THE Prizes and Betting Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance (SPA-MF) published last Friday (23) the Periodic Overview of the regulated fixed-odds betting market in 2025. The report presented the main data of the regulated market in its first year of operation.
According to data from the Betting Management System, Sigap, presented in last year’s periodic overview, 25.2 million Brazilians placed bets in 2025. Of the total, 68.3% were men and 31.7% were women.
According to the survey, the number of active accounts in authorized bets in the country reaches 100 million, per operating company the number is 87 million accounts.
The report also shows that 48% of users have only 1 account per operator agent, while 24.5% have 4 or more accounts, followed by 18% who have up to 2 accounts and 9.5% who have 3 accounts per operator.
Age Range
The largest age group of bettors in Brazil is between 31 and 40 years old, representing 28.6% of active users on authorized betting platforms. Those aged 18 to 24 account for 22.7%, the same percentage as those aged between 25 and 30. The public between 41 and 50 years old represents 16.7% of the total number of bettors, while people between 51 and 60 years old represent 6.6%. Finally, bettors over 61 make up 2.7% of the total.
Collection and GGR
According to accumulated data from 2025, the total gross revenue, Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR), from the betting sector was around R$36.9 billion. According to the SPA, it is about this value, which represents the total bets, excluding the values of prizes paid that fall under the mandatory transfer of 12%.
The federal government’s revenue from the sector is approximately R$9.95 billion in 2025. This data refers to the amounts collected by the Revenue, including federal taxes such as IRPJ, CSLL, PIS/Cofins and Social Security Contribution, in addition to including the 12% of legal allocations provided for in Law No. 13,756/2018, which totaled R$4.5 billion.
According to data from the periodic overview, of the R$4.5 billion raised by the 12% rate, R$1.6 billion was allocated to sport, R$1.2 billion was allocated to tourism, while R$614 million was allocated to public security and R$454 million to social security, in addition to other areas.
In addition, approximately R$2.5 billion was collected in relation to authorization grants paid by authorized operating agents and R$95.5 million in inspection fees, also paid by companies in the sector, until December.
Self-exclusion
The panorama also presented official data from the Centralized Self-Exclusion Platform, launched by the Ministry of Finance in December 2025, as part of the federal government’s Responsible Gaming policy. According to the data, the system received more than 217 thousand auto-blocking requests from all betting sites in 40 days.
According to the SPA, the most frequent reason for requests was “Loss of control over gambling – mental health” (37%), followed by “Preventing my data from being used by betting platforms” (25%). The majority of self-exclusions (73%) are for an indefinite period, and 19% are self-exclusion requests for one year.
Illegal Websites and Inspection
SPA-MF registered more than 25 thousand illegal websites blocked in partnership with the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel).
In addition to blocking illegal websites, the Undersecretariat for Monitoring and Inspection registered, last year, 132 cases involving 133 bets. Of these cases, 80 are in the process of imposing penalties.
To make financial transactions by illegal companies unfeasible, the Ministry of Finance continued to monitor and inspect financial institutions (FIs) and payment institutions (IPs). By the end of 2025, 54 FIs and IPs made 1,255 communications to the SPA related to 1,687 people with evidence of transferring funds to unauthorized betting companies. As a result, the closure of 550 bank accounts was reported, with 265 already identified as illegal.
In the fight against illegal advertising on social networks, 412 inspection processes were completed against digital influencers, resulting in the removal of 324 influencer profiles and 229 publications.
The Secretary of Prizes and Betting, Regis Dudena, commented on the importance of the data released by SPA on the regulated betting market in Brazil. “The year 2025 marked the first time that the State was fully present in this market,” he stated.
“Data was received, which allows us to objectively understand the sector, in addition to having monitoring tools to monitor compliance with the rules created”, he continues.
“We have the economic dimension and people’s information, which helps us in preventing gambling problems and allows us to act in coordination with other bodies, such as the Ministries of Health, Sports and Justice. In addition to increments, such as the Centralized Self-Exclusion Platform, which allows bettors to remove themselves from the gaming environment and stop receiving targeted advertising”, he adds.
Access the presentation by clicking on the following link: Periodic overview of the regulated fixed-odds betting market
Fonte: Gaming365 – Brasil
