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Online gambling and sports betting in Sergipe

Sergipe runs a state lottery framework allowing sports betting under Agrese oversight and Banese operation; details on online casino and public lists of licensed operators remain unclear.

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Checked 2026-09-21. Not legal advice.

SergipeOnline sports betting: Legal · Online casino: Legal
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Casino, sports betting, poker and more

Casino-style online games are tied to Brazil’s federal fixed-odds/online-gambling licensing regime, while sports betting is expressly regulated under that regime. Poker is treated differently as a skill game and is outside the fixed-odds betting category.

ProductStatusWhat that means
Online sports bettingLegal
Online casinoLegal
Online pokerUnregulatedUnregulated skill game in Brazil; not covered by the federal fixed-odds regime.
Sweepstakes and social casinosNot confirmedSet nationally. No Brazil-specific rule in the cited sources for sweepstakes/social casinos using dual-currency or prize models.
Prediction marketsProhibitedSet nationally. CMN Resolution 5,298/2026 (event‑linked derivatives ban, effective May 4, 2026) plus Finance Ministry blocking 27 platforms including Polymarket & Kalshi in April 2026.
Mystery boxesRestrictedSet nationally. Law 15,211/2025 (ECA Digital), effective 2026, prohibits paid loot boxes in games directed at or likely accessed by minors; adult-only mystery boxes are not specifically addressed in the cited sources.

Key facts

  • 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 authorised; Banese operates, Agrese regulates.
  • State lottery framework allows sports betting and other lottery games.
  • Federal SPA regime separately authorises fixed-odds betting nationwide.
  • Agrese approved a general lottery regulation by Resolution 92/2025.
  • Decree 159/2022 and Decree 1.108/2025 regulate Sergipe lottery operations.

Regulator and law

Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos do Estado de Sergipe (Agrese)

Lei Estadual 8.902/2021, altered by Lei 9.440/2024 and Lei 9.454/2024.

Advertising unlicensed gambling in Sergipe

Not confirmed. Lei 14.790/2023 (federal fixed-odds regime) and related SPA/Ministry of Finance regulations on advertising and authorised operators.

Federal Law 14.790/2023 and SPA rules restrict advertising to authorised operators; Sergipe-specific sanctions for promoting unlicensed/offshore sites are not clearly detailed in available texts.

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

Checking a licence

No public list of licensed online operators was found.

Recent developments

  • 2024 amendments shifted lottery operation to Banese and regulation to Agrese.
  • 2025 Decree 1.108 updated lottery regulation and confirmed Agrese oversight.
  • 2025 Resolution 92/2025 approved a General Lottery Regulation for Sergipe.
  • 2025 Portaria 101/2025 references consolidated state lottery framework.
  • Federal SPA/Ministry of Finance launched fixed-odds regime under Law 14.790/2023 and Portaria 827/2024.

What we could not confirm

  • Whether Sergipe’s lottery framework explicitly permits full online casino-style games beyond lottery modalities.
  • Exact launch date of online betting under Sergipe’s lottery (implementation timeline not clearly stated).
  • Existence and URL of a publicly accessible online list of licensed lottery/betting operators in Sergipe.
  • Whether Sergipe/Lotese separately authorizes, restricts, or bans online casino-style games
  • Whether sweepstakes/social casinos are treated as gambling, advertising targets, or consumer products in Sergipe
  • Whether real-money prediction markets are licensed as betting, regulated as financial derivatives, or barred
  • Whether paid mystery boxes/loot boxes are addressed by Sergipe law or only by general consumer-law principles

Sources

Online gambling and sports betting in Sergipe — Brandfense