Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Federal District and Territories (MPDFT) has called for Spribe to be suspended after it opened an inquiry into the supplier’s conduct with unlicensed operators.
As reported by SBC Noticias, MPDFT plans to investigate whether the creator of the Aviator crash game has been supplying games to operators without the authorisation of the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets of the Ministry of Finance (SPA/MF).
It has also raised questions over irregularities related to the theoretical return-to-player (RTP) of Spribe’s games and its compliance with bonus policies.
In light of these concerns, MPDFT has recommended that SPA (Sociedade Anônima do Futebol) suspend Spribe’s technical certifications for its games.
If the SPA chooses to take this option, it would present a significant blow for Spribe and the operators it works alongside in Brazil. Aviator, the developer’s flagship title, perennially sits at the top of bet365’s Brazilian crash game charts, underscoring its popularity with players.
MPDFT has recommended blocking all of Spribe’s company activity until there is ‘unequivocal and auditable proof’ that there is no supply to unauthorised operators. It has also demanded integrity controls, anti-money laundering measures and greater consumer protection.
Within the notice of its inquiry, MPDFT has listed where games like Aviator are allegedly available in violation of legislation and has urged Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to block links, domains, subdomains, IP addresses and access points.
Among the mechanisms now potentially available to MPDFT are injunctive relief, asset freezing, judicial seizure and search and seizure.
Spribe was warned and fined SEK5,000 (€466) by the Swedish Gambling Authority in February for providing its software to unlicensed gambling companies and failing to comply with Swedish gambling law.
SBC has reached out to Spribe regarding the investigation in Brazil, but the company has yet to respond.
