iGaming market weekly report | Sep 21–27, 2026 [Brazil edition]
Brazil’s Blask Index fell –20.1% in the week President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva banned fixed-odds sports bets and online games. Finland reversed last week’s +29.3% Eurojackpot spike to −37% even as the unpaid pool climbed toward €80M. Uzbekistan led the gainers at +52.9% after Super League matchday 22 closed with eight decided games and 25 goals.
🔥 Breaking: Brazil | −20.1%
Brazil’s Blask Index dropped after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a presidential decree with force of law. The text bans the exploitation, offer, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds bets on sports and online games, in physical and virtual channels. Other legal lottery types stay outside the ban.
New deposits stopped on the publication day, withdrawals remain open until 23:59 on 5 October, sites and apps go offline on 6 October.
Blask Index in Brazil skyrocketed DoD on 26 September +41.45% as the news about iGaming ban appeared. However, it fell 20.1%, even as offshore operators rushed to fill the gap.
Top gainers
Uzbekistan +52.9%
The Uzbekistan Super League finished matchday 22 on 22 September. All eight fixtures produced a winner and the round scored 25 goals, including Navbahor’s 3–2 over Dinamo and Nasaf’s 4–1 win at Andijon, with Neftchi moving to 51 points. Round 23 waits for the FIFA window.
Laos +47%
The Ministry of Public Security ran two-day raids on 21–22 September in Vientiane’s Sisattanak District. As a result, 33 Chinese nationals were detained at five sites tied to cybercrime and online gambling; computers and phones were seized.
Lithuania +19.9%
AU-Victoria +16%
The AFL Grand Final landed at the MCG on 26 September, where Brisbane beat Fremantle after four late goals in front of a crowd of 100,023.
Vietnam +8.8%
Công an Hà Nội’s 3–0 win at Đồng Nai was reported on 21 September after a 20 September kick-off. The result sits on the edge of the window.
Sweden +5.3%
Botswana +4.7%
The Zebras opened AFCON PAMOJA 2027 qualifying with a 2–2 draw in Tripoli on 24 September: Tumisang Orebonye scored twice before Libya converted a stoppage-time penalty.
✅ Botswana rose in a week when several West African Index prints fell on the same CAF matchday.
✅ Botswana rose in a week when several West African Index prints fell on the same CAF matchday.
Nepal +4.3%
Moldova +4.1%
Moldova stays on the gainer list after last week’s +23.9%, but the print cooled. Liga 7777 matchday 13 ran 19–20 September, before this window, and inside 21–27 September the national team lost 0–2 in Slovakia on 26 September.
South Korea +4%
KBO held the 2027 rookie draft on 21 September at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul, where Kiwoom took Ha Hyun-seung first overall.
The KBO (Korea Baseball Organization) is South Korea’s top professional baseball league.
The KBO (Korea Baseball Organization) is South Korea’s top professional baseball league.
Top decliners
Finland −37%
Last week Finland led at +29.3% as Eurojackpot rolled from about €48M to about €59M. This week the Tuesday 22 September top tier was again unpaid on a €68.2M jackpot. Friday 25 September advertised about €80M, and class 1 stayed empty.
Finland beat San Marino 7–0 on 26 September in Nations League C, Joel Pohjanpalo scoring a hat-trick. Also, as of 22 September the National Police Board had 75 licence applications ahead of the 1 July 2027 market opening.
Finland beat San Marino 7–0 on 26 September in Nations League C, Joel Pohjanpalo scoring a hat-trick. Also, as of 22 September the National Police Board had 75 licence applications ahead of the 1 July 2027 market opening.
Haiti −34.1%
Haiti’s Blask Index dropped, although the national team won twice: Haiti beat Trinidad and Tobago 3–2 on 24 September in Kingston, Wilson Isidor scoring in the stoppage time, then beat Costa Rica 2–0 on 27 September.
Italy −30.1%
Serie A sat on the international break as Italy opened Nations League A with a 0–2 home loss to Belgium on 25 September. Mika Godts in the 20th minute, Dodi Lukébakio in the 69th, about 47,000 at the Olimpico for Roberto Mancini’s first match back and Italy’s 900th.
SuperEnalotto’s weekend 6 stayed unhit on a jackpot of nearly €32–33M.
SuperEnalotto’s weekend 6 stayed unhit on a jackpot of nearly €32–33M.
Nigeria −29.8%
Nigeria posted a drop even as the Super Eagles won their AFCON opener 2–1 against Madagascar in Uyo on 25 September (Ilenikhena, Usor).
Last week several West African prints fell while waiting for Matchday 1; the wait ended, and the Index did not rebound here.
Last week several West African prints fell while waiting for Matchday 1; the wait ended, and the Index did not rebound here.
Ghana −29.7%
Côte d’Ivoire beat Ghana 2–0 in Bouaké on 24 September, Malick Yalcouyé scoring in the 44th minute and Franck Kessié adding a 58th-minute penalty.
Guinea −29.2%
South Africa beat Guinea 2–1 at Orlando Stadium on 26 September: Ime Okon on 30 minutes, Seydouba Cissé equalising on 69, and substitute Samukele Kabini winning it on 77. Guinea hosts Kenya on 1 October.
Senegal −28.8%
Senegal is a second-week decliner after −24.2%. Patrick Vieira’s first qualifier ended 1–1 in Mozambique, Nicolas Jackson scoring and Geny Catamo equalising.
Hungary −28.4%
Hungary opened Nations League B with a 0–1 loss to Ukraine on 25 September at Puskás Aréna, Danylo Sikan heading the 42nd-minute winner in front of 56,799. Northern Ireland in Belfast is listed for 28 September.
No clear in-window catalyst found
United Arab Emirates −48.7%, Myanmar −35.5%.
Regional snapshot
Europe
Europe split, a lottery fade, Nations League results and one Super League outlier next door. Finland gave back last week’s Eurojackpot print, while Sweden, which also sells the game, rose +5.3% on Romania 2–1 plus the same Friday pool. Lithuania’s +19.9% tracked two League D matches; Italy −30.1% and Hungary −28.4% tracked home Nations League losses. Moldova’s leftover +4.1% is a fade from last week’s Liga 7777 spike.
Asia-Pacific
This region mixed a football calendar, a raid week and a Grand Final. Uzbekistan +52.9% is matchday 22, Laos +47% is the 21–22 September Vientiane detentions, and Victoria +16% is the MCG Grand Final. Vietnam’s +8.8% is a large absolute gain on a thin in-window slate. Myanmar’s second weekly drop has no new dated raid inside the window.
Africa
Africa tested last week’s “waiting for AFCON MD1” line. Matchday 1 arrived, yet Ghana, Guinea and Senegal still fell after a loss or a draw, and Nigeria fell −4.57 million points after a 2–1 win. Botswana was the exception: +4.7% on a 2–2 in Tripoli.
Americas / Middle East
Brazil’s −20.1% sat on Medida Provisória 1.394, signed 25 September. Haiti −34.1% came with two Concacaf wins. The UAE −48.7% has no verified in-window trigger.
Next week watchlist
Brazil — shutdown calendar
Withdrawals close at 23:59 on 5 October, and sites and apps go offline from 6 October. A further Index drop would read as the operational close; a hold would treat 25 September as a news-day print.
Finland — jackpot cycle
Tuesday and Friday Eurojackpot draws test whether −37.0% was a one-week give-back, and Finland hosted Belarus in Helsinki on 29 September. A bounce would argue last week’s +29.3% was the spike and this week was the fade. Another drop with an unpaid jackpot would weaken the lottery-only reading.
Italy and Hungary — Nations League follow-through
Italy plays Türkiye on 28 September, and Hungary plays Northern Ireland the same night. A second loss-week would keep those prints in the international-break bucket; a rebound would treat 25 September as a single-result fade.
Victoria — Grand Final afterglow
Monday 28 September is the first full day after Brisbane’s three-peat. A fade would classify +16.0% as event-week search; a hold would imply a longer spring racing/AFL tail, including the Caulfield Cup path.
AFCON Matchday 2
Guinea–Kenya (1 October), South Africa–Eritrea (30 September) and Botswana–Tunisia (28 September) sit on or just after this report. Nigeria’s −4.57 million print after a win is the number to re-test.
Methodology note
Blask Index tracks real-time iGaming player interest via AI-analyzed Google search data, updated hourly and filtered to remove low-intent noise (scams, complaints). WoW% measures momentum: positive indicates growing attention; negative indicates declining attention.
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