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Nos dias 22 e 23 de Outubro o Casino de Espinho recebe o World Poker Tour National Iberia Grand Final de Espinho. Sendo que os dias de arranque acontecem entre 13 e 16 de Outubro. Em comunicado divulgado esta quarta-feira, 11 de Maio, a Solverde informa que o Casino...
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The government of Macau on Wednesday said all casino operators in its territory had fulfilled commitments agreed in initial contracts signed over a decade ago, marking the culmination of a year-long review into the impact of the gambling industry. But the government said it would tighten regulations for junket...
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It is now impossible to ignore not only the prominence, but also the staying power, of eSports. In the past month, Newzoo published data for eSports viewership on Twitch, which indicates that eSports content makes up 21.3% of all hours spent on the platform. Furthermore, brands are buying in. Bud Light recently...
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France’s regulated online gambling market experienced its single largest year-on-year gain in sports betting and the highest quarterly wagering total yet recorded. According to figures released Monday by French regulator ARJEL, online sports betting handle in the three months ending March 31 reached €516m, up a whopping 47% from...
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Two men have been ordered to pay over £32,000 in fines and legal costs to Kingston Council following a crackdown on illegal gambling at a London private members’ club. Nicholas Clark and Luke Flack pleaded guilty to gambling offences at Kingston Crown Court on Friday 29 April. The offence...
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Bernie Sanders has spent much of his time on the presidential campaign trail admonishing “casino capitalism”. On Monday morning he did so again – this time literally. “What we’re seeing in Atlantic City encapsulates the ugliness and the greed,” the Democratic hopeful told a crowd just off the famous...
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A utilização de telemóveis nas salas de grandes apostadores dos casinos de Macau passa a ser proibida a partir de segunda-feira (9), para evitar as apostas por via telefónica, que dificultam a identificação da origem do dinheiro. A medida quer evitar que a utilização de telemóveis nas mesas de...
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France’s beleaguered online poker market got a long-desired shot in the arm after politicians authorized liquidity sharing with other European Union regulated markets. France’s ring-fenced poker market has been in terminal decline for years but politicians steadfastly refused to grant requests by French regulator ARJEL to allow its licensees to partner with operators...
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SUMÁRIO Delegação e subdelegação de Competências TEXTO 1 – Ao abrigo do disposto no n.º 3 do artigo 7.º do Decreto-Lei n.º 129/2012, de 22 de junho, com as alterações introduzidas pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 66/2015, de 29 de abril, a Comissão de Jogos do Instituto do Turismo de Portugal,...
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Ontem, durante a Operação Matrioskas, a Polícia Judiciária portuguesa, com o apoio da Europol, desmantelou um grupo criminoso organizado de caráter multinacional, composto maioritariamente por cidadãos russos, que se dedicava ao branqueamento de capitais através do setor do futebol. Em atividade desde, pelo menos, 2008, esta rede criminosa é...
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O representante do Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal Paulo Lopes disse hoje que recebe pedidos diários de uma a duas pessoas a solicitarem ser proibidas de entrar nos casinos. “Recebo uma média de um ou dois jogadores por dia a pedir para os...
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Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series of stories on sports betting in Canada. Here, we examine why gamblers turn to offshore bookmakers rather than bet with their provincial sports lotteries, and how efforts to change the current system could impact all Canadians — whether or...
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered on 4 February 2016 its judgement on the Ince case (C-336/14), a preliminary ruling referred by the local court of Sonthofen in the German Land Bavaria. The case is of interest for cross-border gambling operators as it rules against...
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In the light of recent terrorist attacks, the EU’s 4th Anti-Money Laundering (AML) directive could be implemented as early as the end of 2016. Since terrorist finance is normally treated with zero risk tolerance, the directive is likely to be toughened up, which will place more pressure on the...
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The 4th AML directive must be implemented across Europe by 26th June 2017 – the European Commission recently announced an AML Action Plan that encouraged territories to fast-track adoption by the end of 2016. The Action Plan suggested we are likely to see a number of changes to the...
Nos dias 22 e 23 de Outubro o Casino de Espinho recebe o World Poker Tour National Iberia Grand Final de Espinho. Sendo que os dias de arranque acontecem entre 13 e 16 de Outubro. Em comunicado divulgado esta quarta-feira, 11 de Maio, a Solverde informa que o Casino...
The government of Macau on Wednesday said all casino operators in its territory had fulfilled commitments agreed in initial contracts signed over a decade ago, marking the culmination of a year-long review into the impact of the gambling industry. But the government said it would tighten regulations for junket...
It is now impossible to ignore not only the prominence, but also the staying power, of eSports. In the past month, Newzoo published data for eSports viewership on Twitch, which indicates that eSports content makes up 21.3% of all hours spent on the platform. Furthermore, brands are buying in. Bud Light recently...
France’s regulated online gambling market experienced its single largest year-on-year gain in sports betting and the highest quarterly wagering total yet recorded. According to figures released Monday by French regulator ARJEL, online sports betting handle in the three months ending March 31 reached €516m, up a whopping 47% from...
Two men have been ordered to pay over £32,000 in fines and legal costs to Kingston Council following a crackdown on illegal gambling at a London private members’ club. Nicholas Clark and Luke Flack pleaded guilty to gambling offences at Kingston Crown Court on Friday 29 April. The offence...
Bernie Sanders has spent much of his time on the presidential campaign trail admonishing “casino capitalism”. On Monday morning he did so again – this time literally. “What we’re seeing in Atlantic City encapsulates the ugliness and the greed,” the Democratic hopeful told a crowd just off the famous...
A utilização de telemóveis nas salas de grandes apostadores dos casinos de Macau passa a ser proibida a partir de segunda-feira (9), para evitar as apostas por via telefónica, que dificultam a identificação da origem do dinheiro. A medida quer evitar que a utilização de telemóveis nas mesas de...
SUMÁRIO Delegação e subdelegação de Competências TEXTO 1 – Ao abrigo do disposto no n.º 3 do artigo 7.º do Decreto-Lei n.º 129/2012, de 22 de junho, com as alterações introduzidas pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 66/2015, de 29 de abril, a Comissão de Jogos do Instituto do Turismo de Portugal,...
Ontem, durante a Operação Matrioskas, a Polícia Judiciária portuguesa, com o apoio da Europol, desmantelou um grupo criminoso organizado de caráter multinacional, composto maioritariamente por cidadãos russos, que se dedicava ao branqueamento de capitais através do setor do futebol. Em atividade desde, pelo menos, 2008, esta rede criminosa é...
O representante do Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal Paulo Lopes disse hoje que recebe pedidos diários de uma a duas pessoas a solicitarem ser proibidas de entrar nos casinos. “Recebo uma média de um ou dois jogadores por dia a pedir para os...
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series of stories on sports betting in Canada. Here, we examine why gamblers turn to offshore bookmakers rather than bet with their provincial sports lotteries, and how efforts to change the current system could impact all Canadians — whether or...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered on 4 February 2016 its judgement on the Ince case (C-336/14), a preliminary ruling referred by the local court of Sonthofen in the German Land Bavaria. The case is of interest for cross-border gambling operators as it rules against...
In the light of recent terrorist attacks, the EU’s 4th Anti-Money Laundering (AML) directive could be implemented as early as the end of 2016. Since terrorist finance is normally treated with zero risk tolerance, the directive is likely to be toughened up, which will place more pressure on the...
The 4th AML directive must be implemented across Europe by 26th June 2017 – the European Commission recently announced an AML Action Plan that encouraged territories to fast-track adoption by the end of 2016. The Action Plan suggested we are likely to see a number of changes to the...
