Brazil’s centralized betting self-exclusion system has recorded more than 1.2 million voluntary exclusions in about eight months, reaching an absolute volume above virtually all major national programs included in a BNLData comparison of official regulatory data from seven countries.
Data released by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) of the Ministry of Finance shows that more than 1.2 million people had voluntarily requested exclusion from fixed-odds betting platforms authorized to operate in Brazil as of September 2026. The total represents 3% of the 40 million active CPF, or Brazilian taxpayer identification number, registrations in the Betting Management System, known as Sigap.
The Centralized Self-Exclusion Platform was created by the SPA and made available in December 2025. Its rate of adoption stands out when compared with systems that have operated for considerably longer. The United Kingdom’s GAMSTOP took eight years to reach 614,738 accumulated registrations, Sweden’s Spelpaus took seven years to surpass 134, and Germany’s OASIS took four years to exceed 336.
Brazil reached its current total while operating within a fixed-odds betting market that has been regulated for just over a year and a half. Law 14.790/2023 came into effect in January 2025, meaning the centralized system surpassed the absolute volume of several programs in countries where regulated gambling markets have existed for decades in a comparable shorter span.
The figures do not, however, establish that Brazil has a proportionally higher level of gambling-related problems than the countries included in the comparison. Brazil’s 3% rate is calculated against active bettors registered in Sigap. By contrast, percentages frequently published in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands are based on each country’s total adult population.
Differences also exist in how individual registrations are counted. Under Germany’s OASIS system, the same person may self-exclude more than once over time, potentially increasing the number of recorded exclusions relative to the number of unique individuals.
The scope of national systems varies as well. Spain’s RGIAJ covers only state-regulated online gambling, while the Brazilian and Australian registries cover all nationally licensed platforms.