• Acordo de cooperação com a Gambling Commission em 2016

    Acordo de cooperação com a Gambling Commission Em maio de 2016 Teresa Monteiro, Vice-Presidente do SRIJ – Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal, I.P., e S. Harrisson, Administrador Executivo da Gambling Commission (Reino Unido), assinaram um acordo bilateral de cooperação e de troca de...
  • República Checa: A lei checa sobre o jogo inclui um novo imposto

    Under the law, signed by President Zeman on June 10, a 23 percent tax will be imposed on the gross gaming revenue of operators of online sports betting and lotteries, with casinos paying a higher 35 percent tax. These taxes will be paid in addition to the Czech Republic’s...
  • Países Baixos: ‘O debate parlamentar de quinta-feira é também sobre bloqueios de IP’

    You know what would be really nice? Filter internet filters. So, if the government proposed a law that an internet filter is included, it would be automatically refused. Such a filter saves parliamentary work and prevents that we have to trust that the House is doing the right thing....
  • Crown casinos hit by China corruption crackdown

    A crackdown on corruption in China has prompted Australian casino operator Crown Resorts to spin off its international assets into a separate company. The new company will take over Crown’s 27.4% interest in two Macau businesses. Macau is the world’s largest gaming centre and the only place in China...
  • Portugal: A Solverde de Portugal vai entrar no mercado do jogo online com o NYX Gaming Group

    Portuguese land-based casino operator Sociedade de Investimentos Turísticos da Costa Verde (Solverde) is to expand into the online gaming sector in partnership with Toronto listed supplier NYX Gaming Group.  With five casinos in Portugal and more than 40 years’ experience in the market, Solverde is one of the country’s largest...
  • Strike looms at Atlantic City casinos

    Atlantic City’s problems might get worse. Ninety-six percent of the workers at four of the city’s casinos voted Thursday to go on strike on July 1 if the gaming industry “continues to hold down wages.” Workers at a fifth casino have already authorized a walk-out. More than 6,000 workers...
  • Saída de expatriados ameaça negócio dos casinos em Angola

    A empresa Plurijogos, detentora da marca Casinos Angola, registou um decréscimo de cerca de 35% na sua faturação no último ano, quebra que explica com a saída do país de expatriados, essencialmente da comunidade asiática. A informação foi hoje avançada pela diretora de Marketing e Comunicação da Plurijogos, Teresa...
  • Zitro Interactive announces global content partnership with Playtech

    Zitro Interactive will integrate its most popular online games onto Playtech’s award-winning platforms following an agreement between both companies. The partnership will enable a large number of Playtech’s licensees to access Zitro Interactive’s content. The first Playtech licensee to take advantage of the new content will be Mexican operator Caliente...
  • Vietname: Vietnam busts US$340 million football betting ring: Report

    Vietnamese police busted an underground football gambling ring worth more than US$300 million ahead of Euro 2016, state media reported Tuesday (Jun 14), as authorities look to block the black market betting that typically surges during major international sporting events. Police have arrested 23 people from the gambling network...
  • Reino Unido: Os operadores britânicos terão alegadamente encerrado 20 000 contas

    The UK Horseracing Bettors’ Forum (HBF) has estimated that 20,000 British online accounts were closed by operators over the last six months. The estimation was included in a publication of the results of a survey conducted between 3 April and 30 April, which found that over 4,000 accounts were...
  • Austrália: Por ofertas “gratuitas” enganosas – Multa de 2,75 milhões de dólares aplicada à Bet365.

    Uma oferta para dar aos apostadores 200 dólares em apostas grátis levou a que a casa de apostas online Bet365 fosse multada em 2,75 milhões de dólares por conduta enganosa e fraudulenta. O gigante das apostas sediado no Reino Unido promoveu “Apostas grátis de 200 dólares para novos clientes”...
  • República Checa: Presidente da República Checa aprova lei sobre jogos de fortuna ou azar

    The office of the president of the Czech Republic confirmed Wednesday that president Milos Zeman has signed a number of bills into law to re-regulate the country’s gambling market, with the new laws set to come into force on January 1st, 2017. The new legislation allows gambling operators from...
  • Portaria n.º 158/2016, de 8 de junho

    SUMÁRIO Portaria que fixa as normas regulamentares necessárias à repartição dos resultados líquidos de exploração dos jogos sociais atribuídos ao Ministério do Trabalho, Solidariedade e Segurança Social TEXTO O Decreto-Lei n.º 56/2006, de 15 de março, regula a forma de distribuição dos resultados líquidos dos jogos sociais explorados pela...
  • Portaria n.º 158/2016, de 8 de junho

    SUMÁRIO Portaria que fixa as normas regulamentares necessárias à repartição dos resultados líquidos de exploração dos jogos sociais atribuídos ao Ministério do Trabalho, Solidariedade e Segurança Social TEXTO O Decreto-Lei n.º 56/2006, de 15 de março, regula a forma de distribuição dos resultados líquidos dos jogos sociais explorados pela...
  • China: Illegal Gambling | Beijing’s underground casinos exposed

    Several illegal underground casinos located in Beijing have been exposed to the mainland public after Chinese journalists visited unannounced and produced reports on the gambling hubs. The revealed casinos were mostly hidden in high-end apartments, and were generally protected by several layers of security. Each casino has its own...
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