Online gambling and sports betting in Paraíba

• 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.
• State lottery LOTEP regulates fixed-odds betting, including virtual channels.
• Decree 43.376/2023 regulates state fixed-odds betting (Apostas de Quota Fixa) in Paraíba.
• Law 12.703/2023 provides the general state lottery framework.
• Public call Edital 003/2023 credences operators for fixed-odds betting, term 5 years.
• Fixed-odds betting can be offered via physical and virtual channels across Paraíba.
• LOTEP handles authorisation, supervision and enforcement for state lottery betting.
• Federal Law 14.790/2023 regulates national SPA fixed-odds betting regime.

Loteria do Estado da Paraíba (LOTEP)

Decreto estadual 43.376/2023; Lei estadual 12.703/2023; Lei federal 14.790/2023.

Not confirmed. unconfirmed.

Brazil’s federal framework criminalises promotion of unlicensed gambling; specific Paraíba state advertising provisions for offshore sites not clearly published in available sources.

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

No public list of licensed online operators was found.

• Edital 003/2023 published November 2023 for AQF operator credenciamento.
• Delegation acts in 2025–2026 granting 5‑year AQF permissions to operators like ON-TECH GAMES.
• Further state decrees and instructions in 2023–2024 refine lottery and passive products framework.
• Federal SPA regime under Law 14.790/2023 co-exists with state lottery betting, requiring coordination on market positioning.

• Whether any LOTEP-operated central public list of active online AQF licensees exists online.
• Specific treatment of non-sports fixed-odds events or virtual casino-style products in LOTEP rules.
• Exact interaction between LOTEP licences and federal SPA licences for the same operator brands.
• Whether Paraíba Lotep’s accreditation scheme legally covers online casino games beyond fixed-odds betting.
• Whether sweepstakes/social casinos are treated as gambling, consumer promotions, or unregulated in Brazil.
• Whether paid mystery boxes/loot boxes are analyzed as gambling under Brazilian consumer or gaming law.
• Whether prediction markets are currently licensed, restricted, or prohibited in Brazil/Paraíba under any specific 2026 federal or state rule.

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2. legisweb.com.br/legislacao/?id=441612
3. lotep.pb.gov.br/storage/licitacao/7/arquivos/696a7e82acabersha4.pdf
4. appcentral.centraldecompras.pb.gov.br/appls/sgc/sgc_anexos19.nsf/0/670b3a68c4ee010103258c2600319085/$FILE/DTRPRC202500579%20-%202%20-%20Requerimento%20de%20Credenciamento%20-%202-3,%2029.pdf
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6. esp.pb.gov.br/editais-em-andamento/DirioOficial30012024Completo.indd.pdf
7. lotep.pb.gov.br/storage/content/legislacao/leis/182/arquivos/697bbc90d691f5lmp2.pdf
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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.