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Lula’s Instant Betting Ban Triggers 141% Surge in Brazil’s Black Market Online Gaming

The ban on regulated fixed-odds sports betting led to an immediate explosion of over 400 new unauthorized sites in three days.

By Eleanor Shaw

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Lula’s Instant Betting Ban Triggers 141% Surge in Brazil’s Black Market Online Gaming
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The ban on regulated fixed-odds sports betting led to an immediate explosion of over 400 new unauthorized sites in three days.

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