Online gambling and sports betting in Minas Gerais

• Online betting and online casino games are legal in every state for operators licensed federally by the SPA (Law 14.790/2023); the state lottery can also license operators for its own territory.
• State lottery Loteria Mineira (LEMG) offers online sports betting via Lotominas.bet and retail points.
• Federal fixed-odds regime under Law 14.790/2023 applies in parallel to state lottery operations.
• Minas Gerais has recently restricted betting advertising on state property and in Belo Horizonte municipal spaces.
• Lotominas.bet was launched as Brazil’s first officially licensed sports-betting platform.
• Recent Supreme Court ruling expanded ability of state lotteries to operate and advertise nationwide, invalidating restrictive parts of Law 14.790/2023.

Loteria do Estado de Minas Gerais (Loteria Mineira – LEMG), linked to Secretaria de Estado de Fazenda

Law 14.790/2023 (federal fixed-odds betting); state lottery framework for Loteria Mineira (unconfirmed specific statute).

Prohibited. 2026 Minas Gerais decree banning betting advertising and sponsorship on state public property and events; Belo Horizonte municipal rules restricting betting ads on city assets and near schools.

Current measures focus on betting advertising in public assets and events, not explicitly on offshore-versus-licensed status; federal advertising rules also apply.

National rules also apply — see online gambling regulation in Brazil.

No public list of licensed online operators was found.

• 2023: Loteria Mineira launches Lotominas.bet for online games and sports betting, with physical points of sale.
• 2024–2025: Federal SPA/MF ordinances implement Law 14.790/2023 fixed-odds regime (national licensing).
• 2025: Supreme Court strikes down Law 14.790/2023 limits on multi-state lottery operations and nationwide advertising.
• 2026: Minas Gerais government bans betting advertising on state-owned property and orders termination of Loteria Mineira sports-betting operating contract.
• 2026: Belo Horizonte imposes municipal restrictions on betting ads on city assets and near schools.

• Precise Minas Gerais state law or decree establishing Loteria Mineira’s competence and online betting powers is not clearly identified in available sources.
• Extent to which Lotominas.bet or KTO-style operators are simultaneously licensed under federal SPA/MF fixed-odds regime in Minas Gerais is unclear in public materials.
• Specific rules on advertising unlicensed/offshore operators beyond bans on betting advertising in public/state and municipal spaces are not detailed.
• Existence of an official, comprehensive public list of state-licensed online gambling operators in Minas Gerais is not evidenced; national media lists may not be official.
• Whether Minas Gerais has any special state-level rule beyond federal gambling law
• Whether specific prediction-market platforms are treated as gambling or financial derivatives in Brazil
• Whether paid mystery boxes/loot boxes have any dedicated Brazilian consumer-gambling enforcement rule
• Whether sweepstakes/social casino operators are currently targeted under anti-gambling or consumer-protection actions in Brazil

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Researched 2026-09-21 from public sources and summarised by the Brandfense team. Not legal advice — confirm with the regulator or your counsel before acting.