{"id":15394,"date":"2026-03-10T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=15394"},"modified":"2026-03-10T07:04:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:04:53","slug":"lula-calls-for-ban-on-digital-casinos-in-brazil-citing-family-debt-and-jogo-do-tigrinho-harms","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/lula-calls-for-ban-on-digital-casinos-in-brazil-citing-family-debt-and-jogo-do-tigrinho-harms\/","title":{"rendered":"Lula calls for ban on \u201cdigital casinos\u201d in Brazil, citing family debt and \u201cJogo do Tigrinho\u201d harms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brazilian President <strong>Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva<\/strong> said he will push for a law to <strong>ban \u201cdigital casinos\u201d<\/strong> in Brazil, arguing that online casino-style games are fueling addiction, household debt and social harm\u2014especially impacting women when family income \u201cdisappears on the phone screen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lula\u2019s remarks were delivered in a national address linked to <strong>International Women\u2019s Day<\/strong>, where he framed online gambling as a \u201cdrama\u201d inside Brazilian homes. In the official text published by the <strong>Planalto<\/strong>, Lula stated that \u201ccasinos are prohibited in Brazil\u201d and said it makes no sense to allow games like <strong>\u201cJogo do Tigrinho\u201d<\/strong> to enter households and push families into debt. He added he intends to work with the <strong>government, Congress and the Judiciary<\/strong> to stop these platforms from \u201cdestroying households.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement lands amid a broader political backlash against the rapid growth of online betting products in Brazil. Media coverage in Brazil highlighted that Lula is calling specifically for legislation to prohibit <strong>online casinos<\/strong>, often referenced in the public debate through viral \u201cslot-like\u201d games such as \u201cTigrinho.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/lula-calls-for-ban-on-digital-casinos-in-brazil-citing-family-debt-and-jogo-do-tigrinho-harms2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/lula-calls-for-ban-on-digital-casinos-in-brazil-citing-family-debt-and-jogo-do-tigrinho-harms2.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/lula-calls-for-ban-on-digital-casinos-in-brazil-citing-family-debt-and-jogo-do-tigrinho-harms2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/lula-calls-for-ban-on-digital-casinos-in-brazil-citing-family-debt-and-jogo-do-tigrinho-harms2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, lawmakers are also advancing proposals that would tighten the ecosystem around legal betting. In early February, a Senate committee approved a bill that could <strong>ban advertising, sponsorship and promotion<\/strong> of fixed-odds sports betting and online games (\u201cbets\u201d), reflecting mounting concern about financial stress and mental-health impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For operators and investors, the key takeaway is that Brazil\u2019s regulatory direction is now being shaped as much by <strong>social-impact narratives<\/strong> as by market-structure questions\u2014raising the probability of stricter limits on product, marketing and distribution in the months ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva said he will push for a law to ban \u201cdigital casinos\u201d in Brazil, arguing that online casino-style games are fueling addiction, household debt and social harm\u2014especially impacting women when family income \u201cdisappears on the phone screen.\u201d Lula\u2019s remarks were delivered in a national address linked to International Women\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15396,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1488,4315,844,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-15394","1":"gambling","2":"type-gambling","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sin-categoria","8":"tag-ban","9":"tag-brasil","10":"tag-brazil","11":"tag-online-casinos","12":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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