By The Weekly Edge desk ·
SBC Noticias reported, citing Estadão, that eight illegal fixed-odds betting platforms operating in Brazil collectively had over one million Telegram subscribers. The figure covered their channels on the messaging service.
The findings identify a substantial audience for unlicensed betting promotion on Telegram.
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