After consultation with members at Vasco, 777 Partners completed its takeover of the club in August 2024. The multi-club ownership group bought 70 per cent of the football club's shares for R$700m (112m). This figure would be broken down into instalments and paid over four years.
Vasco da Gama, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama is a professional football club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1898, they are one of Brazil's oldest and most successful teams. Vasco play in the Estdio So Janurio and compete in the Srie A, Brazil's first domestic league.
Jogo do Bicho, which translates to "The Animal Game," is an illegal gambling game in Brazil. It was created in 1892 by Baron Joo Batista Viana Drummond, and it involves betting on a set of animals, each of which corresponds to a four-digit number.