IAGR Appoints Fabio Macorin of Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting to Board of Trustees
IAGR has added Fabio Macorin to its Board of Trustees. The Brazilian official helped launch the 2025 betting framework and brings 17 years of Federal Police experience in fraud prevention. His role adds South American perspective to global regulatory cooperation on AML and illegal markets.
SCCG Take — Macorin’s appointment highlights the need for practical experience in cross-border regulatory alignment. Emerging markets stand to gain from direct input on integrity and enforcement standards.
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) has appointed Fabio Macorin, Deputy Secretary at Brazil’s gambling regulator, to its Board of Trustees. Macorin joined Brazil’s Ministry of Finance in 2024 and helped launch the national betting regulatory framework in January 2025.
His duties at the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) included licensed operator monitoring, countering the black market, strengthening anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing controls, and liaising with other government bodies. Prior to the Ministry, Macorin spent 17 years in the Brazilian Federal Police, 10 years of which involved investigating and preventing banking and financial fraud.
Ben Haden, President of IAGR, said: “Fabio’s appointment brings to the IAGR Board of Trustees an important South American perspective at a time when the world’s regulators are confronting similar cross-border challenges.”
Haden added: “Brazil has undertaken an ambitious regulatory transformation in a remarkably short period of time, and Fabio’s experience at the center of that process will provide valuable insights to regulators across our global membership.”
Fabio Macorin on Knowledge Exchange
Macorin said: “Brazil has learned enormously from the experience of regulators around the world while building our own regulatory framework, and I see IAGR as one of the most important forums for this exchange of knowledge.”
He continued: “Although each jurisdiction has its own legal system, market characteristics, and regulatory priorities, many of the challenges we face are increasingly global. Combating the illegal market, preventing money laundering, protecting consumers, and ensuring the integrity of betting require greater cooperation among regulators across borders.”
Macorin will appear as an IAGR Board of Trustee member at the IAGR Annual Conference in Lima, Peru, between 19 and 22 October. His appointment arrives as the Brazilian market, barely two years old, faces legislative pushes driven by political concerns over societal impact, including moves by the government of President Lula da Silva to ban online casino. This development was reported by SBC News.
Reporting: SBC News
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