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A new Quebec Internet law that would ban access to some online gambling sites is unconstitutional, says Canada’s wireless telecom lobby, which filed court papers on Wednesday challenging the legislation. Rules governing the country’s telecom industry fall strictly under federal jurisdiction and Quebec’s new law violates theTelecommunications Act by forcing Internet companies to control or influence...
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Portuguese gaming operator Estoril Sol SGPS SA – majority controlled by business interests connected to Macau casino entrepreneur Stanley Ho Hung Sun – launched this week what Portuguese media described as the first licensed website to offer legal online casino gambling in Portugal. The website was established in partnership with...
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O grupo Solverde, que explora cinco casinos em Portugal, já recebeu a licença para a exploração de jogos na internet. O serviço deverá ficar online em Dezembro próximo, num investimento da ordem dos dois milhões de euros e que vai criar entre 30 e 40 postos de trabalho. O...
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The present trend for mergers and takeovers in the gambling industry moved another step forward over the weekend as 888 Holdings and The Rank Group announced their intention to bid for William Hill. The news came just days after William Hill disposed of CEO James Henderson, who stepped down “with...
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SUMÁRIO Licenças e averbamentos às licenças: Licença nº 003, emitida à ESTORIL SOL DIGITAL, ONLINE GAMING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, S.A. que opera sob a marca ESCOnline TEXTO A presente licença é válida pelo prazo inicial de três anos, contado a partir da data da sua emissão, caducando em 24...
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O grupo de casinos liderado por Stanley Ho teve luz verde para explorar apostas online por um período inicial de três anos A Estoril-Sol, grupo liderado por Stanley Ho – que detém as concessões dos casinos do Estoril, Lisboa e Póvoa do Varzim -, ganhou a licença para “exploração...
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Emissão de licença para exploração de jogos de fortuna ou azar online em Portugal A Comissão de Jogos, em reunião realizada no dia 25 de julho de 2016, deliberou emitir à ESTORIL SOL DIGITAL, ONLINE GAMING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, S.A., que opera sob as marcas Casino Estoril, Casino Lisboa e Casino...
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Officials in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – a Pacific territory of the United States – have indicated they intend to award a lease of fresh land to the investors currently operating a temporary casino on the main island, Saipan, states the Saipan Tribune newspaper. In November...
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SUMÁRIO Altera o artigo 2.º da Portaria n.º 37/2016, de 4 de março, que fixa as normas regulamentares necessárias à repartição dos resultados líquidos de exploração dos jogos sociais, atribuídos ao Ministério da Saúde TEXTO O Decreto-Lei n.º 56/2006, de 15 de março, alterado pelos Decretos-Leis n.os 44/2011, de...
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Mais de 4.100 pessoas foram detidas em rusgas coordenadas em 11 países durante o Euro 2016, na mais recente operação policial global contra o jogo ilegal em grandes torneios de futebol. Foram realizadas cerca de 4.000 rusgas na China, França, Grécia, Itália, Malásia, Singapura, Tailândia e Vietname no âmbito...
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The Remote Gambling Bill, intended to open up the Dutch gambling market to foreign remote gambling firms, would impose a 29 percent tax on gross gaming revenue, the same rate already imposed on land-based gambling operators. Under a previous version of the bill, the online gambling tax was set...
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My Odd Couple column last November highlighted the issues surrounding Savan Vegas casino in Laos. The Lao government put Savan Vegas out for bids after seizing the casino resort from its foreign owners. There’s not much reason to expect a better ending for any (foreign) owner in a country...
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MGM Resorts International’s purchase of Boyd Gaming Corp’s 50 percent stake in Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa has received regulatory approval in New Jersey, reports the Associated Press (AP). MGM Resorts had been effectively forced to give up control of its then 50-percent interest in the Borgata,...
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MGM Resorts International, which has the largest number of casino venues on the Las Vegas Strip, announced on Wednesday it had launched a mobile gaming platform and online tournament available on the Wi-Fi telecommunications system at nine MGM properties. A press release from the company described the initiative as...
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SUMÁRIO Subdelegação de competências da Senhora Secretária de Estado do Turismo, na Comissão de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal, I. P., no âmbito dos poderes de regulação e fiscalização dos jogos de fortuna ou azar TEXTO 1 – Ao abrigo do disposto no n.º 3 do artigo 8.º do...
A new Quebec Internet law that would ban access to some online gambling sites is unconstitutional, says Canada’s wireless telecom lobby, which filed court papers on Wednesday challenging the legislation. Rules governing the country’s telecom industry fall strictly under federal jurisdiction and Quebec’s new law violates theTelecommunications Act by forcing Internet companies to control or influence...
Portuguese gaming operator Estoril Sol SGPS SA – majority controlled by business interests connected to Macau casino entrepreneur Stanley Ho Hung Sun – launched this week what Portuguese media described as the first licensed website to offer legal online casino gambling in Portugal. The website was established in partnership with...
The present trend for mergers and takeovers in the gambling industry moved another step forward over the weekend as 888 Holdings and The Rank Group announced their intention to bid for William Hill. The news came just days after William Hill disposed of CEO James Henderson, who stepped down “with...
SUMÁRIO Licenças e averbamentos às licenças: Licença nº 003, emitida à ESTORIL SOL DIGITAL, ONLINE GAMING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, S.A. que opera sob a marca ESCOnline TEXTO A presente licença é válida pelo prazo inicial de três anos, contado a partir da data da sua emissão, caducando em 24...
Emissão de licença para exploração de jogos de fortuna ou azar online em Portugal A Comissão de Jogos, em reunião realizada no dia 25 de julho de 2016, deliberou emitir à ESTORIL SOL DIGITAL, ONLINE GAMING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, S.A., que opera sob as marcas Casino Estoril, Casino Lisboa e Casino...
Officials in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – a Pacific territory of the United States – have indicated they intend to award a lease of fresh land to the investors currently operating a temporary casino on the main island, Saipan, states the Saipan Tribune newspaper. In November...
SUMÁRIO Altera o artigo 2.º da Portaria n.º 37/2016, de 4 de março, que fixa as normas regulamentares necessárias à repartição dos resultados líquidos de exploração dos jogos sociais, atribuídos ao Ministério da Saúde TEXTO O Decreto-Lei n.º 56/2006, de 15 de março, alterado pelos Decretos-Leis n.os 44/2011, de...
Mais de 4.100 pessoas foram detidas em rusgas coordenadas em 11 países durante o Euro 2016, na mais recente operação policial global contra o jogo ilegal em grandes torneios de futebol. Foram realizadas cerca de 4.000 rusgas na China, França, Grécia, Itália, Malásia, Singapura, Tailândia e Vietname no âmbito...
The Remote Gambling Bill, intended to open up the Dutch gambling market to foreign remote gambling firms, would impose a 29 percent tax on gross gaming revenue, the same rate already imposed on land-based gambling operators. Under a previous version of the bill, the online gambling tax was set...
My Odd Couple column last November highlighted the issues surrounding Savan Vegas casino in Laos. The Lao government put Savan Vegas out for bids after seizing the casino resort from its foreign owners. There’s not much reason to expect a better ending for any (foreign) owner in a country...
MGM Resorts International’s purchase of Boyd Gaming Corp’s 50 percent stake in Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa has received regulatory approval in New Jersey, reports the Associated Press (AP). MGM Resorts had been effectively forced to give up control of its then 50-percent interest in the Borgata,...
MGM Resorts International, which has the largest number of casino venues on the Las Vegas Strip, announced on Wednesday it had launched a mobile gaming platform and online tournament available on the Wi-Fi telecommunications system at nine MGM properties. A press release from the company described the initiative as...
SUMÁRIO Subdelegação de competências da Senhora Secretária de Estado do Turismo, na Comissão de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal, I. P., no âmbito dos poderes de regulação e fiscalização dos jogos de fortuna ou azar TEXTO 1 – Ao abrigo do disposto no n.º 3 do artigo 8.º do...
