A decree signed by President Lula on June 19 lets Brazil’s gambling regulator order banks to freeze the accounts of unlicensed betting operators within 24 hours – and, after due process, seize the money for an anti-crime fund – shifting enforcement from blocking websites to choking the financial rails beneath them. From web blocks to […]Brazil Can Now Freeze Illegal Betting Operators’ Funds, Not Just Block Sites
A decree signed by President Lula on June 19 lets Brazil’s gambling regulator order banks to freeze the accounts of unlicensed betting operators within 24 hours – and, after due process, seize the money for an anti-crime fund – shifting enforcement from blocking websites to choking the financial rails beneath them. From web blocks to […]