The company Digital Dreams Soluções Tecnológicas was operating with Loterj’s fake seal and was suspended by the regulatory agency.
Rio de Janeiro’s judiciary ordered the immediate suspension of sports betting platforms operated by Digital Dreams Soluções Tecnológicas, which was exploring sports betting clandestinely.
The decision addresses a public civil lawsuit filed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office after the discovery of document fraud and improper use of Loterj‘s visual identity.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ), through the 7th Public Prosecutor’s Office for Collective Protection of Public Assets and Citizenship of the Capital, achieved a victory in its crackdown against the unregulated market.
According to the investigations that supported the public civil lawsuit, Digital Dreams had its accreditation process formally rejected by the Rio de Janeiro State Lottery (Loterj).
Faced with the rejection, the company resorted to forging documents to simulate compliance before the state regulatory body.
Improper Use of Identity
The fraudulent scheme went beyond document forgery: the company used Loterj’s visual identity and institutional image on its portals.
The strategy’s goal was to convey false credibility and attract unsuspecting bettors under the guise of a legalized operation.
The Prosecutor’s Office demonstrated that the infraction was part of a network of betting sites, partner companies, and individuals who worked together to sustain and expand the clandestine operation in the digital environment.
Main Measures
– Immediate Suspension: Total halt of unauthorized betting operations by the company and other defendants.
– Payment Blocking: Interruption of payment processing flows linked to the investigated platforms.
– Domain Identification: Technical actions to trace and reveal the true parties responsible for the internet domains.
– Access Blocking: Takedown of access to sites linked to the fraudulent scheme outside the SPA.
– Preventive Restriction: Explicit prohibition on creating new betting platforms without official government approval.
Entity’s Statement
In a statement, Loterj said that the Public Civil Action originated from the agency’s own communication to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, not from an external complaint.
According to Loterj, the case involves the use of a false “Proof of Concept (POC) Approval Record,” a forged document meant to simulate that the company had been approved in the accreditation process and authorized to operate in Rio, “which never occurred.”
After identifying the fraud, the agency opened an administrative procedure, filed a crime report, and referred the case to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, which opened a civil inquiry and filed the lawsuit. Loterj was admitted as an assistant in the proceedings.
The statement emphasized that “the document used by the company involved is false and is not part of any official Loterj procedure. The entity reaffirms its commitment to oversight, regulatory integrity, and the fight against fraud that undermines the legality and security of the regulated betting market.”