Bahia is the 3rd state in Brazil with the most lawsuits against bookmakers, according to a survey

Bahia is the 3rd state in the country with the most lawsuits against bookmakers, totaling 1,686 records. The Predictus survey analyzed actions from 2018 to 2026.

The country recorded 16,313 cases in the period. The volume of shares in 2026 grew 64% compared to the entire year 2025.

Cases for breach of duty of care rose from 78 to 686. Cases mentioning gaming addiction increased from 42 to 312 in the period.

Bahia is the third Brazilian state with the highest number of legal proceedings involving betting houses. In total, 1,686 records related to companies in the sector were identified, equivalent to 10.3% of the national total. The data comes from a survey by Predictus, a legal intelligence platform, which analyzed actions between February 2018 and September 25, 2026.

In the national ranking, Bahia appears behind only São Paulo, which leads with 3,891 records, and Rio de Janeiro, with 2,010. The state of Bahia also occupies the first position in the Northeast, a region that has 4,726 judicial records, around 29% of the Brazilian total.

Across the country, 16,313 registrations involving bookmakers were recorded in the period analyzed. Of this total, 15,053 correspond to different case numbers, as the same action can appear more than once when registered in different instances of Justice.

Number of processes skyrockets in 2026

The survey also points to a significant increase in legal actions against betting companies in 2026.

As of September 25, 9,256 lawsuits had been recorded across Brazil, a number 64% higher than that recorded throughout 2025, when there were 5,657 lawsuits.

In addition to the increase in the volume of cases, the data shows a change in the reasons that lead consumers to seek justice.

Actions related to non-compliance with the platforms' duty of care increased from 78, in 2025, to 686 by September 2026.

Processes mentioning gaming addiction or addiction also grew: from 42 in 2025 to 312 in the first nine months of 2026.

Discussions go beyond financial problems

For Hendrik Eichler, CEO and founder of Predictus, the increase in shares indicates that conflicts involving the betting market are no longer focusing solely on financial issues.

Among the problems that appear in the processes are account blocking, difficulties in withdrawing amounts and discussions about the responsibility of platforms towards users in vulnerable situations.

According to the executive, the data shows that the actions of companies and the possible impacts of consumers' gambling behavior have gained more space in legal discussions.

The survey considered processes in which bookmakers appear as parties, either as plaintiffs or defendants, in courts across the country. The methodology counts records per instance, which means that the same action can appear more than once in the database.