An LCA Consultores study commissioned by IBJR shows that the effects extend beyond betting platforms to suppliers, service providers, and thousands of workers connected to the sector’s supply chain.
The ban on online gaming platforms imposed by the Federal Government has consequences that extend beyond the companies directly affected, reaching a supply chain connected to at least 42 economic activities. Technology, advertising, events, and corporate services are among the sectors that form part of a structure that supported approximately 15,500 direct and indirect jobs in 2025. The figures come from a technical study by LCA Consultoria, commissioned by the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR).
The impact on the labor market helps illustrate the scale of this supply chain. According to LCA, approximately 10,000 direct jobs and 5,500 indirect jobs were associated with the regulated market. Direct jobs alone accounted for around R$460 million in annual payroll and R$87 million in social security and other employer contributions. The study emphasizes that the ban does not mean all these jobs will disappear immediately, but it exposes some of them to potential reductions or elimination as the activity supporting this structure is interrupted.
There is also an investment structure built to meet the requirements of the regulated market. LCA notes that operators and suppliers invested in personnel, technology, contracts, and regulatory compliance, while licensed companies had to establish compliance, cybersecurity, customer service, and operational departments. In addition, the sector attracted more than R$7.5 billion in invested share capital.
However, the cessation of operations does not immediately eliminate the costs incurred by licensed companies. According to LCA, companies must dismantle their personnel and infrastructure operations, as well as terminate or renegotiate contracts with suppliers, landlords, technology providers, and other partners. This may entail expenses arising from the early termination of these relationships.
“Behind the platforms are workers, suppliers, and companies that have built their operations to serve the regulated market. When an operation is interrupted, the impact reaches those working in technology, advertising, customer service, and many other services. This is an important dimension that must be included in the debate,” says Carlos Lima, president of IBJR.
According to the executive, some of these expenses will continue even after the market closes. “The Provisional Measure requires companies to preserve the integrity and accessibility of data, documents, and records relating to their operations for at least five years, and to continue providing information to the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA),” he explains. In practice, the LCA study indicates that winding down operations does not eliminate costs associated with data storage, systems, compliance, and fulfilling remaining regulatory obligations.
There is also an additional effect stemming from the provisional nature of the measure. If it loses its legal effect and the previous legislation comes back into force, companies that have just dismantled their operations may have to reactivate systems, renegotiate contracts, rebuild teams and supplier networks, and make new hires. According to LCA, this scenario could generate a succession of costs associated first with exiting the market and then with re-entry and remobilization.