SPA-MF updates the 'National and State List' and includes Deolane Bezerra's company by court order.
With ten days remaining until the deadline for the adaptation period, the Prizes and Betting Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance – SPA/MF updated last Friday (20) the list of bets authorized to continue operating Nationally and Statewide. The national list now includes 235 gaming and betting brands operating in the Brazilian market, belonging to 104 companies, at the state level there are 33 companies.
The new addition to the list was the court-ordered inclusion of Zeroumbet Plataforma Digital Ltda, a betting company linked to influencer and lawyer Deolane Bezerra. The registered trademarks were zeroum.bet, energia.bet, and sportvip.bet.
This was not the first attempt; on October 19th, the Federal Court of São Paulo denied a preliminary injunction request from Zeroumbet Plataforma Digital. The request aimed to include three betting sites on the list of platforms authorized by the Ministry of Finance. Judge Julia Cavalcante Silva Barbosa, responsible for the decision, pointed out that the request lacked legal plausibility, arguing that suitability is a prerogative of the Ministry of Finance and it is not up to the Court to decide on such matters preliminarily. The judge refuted Zeroumbet's arguments, stating that "suitability" is an indeterminate legal concept that must be evaluated by the competent authorities. She argued that the decision not to authorize Zeroumbet on the list of regular betting sites is not an arbitrary act, but rather based on the need to guarantee the integrity of the sector.
The businesswoman and digital influencer opened Zeroumbet Plataforma Digital LTDA on July 19th, headquartered at Rua da Restinga, 113, in Tatuapé, São Paulo, with a share capital of R$ 30 million. Among the company's activities, the main one is the "operation of games of chance and betting not previously specified," according to information from the Federal Revenue Service. The company is jointly owned with another of Deolane's companies, Bezerra Comunicação e Publicidade, whose share capital is modest, at only R$ 100. Zeroumbet is managed by Deolane herself.
One month after the company's opening, on August 20th, the lawyer filed a request with the Ministry of Finance to operate the company in Brazil. If the Ministry of Finance grants the authorizations, the companies will be able to operate in the country starting in January 2025, when the rules of the "Bets Law" come into effect.
Judicial decision
The following companies were included in the list of betting companies authorized to operate in the country due to a court order: Esportes Gaming Brasil Ltda, Megapix Comunicação e Tecnologia Ltda, BPX Bets Sports Group Ltda, Paulo R. Lemos e Cia Ltda, YG Gaming Ltda, and Zeroumbet Plataforma Digital Ltda.
Expanded State List
The Prizes and Betting Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance has also updated the list of betting companies authorized to continue operating in the states. There are now 33 state operators, two more than the list released on November 26.
The following new operators have been added to the list for the Rio de Janeiro State Lottery – LOTERJ: Voga Jogos e Apostas Ltda, operating under the brand 10Game (10.game), and IT Tech Empresa de Tecnologia Avançada em Aplicativos Ltda, operating under the brand FG6 (fg6.com). Currently, LOTERJ has 15 companies authorized to operate on the State List.
Check out the list of companies that can offer fixed-odds betting:
Legal entities currently operating that submitted an authorization request to the Ministry of Finance by September 17, 2024, with their respective trademarks and internet domains, may operate fixed-odds betting nationwide during the adaptation period, until December 31, 2024, pursuant to Article 9, sole paragraph, of Law No. 14.790, of December 29, 2023, Article 24 of SPA/MF Ordinance No. 827, of May 21, 2024, and SPA/MF Ordinance No. 1.475, of September 16, 2024.
⇒ Updated National List – 12/20/24
⇒ Updated State List – 11/20/24
324 companies have already applied for authorization to operate sports betting and online gaming in Brazil.
Currently, 324 companies have already submitted requests for authorization to the Betting Management System – SIGAP, to the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting of the Ministry of Finance – SPA/MF, to operate in the fixed-odds betting and online gaming market, following all the guidelines and regulations (SPA/MF 827/24) of the Ministry of Finance.
Of the 324 applications, 53 were withdrawn, and there are 271 active applications for 813 brands. The government could collect R$ 8.130 billion in fixed grants alone if all companies that applied for the license are authorized by SPA/MF.
