Online gambling and sports betting in Alagoas

• Online betting and online casino games are legal in every state for operators licensed federally by the SPA (Law 14.790/2023); the state lottery can also license operators for its own territory.
• Alagoas is moving to create a state lottery (LEA) including sports prognostic games, but projects are still under legislative review.
• Federal fixed‑odds betting is governed nationally by Law 14.790/2023; authorisation handled by SPA/MF.
• State and municipal lottery projects in Alagoas envisage operation via concessions/permits under Executive supervision, covering sports prediction and other lottery formats.
• A bill in the Alagoas Legislative Assembly would ban influencers from advertising unregulated/unlicensed online gambling and betting platforms, with fines per link clicked.
• The bill defines “plataformas de jogos e apostas eletrônicas” broadly, including online games of chance, sports betting, skill games and raffles without valid Brazilian licence.
• Alagoas has initiatives to prevent and combat addiction related to online games and games of chance through health-sector self‑help groups.
• State lottery regulation and licensing for online sports betting in Alagoas remain in project/consultation phase; no operational state lottery betting yet.

Federal fixed‑odds betting: Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas do Ministério da Fazenda (SPA/MF). State lottery for Alagoas: Executive Branch – specific body unconfirmed

Federal: Lei 14.790/2023 (apostas de quota fixa). State: influencer advertising bill on unlicensed platforms; lottery bills – numbers unconfirmed.

Prohibited. State bill prohibits influencers from promoting electronic gambling/betting platforms not properly regulated/licensed in Brazil, with per‑click fines and broad platform definition.

Bill targets influencers; broader media advertising restrictions for unlicensed operators are not clearly detailed in retrieved texts.

National rules also apply — see online gambling regulation in Brazil.

No public list of licensed online operators was found.

• 2023 federal Law 14.790 created the fixed‑odds betting regime, regulated by SPA/MF through multiple portarias.
• 2025 SPA Portaria 566 tightened payment restrictions for transactions with non‑authorised betting operators under Law 14.790, art. 21.
• 2024 SPA/MF Portaria 561 established SPA regulatory policy and agenda for fixed‑odds betting implementation.
• Alagoas legislature is processing projects to create the Loteria Estadual de Alagoas (LEA) and a municipal lottery in Maceió with sports betting among modalities.
• Technical notes and draft regulations (CTLOTERIA/AGRESE) discuss general rules for lottery exploitation, including online prognostic numeric games and payment methods, but remain proposals.
• Legislative bill in Alagoas aims to prohibit digital influencers from promoting unregulated/unlicensed gambling platforms, imposing fines per accessed link.
• Official gazette notes authorise health initiatives to combat dependence on online games and gambling across Alagoas health regions.

• Exact Alagoas state law numbers creating the LEA and defining lottery modalities are not yet enacted or identifiable; projects remain under review.
• The specific name and structure of the future Alagoas state lottery regulator (beyond “Executive Branch”) are not confirmed.
• Launch date for Alagoas‑licensed online sports betting cannot be confirmed; no evidence of operational state‑licensed platforms yet.
• Existence of a public, official list of Alagoas‑licensed online sports betting operators cannot be verified; no such list found.
• Whether the influencer advertising bill has entered into force or remains pending is not clearly stated in available legislative communications.
• Whether Alagoas has any state-level enforcement policy beyond federal Brazil rules
• Any specific license or prohibition for social casinos/sweepstakes models in Brazil
• Whether Brazil’s 2026 executive/ministerial measures mentioned in news results materially changed online casino rules after the cited federal framework
• Whether the queried 'prediction markets' are being offered as financial derivatives or as betting products in Brazil
• Whether loot boxes are treated uniformly across consumer law, youth protection, or gambling law in Brazil

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2. planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2023-2026/2023/lei/l14790.htm
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Researched 2026-09-21 from public sources and summarised by the Brandfense team. Not legal advice — confirm with the regulator or your counsel before acting.