministry of Health will have full authority to approve and intervene in gambling regulations, and will be able to modify the rules related to gambling in the country.