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Advertisements for gambling would be treated like tobacco promotions and banned completely under a policy announced by the Greens. The Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, said on Friday the ban would “make it possible for people to sit down with their kids and watch a game of footy without...
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A lottery security director who was convicted of fixing a $16.5m lottery jackpot also allegedly rigged several other lottery random-number generators to be able to predict the winning numbers, according to Iowa investigators. For several years, Eddie Tipton, the former security director of the US Multi-State Lottery Association, installed...
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A Japanese badminton player has admitted to gambling at an illegal casino, damaging his chances of competing at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Kento Momota gambled at a Tokyo casino which was raided by police last May and has since closed, Kyodo news reported yesterday. Momota, who is...
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Las Vegas Sands is paying a US$9 million fine to settle a regulatory investigation that painted an unflattering picture of the casino owner’s expansion into Macau. The resolution announced Thursday closes a Securities and Exchange Commission probe that began more than five years ago. The corruption case revolved around...
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A new regulatory system meant to allow staff at betting shops to identify and bar problem gamblers has been criticised as ineffectual by addicts and campaigners. From this week bookmakers will have to conduct local area risk assessments to explain how they are going to mitigate crime and the...
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O Governo do Laos assumiu no ano passado os comandos do casino, retirando as operações das mãos da Sanum Investments, depois de terem sido detectadas várias irregularidades. Seis empresas estão ainda na corrida pelo controlo do empreendimento. Alguns investidores de Macau especializados no universo do jogo e no mundo...
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David Baazov, the CEO of Montreal-based Amaya, the world’s largest online gambling company, announced Tuesday morning he will take a voluntary indefinite paid leave of absence from the company after he was charged with insider trading by Quebec’s securities regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The charges are tied to the Amaya’s $4.9-billion...
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SUMÁRIO Fixa as normas regulamentares necessárias à repartição dos resultados líquidos da exploração dos jogos sociais atribuídos à Presidência do Conselho de Ministros para o ano de 2016 e revoga a Portaria n.º 356/2015, de 14 de outubro TEXTO O Decreto-Lei n.º 56/2006, de 15 de março, alterado pelos...
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SUMÁRIO Regras de execução das apostas desportivas à cota em que os jogadores jogam uns contra os outros TEXTO Regras de execução das apostas desportivas à cota em que os jogadores jogam uns contra os outros O Regime Jurídico dos Jogos e Apostas online (RJO), aprovado pelo Decreto-Lei n.º...
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Acordo de cooperação bilateral entre o SRIJ e a DGOJ Por ocasião da reunião semestral dos Reguladores do jogo online em que participam o Reino Unido, França, Itália, Portugal, Alemanha, Áustria e Espanha, que teve lugar em Viena nos passados dias 17 e 18 de março, o Serviço de...
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Entidades certificadoras Informa-se que foram reconhecidas duas novas entidades certificadoras de sistemas técnicos de jogo online: Recorde-se que o Regime Jurídico para o Jogo Online define o procedimento para o reconhecimento, pela Comissão de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal, I.P., das entidades habilitadas a certificar os sistemas técnicos de...
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Projetos de Regulamento para recolha de contributos O Projeto de Regulamento que define os Requisitos do Sistema Técnico do Jogo Online para as apostas desportivas à cota em que os jogadores jogam uns contra os outros (apostas cruzadas), aprovado por deliberação da Comissão de Jogos de 10 de Março...
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An Italian prosecutor has called for more than two dozen top tennis players to be investigated by the Tennis Integrity Unit for possible links to betting rings. Roberto Di Martino has told the BBC that tennis authorities should be doing more with evidence he has gathered concerning at least...
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In previous GBGC newsletters I have highlighted that the negative publicity attached to problem gambling is likely to cause a decline in gambling overall. The Drink Aware campaign on the misuse of alcohol, along with negative publicity on binge drinking, has caused a decline in alcohol sales of 16%...
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Daily Fantasy Sports: An Industry in Flux – An analysis of state-by-state approaches to DFS The popularity of fantasy sports has exploded in recent years with the rise of daily fantasy sports (“DFS”). The popularity of DFS stems from the excitement of being able to select a new variation...
Advertisements for gambling would be treated like tobacco promotions and banned completely under a policy announced by the Greens. The Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, said on Friday the ban would “make it possible for people to sit down with their kids and watch a game of footy without...
A lottery security director who was convicted of fixing a $16.5m lottery jackpot also allegedly rigged several other lottery random-number generators to be able to predict the winning numbers, according to Iowa investigators. For several years, Eddie Tipton, the former security director of the US Multi-State Lottery Association, installed...
A Japanese badminton player has admitted to gambling at an illegal casino, damaging his chances of competing at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Kento Momota gambled at a Tokyo casino which was raided by police last May and has since closed, Kyodo news reported yesterday. Momota, who is...
Las Vegas Sands is paying a US$9 million fine to settle a regulatory investigation that painted an unflattering picture of the casino owner’s expansion into Macau. The resolution announced Thursday closes a Securities and Exchange Commission probe that began more than five years ago. The corruption case revolved around...
A new regulatory system meant to allow staff at betting shops to identify and bar problem gamblers has been criticised as ineffectual by addicts and campaigners. From this week bookmakers will have to conduct local area risk assessments to explain how they are going to mitigate crime and the...
David Baazov, the CEO of Montreal-based Amaya, the world’s largest online gambling company, announced Tuesday morning he will take a voluntary indefinite paid leave of absence from the company after he was charged with insider trading by Quebec’s securities regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The charges are tied to the Amaya’s $4.9-billion...
SUMÁRIO Fixa as normas regulamentares necessárias à repartição dos resultados líquidos da exploração dos jogos sociais atribuídos à Presidência do Conselho de Ministros para o ano de 2016 e revoga a Portaria n.º 356/2015, de 14 de outubro TEXTO O Decreto-Lei n.º 56/2006, de 15 de março, alterado pelos...
SUMÁRIO Regras de execução das apostas desportivas à cota em que os jogadores jogam uns contra os outros TEXTO Regras de execução das apostas desportivas à cota em que os jogadores jogam uns contra os outros O Regime Jurídico dos Jogos e Apostas online (RJO), aprovado pelo Decreto-Lei n.º...
Acordo de cooperação bilateral entre o SRIJ e a DGOJ Por ocasião da reunião semestral dos Reguladores do jogo online em que participam o Reino Unido, França, Itália, Portugal, Alemanha, Áustria e Espanha, que teve lugar em Viena nos passados dias 17 e 18 de março, o Serviço de...
Entidades certificadoras Informa-se que foram reconhecidas duas novas entidades certificadoras de sistemas técnicos de jogo online: Recorde-se que o Regime Jurídico para o Jogo Online define o procedimento para o reconhecimento, pela Comissão de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal, I.P., das entidades habilitadas a certificar os sistemas técnicos de...
An Italian prosecutor has called for more than two dozen top tennis players to be investigated by the Tennis Integrity Unit for possible links to betting rings. Roberto Di Martino has told the BBC that tennis authorities should be doing more with evidence he has gathered concerning at least...
Daily Fantasy Sports: An Industry in Flux – An analysis of state-by-state approaches to DFS The popularity of fantasy sports has exploded in recent years with the rise of daily fantasy sports (“DFS”). The popularity of DFS stems from the excitement of being able to select a new variation...
