CGS Rio 2027 brings together leaders from sport, Sports Betting, eSports, academia and technology to examine Brazil’s regulatory landscape, explore business opportunities and discuss the conditions for competitive, ethical and sustainable development.
CGS Events is an international platform for high-level business gatherings, connecting leaders, companies, institutions and decision-makers across strategic markets in Latin America and the Caribbean.
A strategic gathering connecting sport, Sports Betting, eSports and technology around the decisions that will shape the future of the Brazilian market.
Regulation, investment, integrity, innovation and sustainable business models will be at the heart of the discussion, alongside possible regulatory scenarios and the conditions that could shape a potential reopening of the sports betting market.
A space to understand what comes next, what opportunities may emerge and how to prepare for the industry’s next chapter.
Two distinct regulatory paths intersect: fixed-odds betting has been prohibited under Provisional Measure 1,394 since September 2026, while Brazil regulated its Legal Framework for the Electronic Games Industry on October 14.
How does an industry prepare to resume operations after a period of uncertainty?
Operators, suppliers and new market players will need to review structures, technology, capital, teams, commercial strategy and operational capacity to respond quickly to market changes.
Market entry, investment, platforms, suppliers, customer acquisition and reactivation, operating costs and strategies to reach break-even will be part of a discussion focused on business and execution.
If the market reopens, who will truly be ready to return?
And while uncertainty remains, how can companies preserve investment, talent and operational capacity without anticipating regulatory decisions?
eSports are part of a much larger ecosystem where gaming, entertainment, technology, content and new professions converge.
Teams, athletes, developers, publishers, startups, platforms and technology companies are building an industry that creates new opportunities for young talent and entrepreneurs.
How can Brazil turn its vast gaming community into professional development, new companies, technology, intellectual property, jobs and investment?
A discussion about the growth of an industry that is no longer just entertainment: it is also innovation, talent and the digital economy.
Platforms, sports data, AI, cybersecurity, monitoring and fraud prevention are no longer just infrastructure: they are part of the industry’s system of oversight and trust.
How can we anticipate risky behaviour, detect irregular activity, combat manipulation and protect users, athletes and the integrity of competitions?
AI, data analysis, anti-fraud systems, traceability, real-time monitoring and new technologies can become a first line of defence.
The challenge of the next chapter will not simply be to operate better.
It will be to demonstrate that technology can make the market safer, more transparent and more trustworthy.
Recent changes require companies to review strategies, diversify business models and explore new opportunities around sport and entertainment.
Sports Betting, eSports, gaming, technology, data, media, content and talent now form a much broader ecosystem, capable of creating new business opportunities, investment and professional development.
CGS Rio looks beyond the immediate situation: examining where the next opportunities will emerge, how to recover investment and operational capacity, what new partnerships can be built and what lessons companies should incorporate into their strategies.
The challenge is not simply to recover market share.
It is to build stronger, more diversified models that can respond to the industry’s next changes.
What has changed, where we stand and what may come next for both verticals
National Director of eSports
Ministry of Sport
President of ILAE
Instituto Latino-Americano de Esports
President of FERJEE
Federação do Estado do Rio de Janeiro de Esportes Eletrônicos
In partnership with ILAE · Instituto Latino-Americano de Esports
CGS Integrity Lab and Regulatory Forum represent a new generation of meeting spaces created by CGS to connect those who regulate, build, operate and transform markets.
Two formats with their own identities and objectives, united by a shared vision: bringing together industry, authorities, regulators, associations, technology and academia to go beyond debate, bring perspectives closer, share experiences and turn challenges into possible solutions.
These are spaces to listen, question and build. To identify what works, what needs to evolve and what new answers can emerge when the public and private sectors share knowledge, experience and a vision for the future.
Regulation, integrity, innovation, user protection, technology and new market development are part of an agenda focused on delivering concrete results: better decisions, greater collaboration and stronger, more transparent and sustainable regulated markets.
Less rhetoric. More conversation. More cooperation. More solutions.
Operating platforms, cloud, broadcasts and sports data.
DIAMOND / GOLD SPONSORS
Monitoring, certification, cybersecurity and fraud prevention.
INTEGRITY and DATA
Developers, game engines and studios.
GAMEDEV and CONTENT
Payment gateways and KYC/AML compliance.
PAYMENTS and FINTECH
Law firms and compliance consultancies.
LEGAL and COMPLIANCEBetting and video games have different frameworks. Consult the official sources and their updates.
Betting: legislation and regulations published
by the Ministry of Finance,
including Provisional Measure 1,394/2026.
Video games: official text of Decree 13,138
of October 14, 2026,
regulating Law 14,852/2024.
The news opening the conversation
The national meeting brought together officials, operators, athletes and integrity companies. Initiatives included a suspicious betting analysis system, a national handbook and training to combat results manipulation.
READ OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗A reference point to follow betting regulations and distinguish current rules from proposed changes.
VIEW THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE ↗The Ministry reports on the suspension of platforms under Provisional Measure 1,394/2026 and the return of account balances.
READ OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗The new regulation addresses domestic production, professional training, innovation and sector development.
READ OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗The November 3 hearing will bring together 28 organizations, including clubs, public bodies and industry representatives, to discuss the effects of Provisional Measure 1,394/2026.
READ OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗A changing market opens up new possibilities
