By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Online gaming demand in Brazil fell 20.1% week on week following a government betting prohibition, reported by GGRAsia. The report cited Blask analysis and identified fixed-odds sports betting as subject to the ban.
The reported demand decline gives operators a measure of the Brazilian market’s response to the betting prohibition.
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The measure may affect access to regulated self-exclusion and remove a funding source for gambling-related prevention and treatment, according to BNLData.
Offshore providers gained market share as their demand held steady while domestic demand fell following Brazil’s provisional restriction measure.
Blask’s estimated migration to offshore platforms highlights potential bettor welfare risks and threats to financial and personal data security.
Blask’s research highlights continued offshore gambling website use after India’s ban as an emerging risk for Brazil.
Blask estimates Brazil’s licensed online gambling ban could push approximately 21.6 million bettors towards offshore platforms.
Blask’s projection suggests prohibition would push consumers outside Brazil’s regulated betting market without ending demand.