Online gambling and sports betting in Pará

• 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.
• Federal SPA licence covers Pará; no separate state regime found
• SPA federal licence covers sports betting and online games nationwide
• Online casino-style games included in Law 14.790/2023 framework
• Advertising and marketing subject to SPA/MF rules
• Federal framework includes enforcement against unlicensed operators
• Brazil Senate advancing stricter ad and sponsorship limits

Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (SPA), Ministério da Fazenda

Law 14.790/2023 (apostas de quota fixa); Law 13.756/2018.

Prohibited. Law 14.790/2023 + SPA/MF ordinances; pending Senate ad‑restriction bill.

Law 14.790/2023 and SPA/MF rules restrict advertising to authorised operators and underpin enforcement against illegal sites; Senate bill would further tighten marketing nationally.

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

The regulator publishes a list of licensed or authorised operators.

• SPA/MF ordinances since 2024 regulate payment, operations and licensing
• From 1 Jan 2025, only SPA-authorised.bet.br sites may operate
• By mid‑2026, dozens of SPA licensees active nationally
• Senate committee approved bill imposing near‑total betting ad ban
• Ongoing tightening of bonus and sponsorship restrictions under SPA framework

• Whether Pará’s lottery LOTEPA runs its own licensed online betting platform
• Exact URL of SPA public list of authorised operators
• Any Pará‑specific advertising or enforcement rules beyond federal law
• Whether Pará has any state-level rules different from federal Brazil law for these online products.
• Whether prediction markets are treated as financial derivatives, gambling, or prohibited in Brazil.
• Whether mystery boxes with random prizes are classified as gambling or consumer products in Brazil.
• Whether specific online casino products are fully licensed in Brazil or only sports betting is clearly licensed.

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15. riverodds.app/poker-in-brazil/

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.