Earlier this week, Anatel’s chief Baigorri warned that it was struggling to sufficiently block all the illegal betting sites that the gambling regulator, the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA), had deemed illegal ahead of the licensed betting market’s launch on 1 January 2025.
The SPA sent details of over 5,200 domains belonging to illegal betting sites to Anatel in November as it sought to crack down on the illegal market. The regulator was tasked with ensuring those domains were taken down but Baigorri this week likened Anatel’s efforts to “mopping up ice”, admitting the agency lacks the capacity to block all illegal sites.
The SPA sent details of over 5,200 domains belonging to illegal betting sites to Anatel in November as it sought to crack down on the illegal market. The regulator was tasked with ensuring those domains were taken down but Baigorri this week likened Anatel’s efforts to “mopping up ice”, admitting the agency lacks the capacity to block all illegal sites.
