Brazil gambling revenue hits €5.96bn in first year of regulated market
Brazilian gambling tax revenue reached €1.9bn.
Brazil.- The regulated market for sports betting and online gaming in Brazil generated R$ 37bn (€5.96bn) in gross revenue in 2025, the first year of the regulated market. According to data from the Ministry of Finance’s Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA), tax revenue reached R$9.9bn (€1.9bn), a leap from R$91m in 2024.
The federal government collected approximately R$ 2.5bn (€281.1m) in authorisation fees paid by operators and R$ 95.5m (€10.7m) in inspection fees. As of December, 79 companies were authorised to operate in the country, and 25.2 million Brazilians placed bets during the year. The total volume of prizes paid to bettors was not disclosed.
In the area of user protection, SPA highlighted the launch of the Centralised Self-Exclusion Platform in December. In just 40 days, it received more than 217,000 requests for voluntary account blocking. The main reason given was loss of control over gambling and mental health (37 per cent ), followed by concern about the use of personal data by the platforms (25 per cent). Most of the blocks (73 per cent) were for an indefinite period, while 19 per cent opted for a one-year self-block.
The tool allows for the centralised blocking of all betting accounts linked to the CPF (the Brazilian taxpayer ID), preventing new registrations and reducing targeted advertising. In addition, it offers information on SUS (Brazilian public health system) service points for mental health support and problematic gambling and betting use.
In the fight against illegality, SPA reported that more than 25,000 unlicensed betting sites were blocked in partnership with Anatel (Brazilian telecommunications regulatory agency) throughout 2025.
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