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Online gambling and sports betting in Sergipe
Sergipe runs a state lottery framework allowing sports betting under Agrese oversight and Banese operation; details on online casino and public lists of licensed operators remain unclear.
- Online sports betting
- Legal
- Online casino
- Legal
- Retail sports betting
- Legal
- Online live since
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Checked 2026-09-21. Not legal advice.
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Casino, sports betting, poker and more
Casino-style online games are tied to Brazil’s federal fixed-odds/online-gambling licensing regime, while sports betting is expressly regulated under that regime. Poker is treated differently as a skill game and is outside the fixed-odds betting category.
| Product | Status | What that means |
|---|---|---|
| Online sports betting | Legal | — |
| Online casino | Legal | — |
| Online poker | Unregulated | Unregulated skill game in Brazil; not covered by the federal fixed-odds regime. |
| Sweepstakes and social casinos | Not confirmed | Set nationally. No Brazil-specific rule in the cited sources for sweepstakes/social casinos using dual-currency or prize models. |
| Prediction markets | Prohibited | Set nationally. CMN Resolution 5,298/2026 (event‑linked derivatives ban, effective May 4, 2026) plus Finance Ministry blocking 27 platforms including Polymarket & Kalshi in April 2026. |
| Mystery boxes | Restricted | Set nationally. Law 15,211/2025 (ECA Digital), effective 2026, prohibits paid loot boxes in games directed at or likely accessed by minors; adult-only mystery boxes are not specifically addressed in the cited sources. |
Key facts
- 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 authorised; Banese operates, Agrese regulates.
- State lottery framework allows sports betting and other lottery games.
- Federal SPA regime separately authorises fixed-odds betting nationwide.
- Agrese approved a general lottery regulation by Resolution 92/2025.
- Decree 159/2022 and Decree 1.108/2025 regulate Sergipe lottery operations.
Regulator and law
Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos do Estado de Sergipe (Agrese)
Lei Estadual 8.902/2021, altered by Lei 9.440/2024 and Lei 9.454/2024.
Advertising unlicensed gambling in Sergipe
Not confirmed. Lei 14.790/2023 (federal fixed-odds regime) and related SPA/Ministry of Finance regulations on advertising and authorised operators.
Federal Law 14.790/2023 and SPA rules restrict advertising to authorised operators; Sergipe-specific sanctions for promoting unlicensed/offshore sites are not clearly detailed in available texts.
National rules also apply — see online gambling regulation in Brazil.
Checking a licence
No public list of licensed online operators was found.
Recent developments
- 2024 amendments shifted lottery operation to Banese and regulation to Agrese.
- 2025 Decree 1.108 updated lottery regulation and confirmed Agrese oversight.
- 2025 Resolution 92/2025 approved a General Lottery Regulation for Sergipe.
- 2025 Portaria 101/2025 references consolidated state lottery framework.
- Federal SPA/Ministry of Finance launched fixed-odds regime under Law 14.790/2023 and Portaria 827/2024.
What we could not confirm
- Whether Sergipe’s lottery framework explicitly permits full online casino-style games beyond lottery modalities.
- Exact launch date of online betting under Sergipe’s lottery (implementation timeline not clearly stated).
- Existence and URL of a publicly accessible online list of licensed lottery/betting operators in Sergipe.
- Whether Sergipe/Lotese separately authorizes, restricts, or bans online casino-style games
- Whether sweepstakes/social casinos are treated as gambling, advertising targets, or consumer products in Sergipe
- Whether real-money prediction markets are licensed as betting, regulated as financial derivatives, or barred
- Whether paid mystery boxes/loot boxes are addressed by Sergipe law or only by general consumer-law principles
Sources
- agrese.se.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Anexo_Nota_Tecnica_PRELIMINAR_002-CTLOTESE-AGRESE-3.pdf
- agrese.se.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Nota_Tecnica_PRELIMINAR_002-CTLOTESE-AGRESE.pdf
- agrese.se.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Resolucao-92-2025-Aprova-o-Regulamento-Geral-para-Exploracao-de-Servicos-Publicos-de-Loteria-pelo-Estado-de-Sergipe.-1-1.pdf
- planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2023-2026/2023/lei/l14790.htm
- gamesbras.com/loteria/2022/9/30/sergipe-regulamenta-em-decreto-loteria-estadual-as-apostas-esportivas-33082.html
- aleselegis.al.se.leg.br/Arquivo/Documents/PL/PL1432024-202404241613220460(12924).pdf?identificador=3100300030003900330030003A005000
- agrese.se.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/nota-tecnica-4-lotese.pdf
- se.gov.br/casacivil/noticia/governo_de_sergipe_altera_lei_da_loteria_estadual_para_contemplar_apoio_ao_esporte
- deep.poker/learn/country/brazil
- iclg.com/practice-areas/gambling-laws-and-regulations/brazil
- onlinegamblingregulations.com/regulations/brazil/
- practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/gaming-law-2025/brazil
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- worldpokerdeals.com/blog/online-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.