Zona de Azar Brazil – Brazil: Official Statement from Esportes da Sorte Group

Brazil.- September 12, 2024 www.zonadeazar.com The sports betting and online gaming group Esportes da Sorte issued an official statement after being targeted by an investigation by the Civil Police of Pernambuco.

According to the legal director, Gabriel Oliveira, the company defends itself against the accusations made by Operation Integration, asserting that it operates ethically, with procedures approved by the Central Bank.

The statement also emphasizes that the company is a pioneer in advocating responsible gaming and its positive impact, having generated over 100,000 jobs.

Official Statement from Esportes da Sorte Group

“Esportes da Sorte was founded with the purpose of bringing entertainment and fun through a market that is already consolidated and of great importance in various nations, including those considered ‘first world.’ We went further, evolving within a new and legalized activity.

We humanized the digital, treating our partners and customers with all respect and transparency, always face-to-face.

As everyone knows, we are validated within the highest standards of law and ethics, so much so that we are present daily in the homes and lives of Brazilians, always through people, companies, and institutions that align with our philosophy, whether through sports, major events, influencers, and, of course, respected organizations that, as expected, have placed us on the highest podiums, introducing us to places never before occupied by others. After all, we are the bet chosen by the people.

Thus, this time could not be any different. The situation of the last few days, triggered by Operation Integration, does a disservice to the nation and undermines what should be its purpose: the truth. We are ‘guilty’ of transparency, ‘guilty’ of having evidence and operating legally, with all financial transactions conducted through reputable institutions and procedures approved by the Central Bank.

Over 100,000 Jobs Generated

We are pioneers in raising the flag of responsible gaming and caring for our clients and partners. We fought bravely for effective, safe, and responsible regulation. We succeeded.

They accuse us of opacity when, from our inception, we have positioned ourselves under the spotlight at noon. We are confident in our innocence and remain where we have always been, at the disposal of justice.

We are certain that this will be remembered as a sad, unreasonable, disproportionate, and irresponsible episode in history. What is happening advocates for the country’s regression. The irresponsibility we are facing has torn apart what is known about fundamental guarantees.

This is not just about Esportes da Sorte and its leaders, the first victims of assumptions. They have attacked over 100,000 direct and indirect jobs generated by the sector, damaging the livelihoods of committed people, professionals from various fields, fathers, mothers, grandparents, and children.

But we remain confident in the serious, impartial, and truth-committed individuals who make up such honorable institutions. They say the damage to our image will be irreparable, but we vehemently disagree. We will come out much stronger because we are much more than just BET.

Gabriel Oliveira, Legal Director of Esportes da Sorte.”

Edited by: @_fonta www.zonadeazar.com