Paraná was one of the states that took the lead by being one of the first to implement sports betting through Lottopar. Currently, five companies are already accredited and operating in the state.
Faced with this situation, the municipality was in Brasília for a meeting with members of the new Prizes and Betting Secretariat, with the aim of presenting to the national regulator the actions that Lottopar has been carrying out so that Paraná offers the activity in a coordinated manner between the state government , laboratories and operators.
“We hope that Federal regulation is as successful as Paraná, thus bringing more security to the national sports betting market. I also highlight that, since the implementation of Lottopar, we have spoken with several Federal Government bodies, including Coaf, to promote actions in line with the Federation's entities,” highlighted the president of Lottopar, Daniel Romanowski.
“We are respecting the legislation, such as the issue of territoriality, where betting companies regulated in Paraná can only operate within the jurisdiction of the State and those that eventually become accredited by the Federal Government operate in the State as long as they are regulated and legalized,” he stated.
According to the operations director, Fabio Veiga, since the Lottopar structuring process began, the authority has sought to study the best international practices, in regulated markets that have already been operating for years, and implement these measures in the state. “We have synergy on several topics with the Prizes and Betting Secretariat and we want to work together with the Union so that Paraná’s good practices continue to be a model for other state lotteries,” he stated.
“I consider it essential to highlight the relevance of our meeting with the Federal Government’s Prizes and Betting Secretariat. It was a strategic meeting where we discussed not only current regulations, but possible updates and future collaborations to promote transparency, security and efficiency in our sector,” confirmed technical director, Rafael Halila.
Siscoaf
Since 2023, Lottopar has been strengthening ties with other Federal Government bodies, including the Financial Activities Control Council (Coaf), aiming to reinforce the practices already adopted by Lottopar and implement practices in the Paraná lottery market that curb money laundering.
As a result, in February this year, Lottopar qualified for the Federal Government's Financial Activities Control System (Siscoaf). Thus, sports betting companies authorized to operate in Paraná now have an obligation to report suspicious activities, a measure that brings more fairness to the state lottery market.
Participating in the meeting, for Lottopar, were the president, Daniel Romanowski; the operations director, Fabio Veiga; the technical director, Rafael Halila; and for the Prizes and Betting Secretariat, the deputy secretary, Simone Vicentini; the general coordinator of systems for the Undersecretariat of Monitoring and Inspection, Renato Perez Pucci; and the advisor, Marcelo Damato.
Source: GMB
