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'Institutional self-sabotage' – Blask report identifies key repercussions in Brazil's igaming shutdown
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Fusion42 · 9 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Brazil has shut down its online gaming market by cancelling 85 licenses, undoing a $6.6 billion gross gaming revenue industry and eliminating $1.8 billion in federal tax, pushing the market back offshore after a recent onshore licensing regime.
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You lose a large onshore gaming market overnight, forcing you to rethink Brazil as a growth region or pivot to offshore solutions offering real money gaming.
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