Brazil is an emerging market for regulated online gambling, including online poker. It began issuing licenses for sports betting and iGaming in January 2025, but the rollout has been messy.
Poker — online and retail — has been around in Brazil for longer. The country considers it a game of skill and grants it more legal leeway than other forms of online gambling. Major international poker sites like PokerStars and GGPoker have been available in Brazil all along.
As a result, Brazil has produced some big names in poker, like João Simão and André Akkari.
Reports say that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) is planning to draft a presidential decree on gambling.… Continue reading Brazil’s Government is Turning Unfriendly to Online Gambling — Is Poker Affected?
André Feldman, who was responsible for bringing both the Caesars and WSOP brands to Brazil, tragically died last Thursday in… Continue reading BIG Brazil CEO André Feldman and Wife Die in Helicopter Crash
The largest country in South America and one of the largest poker countries in the world has made big changes… Continue reading Brazil Enters Online Gaming Era
Fresh off other recent announcements regarding the return of live poker, PokerStars added another event to the schedule this week.… Continue reading PokerStars European Poker Tour Returning to Sochi In March; Brazilian Event Also Coming
Brazil scored another bracelet as the country’s players continue dominating the bracelet count in the World Series of Poker Online… Continue reading WSOP Weekly: Brazilian Players Continue Winning, Spain’s Adrian Mateos Runs Deep Again
The World Poker Tour’s World Online Championships continue playing out at partypoker through Sept. 14. The WPT500 recently crowned a… Continue reading Partypoker Roundup: WPT Rolls On As Brazilians Come Up Big; Main Event Qualifiers Continue
Poker legend Erik Seidel showed he’s still a force to be dealt with last week, collecting his ninth bracelet in… Continue reading WSOP Weekly: Erik Seidel Scores Ninth WSOP Bracelet; Brazilian Dominance Continues
Two weeks are in the books in the World Series of Poker Online at GGPoker. The international multi-day bracelet events… Continue reading WSOP Weekly: Another Brazilian Scores Gold Bracelet; Overall Numbers Staying Strong
The first week is in the books after GGPoker kicked off the World Series of Poker Online international bracelet hunt… Continue reading WSOP Weekly: Brazilian Players Scoring Big With Three Bracelets, Polish Players Snag Two
While it may be synonymous with poker, PokerStars will now become a regular part of Formula 1 racing. The company… Continue reading PokerStars Roundup: Wheeling Into Formula 1, WCOOP Dates Announced, BSOP Sets Records
