The Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) decided this Wednesday (2) to monitor the impacts of the online betting market in Brazil. According to the decision, the measure is necessary to check the effects of the activity on public health, the purchasing power of families, and the progress of actions proposed by the federal government to prevent money laundering, data theft from bettors, and the involvement of minors in bets.
The monitoring proposal was made by the president of the TCU, Minister Bruno Dantas, and approved unanimously. The minister cited data from XP Investimentos indicating that the betting sector is expected to move between R$ 90 billion and R$ 130 billion this year. Data from Itaú were also mentioned to demonstrate that bettors spent R$ 68.2 billion over the last 12 years.
"It is estimated that the betting market may also impact the health budget, as with the inclusion of actions aimed at the population addicted to bets, there will be a possibility of a significant increase in mental health services provided in Primary Health Care and Psychosocial Care Centers", argued the minister.
This Wednesday (2), the Ministry of Finance released the updated list of betting houses that requested authorization by September 30 and met the legal requirements to remain operational.
Starting on the 11th of this month, the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) will block illegal pages. According to the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, up to 600 pages will have their access shut down.
Source: GMB
