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By The Weekly Edge desk ·
iGaming Business reported that Brazil’s Federal Police conducted an illegal betting operation and froze nearly BRL1bn. The report said the websites used false SPA imagery to suggest compliance.
The operation restricts funds linked to the betting sites described in the report.
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The blocking order restricts access to three PixBet platforms across Brazil.
The operation investigates alleged laundering of funds from illegal gambling.
The appointment places Mariana Piccoli Lins Cavalcanti in SPA’s undersecretary role for sanctioning action in Brazil.
Fabio Macorin’s election gives Brazil’s betting regulator SPA representation on the International Association of Gaming Regulators’ board.
Betting platforms face SPA’s pledge of stricter sanctions as Mariana Piccoli takes charge of sanctioning action.
IAGR’s board gains Fabio Macorin’s experience in Brazilian betting supervision, financial crime prevention and law enforcement.