Kaizen Gaming Responds to Brazil Betting Ban and Says Staff Jobs Are Guaranteed Until the Process Ends
Kaizen Gaming, the GameTech company behind the Betano brand, has issued a public statement on Brazil’s betting ban, which the company says was announced on 25 September. The company posted the statement on its official LinkedIn page.
It moves past the wave of job-loss posts that followed the decision and sets out a full corporate position on the impact, the tax revenue at stake, and the commitments Kaizen is making to its Brazilian staff.
How Kaizen Gaming describes the impact of the Brazil betting ban
Kaizen says the effect reaches well beyond betting companies. It points to small and medium businesses in technology, telecommunications, media, services and education, plus the wider sports economy.
The company says thousands of people are affected, framing the ban as a problem across connected industries rather than one contained to operators.
What Brazil’s regulated betting market introduced, according to Kaizen
Kaizen says Brazil’s regulated market opened less than two years ago and brought protections that did not previously exist.
It points to self-exclusion, betting limits and protections for Bolsa Família beneficiaries, alongside supervision of an activity it says had previously run without regulation.
The tax revenue Kaizen Gaming links to the regulated market
On the numbers, Kaizen says tax revenue reached approximately R$7.3bn in the first half of 2026, with the full year on track for around R$15bn.
The company says this income had been supporting healthcare, tourism and public security, and presents it as part of its case for the regulated market.
Kaizen Gaming’s view on demand and illegal operators
Kaizen argues that a ban does not make demand disappear, citing international experience. It says the risk is that bettors are pushed back toward illegal operators, with no protections and no contribution to the country.
In the statement, the company says:
“Betting carries real risks. Prohibition is not protection. Rules, oversight and education are.”
The Provisional Measure and Kaizen Gaming’s commitments during the process
Kaizen stresses that the measure is not final. It says the decision goes before the National Congress for validation, or not, of the Provisional Measure.
The company adds that it is complying fully with the law and will honour the social investment commitments it has already made. On its staff, it says:
“To our colleagues in Brazil: we have guaranteed that your jobs are safe until the end of the process before the National Congress”
What Kaizen Gaming’s statement signals for operators in Brazil
Rather than withdraw quietly, Kaizen is making its case on economic and consumer-protection grounds while the outcome is still open, and backing it with a public job guarantee. The company closes by saying it remains committed to Brazil and is there for the long run.
Whether other operators take a similar stance, and how Kaizen’s figures compare with official records, will shape how this moment is read as the Congressional process continues.
Source: Kaizen Gaming
