In this photo illustration, the app of the betting company Vai De Bet is displayed on a smartphone showing a match of the Brazilian national football championship open for betting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 2, 2024. As a matter of urgency, the Brazilian public authorities are seeking to regulate the online gambling activity that has been operating practically without law or order since 2018 and that the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, labeled as a "pandemic." For Hermano Tavares, coordinator of a treatment program for compulsive gamblers at the Psychiatry Institute of the University Hospital of Sao Paulo, regulation should focus on the mental health of users. "Some people suffer from anxiety disorders or depression that can encourage" pathological gambling, explains Anna Lucia King, founder of the Delete Institute. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

In this photo illustration, the app of the betting company Vai De Bet is displayed on a smartphone showing a match of the Brazilian national football championship open for betting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 2, 2024. As a matter of urgency, the Brazilian public authorities are seeking to regulate the online gambling activity that has been operating practically without law or order since 2018 and that the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, labeled as a "pandemic." For Hermano Tavares, coordinator of a treatment program for compulsive gamblers at the Psychiatry Institute of the University Hospital of Sao Paulo, regulation should focus on the mental health of users. "Some people suffer from anxiety disorders or depression that can encourage" pathological gambling, explains Anna Lucia King, founder of the Delete Institute. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

In this photo illustration, the app of the online gambling company Blaze is displayed on a smartphone showing a game sponsored by Brazil's football player Neymar called Crash Neymar open for betting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 2, 2024. As a matter of urgency, the Brazilian public authorities are seeking to regulate the online gambling activity that has been operating practically without law or order since 2018 and that the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, labeled as a "pandemic." For Hermano Tavares, coordinator of a treatment program for compulsive gamblers at the Psychiatry Institute of the University Hospital of Sao Paulo, regulation should focus on the mental health of users. "Some people suffer from anxiety disorders or depression that can encourage" pathological gambling, explains Anna Lucia King, founder of the Delete Institute. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Colombia's goalkeeper Alvaro Montero takes part in a training session in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on October 9, 2024, on the eve of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier football match against Bolivia. (Photo by FERNANDO CARTAGENA / AFP) (Photo by FERNANDO CARTAGENA/AFP via Getty Images)

Colombia's goalkeeper Alvaro Montero takes part in a training session in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on October 9, 2024, on the eve of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier football match against Bolivia. (Photo by FERNANDO CARTAGENA / AFP) (Photo by FERNANDO CARTAGENA/AFP via Getty Images)

Colombia's midfielder Yaser Asprilla (L) and defender Yerry Mina (R) take part in a training session in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on October 9, 2024, on the eve of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier football match against Bolivia. (Photo by FERNANDO CARTAGENA / AFP) (Photo by FERNANDO CARTAGENA/AFP via Getty Images)

Colombia's goalkeeper Alvaro Montero takes part in a training session in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on October 9, 2024, on the eve of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier football match against Bolivia. (Photo by FERNANDO CARTAGENA / AFP) (Photo by FERNANDO CARTAGENA/AFP via Getty Images)

Colombia players take part in a training session in La Paz on October 9, 2024, on the eve of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier football match against Bolivia. (Photo by FERNANDO CARTAGENA / AFP) (Photo by FERNANDO CARTAGENA/AFP via Getty Images)