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Brazil Suspends 14 Betting Sites, Including Three From a Company Facing Scrutiny

The regulator did not accuse these firms of rigging anything. It accused them of not filing, which in a licensed market is the offence that matters. The post Brazil Suspends 14 Betting Sites, Including Three From a Company Facing Scrutiny appeared first on The Rio Times .

Brazil's regulator has suspended 14 licensed betting sites, including three connected to a company under scrutiny. The action came after the regulator accused the firms of not submitting required data, which is a serious offense in a licensed market. The decision was made on Thursday and published on Friday. Six of the 14 suspended sites are owned by ZeroUmBet Plataforma Digital.

The other eight are owned by Pixbet Soluções Tecnológicas, Select Operations, RR Participações, Enseada Serviços e Tecnologia, Nexus International, and MegaPosta. ZeroUmBet Plataforma Digital, which operates three of the suspended sites, was added to the authorized operator list in April 2025 after a court order. However, the regulator has now suspended the platform it licensed due to non-compliance with data submission.

The suspensions are precautionary and last until the sanctioning process is complete. Companies can potentially rectify the situation and resume operations. This is the first time Brazil's regulator has disciplined licensed operators for filing failures within its first eighteen months of operation, signaling a more stringent approach to market supervision.

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