Brazil imposes biometric age and identity verification for online gambling

Brazil has taken the next legal step toward allowing online gambling and sports betting and, with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ratifying a regulatory framework that covers taxation, national ownership, and age verification via facial recognition for users and operators of online sports betting and so-called iGaming apps.

An article on iGB says that bill 3,626/2023, passed on December 30, requires online sports betting companies and digital gambling operators to verify the age and identity of bettors using …

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