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ABRAJOGO Report Tracks Surge in Suspected Illegal Betting Domains

By FairDealer October 27, 2026 2 min read Updated / October 27, 2026

A report released by the Brazilian Association of International Gaming Operators and Providers says monitoring had identified 41,716 domains suspected of supporting unlicensed betting activity by October 8. Of those, 30,593 had been confirm

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A report released by the Brazilian Association of International Gaming Operators and Providers says monitoring had identified 41,716 domains suspected of supporting unlicensed betting activity by October 8. Of those, 30,593 had been confirmed by the monitoring system, according to the English-language report from iGaming Brazil.

ABRAJOGO's document links the growth to Brazil's shutdown of regulated online betting operations. It says 6,401 new irregular websites appeared in the final week of September, including a one-day peak above 3,000. Those figures are the association's monitoring results and have not been independently audited by FairDealer.

The association argues that migration to unlicensed platforms reduces safeguards around identity checks, responsible-gambling controls, fraud prevention and complaint handling. That position echoes the industry's public response to the September ban. Reuters reported at the time that the ANJL trade group warned more than 30 million gamblers could be pushed toward illegal sites.

Consumer risks do not make every domain identified by an industry monitor unlawful, and the report does not describe a court finding against each operator. Its significance lies in the scale and speed of websites flagged after licensed services stopped accepting bets. Regulators and consumer-protection bodies will still need to establish which services are active, who operates them and what remedies are available to users.