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'Institutional self-sabotage' – Blask report identifies key repercussions in Brazil's igaming shutdown

Published

9 October 2026

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regulatory

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Brazil

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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.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Other.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

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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