The Federal Court of Auditors (TCU) decided this Wednesday (2) that it will monitor the impacts of the betting market online in Brazil. The games are promoted by national and international companies known as bets – English name meaning bet.
According to the decision of the TCU plenary, the measure is necessary to verify the impact of betting on public health, the purchasing power of families and the progress of actions proposed by the federal government to prevent money laundering, the theft of data from bettors and the involvement of minors in betting.
The follow-up proposal was made by the president of the TCU, minister Bruno Dantas, and approved unanimously. The minister cited data from XP Investimentos that show that the bets it should move between R$90 billion and R$130 billion this year. Data from Itaú was also cited to demonstrate that bettors spent R$68.2 billion in the last 12 years.
“It is estimated that the betting market can also have repercussions on the health budget, since, with the inclusion of actions aimed at the population with addictions to betsthere will be a possibility of a significant increase in mental health care provided in Primary Health Care and Psychosocial Care Centers”, argued the minister.
Yesterday (1st), the Ministry of Finance released the list of virtual betting houses that requested authorization by September 30th and met the legal requirements to remain in operation.
From the 11th of this month, the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) will block illegal pages. According to the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, up to 600 pages will have access removed.
