Loterj amends accreditation notice for sports betting in Brazil

Last thursday, Loterj made an official and neccesary change on the new federal legislation, due to the publication of Provisional Measure 1,182/2023, which regulates sports betting in Brazil.

Thus, item 3 of the new Loterj Accreditation Notice states that: "3. Item 2.1.1 is added to the Public Notice, with the following wording: 'The Accredited Party may explore other commercial activities on the betting platform, including games of strategy, skill, other electronic games and activities that do not characterise lottery or unauthorised gambling, provided that they are compatible with federal and state legislation and with the main object of the Accreditation Term itself'."

It should be noted that the new Public Notice follows the permissions and prohibitions indicated in the federal Provisional Measure, including the requirements for operators to adopt "security and integrity mechanisms in the realisation of any lottery modalities; and that, for sporting events subject to fixed-odds betting, it will adopt actions to mitigate the manipulation of results and corruption in real sporting events, in compliance with the provisions of art. 177 of Law No. 14,597/2023 and the best national and international practices regarding the prevention of these practices".

In addition, the new Loterj document added item 7.1.4.k, which requires those interested in operating sports betting in Rio de Janeiro, a "declaration that it integrates or will integrate, within 180 renewable days (upon proof of prior engagement in integration commitment or equivalent), national or international sports integrity monitoring body". It is worth remembering that, last month, Pixbet was approved in the first stage of Accreditation for Sports Betting by Loterj.

In the new Notice, Loterj informs that public accreditation for the exploration and development of Lottery Services in the state of Rio de Janeiro "will be open and available for qualification requests until 6:00 pm on the 15th (fifteenth) calendar day following the publication of this Amended Notice, when it will be closed". 

Therefore, those interested in obtaining accreditation with Loterj have until 11 August 2023 to present themselves to the agency.