Online gambling and sports betting in Piauí

• 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.
• Piauí has its own fixed-odds lottery (Apostas de Quota Fixa) credenciamento/permissioning model.
• State law creates a fiscalização tax on online betting sites operating in Piauí.
• Municipal law in Teresina restricts advertising of online betting and games in public spaces, except official federal/state lotteries.
• Brazil’s federal fixed-odds regime (SPA, Law 14.790/2023) governs national online sports betting and iGaming.
• Federal rules ban advertising of fixed-odds operators without SPA authorization.
• SPA Portaria 1231/2024 prohibits communication/marketing for unauthorized fixed-odds betting nationally.
• Over 300,000 Piauí residents reportedly used bets in one month, highlighting market size.
• Piauí’s AQF edital requires state-credentialed operators and defines advertising duties.

Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda do Piauí (SEFAZ-PI) / Piauí Loterias (state lottery); Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas do Ministério da Fazenda (SPA/MF) federally

Lei estadual nº 7.700/2021 (taxa fiscalização apostas); edital credenciamento AQF Piauí Loterias; Lei federal 13.756/2018; Lei 14.790/2023; Portaria SPA/MF 1231/2024.

Prohibited. Portaria SPA/MF nº 1231/2024; federal SPA communications; Teresina Lei nº 6.342/2026.

Federally, any advertising of fixed-odds betting operators without SPA authorization is banned; Teresina additionally bans bets advertising in public spaces except official lotteries.

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

We could not confirm a public list of licensed operators.

• 2025 state edital credenciamento 002/2025 for Apostas de Quota Fixa (AQF) launched by Piauí, delegating lottery fixed-odds operations to credentialed operators.
• 2026 state law nº 8.922/2026 (Fim de Jogo) adopted in Piauí, addressing gambling-related issues (details beyond entry-into-force clause not parsed).
• 2026 municipal law nº 6.342/2026 in Teresina bans advertising of online bets/games in public spaces, except official lotteries.
• 2024–2026 federal SPA regulations (including Portaria 1231/2024) restrict advertising to authorized fixed-odds operators and ban marketing of unauthorized bets nationally.
• Federal enforcement actions in 2026 targeted influencers and profiles promoting illegal betting operators.

• Exact launch month/year of Piauí’s AQF online operations not clearly stated in available edital/official notices.
• Whether Piauí publishes a consolidated, up-to-date online list of AQF-credentialed operators was not clearly verifiable from retrieved sources.
• Scope and detailed content of Lei estadual nº 8.922/2026 (Fim de Jogo) could not be fully parsed beyond its entry-into-force provision.
• Precise status of any state-licensed retail betting shops in Piauí beyond general lottery operations is not fully documented in retrieved materials.
• Whether Piauí has any state-specific rules beyond federal law for these online products.
• Whether real-money prediction markets are treated as betting, securities, or derivatives in Brazil.
• Whether loot boxes/mystery boxes are addressed by consumer, gambling, or gaming-enforcement rules in Brazil.
• Whether sweepstakes/social casinos are explicitly permitted, restricted, or prohibited in Brazil.

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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.