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Country yet to issue inaugural online poker license The Portuguese gambling regulator has issued its second license for the operation of an online casino in the nation to the local BEM Operations Limited subsidiary of French gambling giant Betclic-Everest Group. July saw the Servico Regulacao E Inspecao De Jogos... -
Sweden’s plans to liberalize its online gambling market would best be served by imposing a revenue tax rate of between 15% and 20%, according to a new industry-funded report. In a report prepared by Copenhagen Economics, the authors note that the Swedish government has tasked a special investigator with... -
O Placard, jogo de apostas desportivas à cota de base territorial, nasceu no início de setembro de 2015 e depressa conquistou os apostadores portugueses, tornando-se no terceiro jogo social com maiores receitas brutas a seguir à Lotaria Instantânea e ao Euromilhões. Um ano depois, esta aposta do Departamento de Jogos da... -
A regulamentação das apostas desportivas e o jogo responsável foram alguns dos temas abordados no seminário “Apostas Desportivas”, organizado pelos Jogos Santa Casa. “Este seminário é para nós um momento em que reafirmamos o nosso compromisso com o jogo responsável”, anunciou o vice-provedor da Misericórdia de Lisboa, Edmundo Martinho,... -
Operação desencadeada pela Polícia Judiciária em todo o país, em Maio deste ano, levou à detenção de mais de uma dezena de suspeitos de viciação de jogos e resultados. A manipulação dos jogos e resultados (“match-fixing”) e as apostas ilegais são um dos principais dramas do futebol mundial e... -
Betting firms and broadcasters have lashed out against the prospect of a ban on betting adverts on daytime TV, amid reports the government is planning a crackdown to protect children and problem gamblers. The two industries voiced their criticism as figures revealed that gambling firms’ spend on TV advertising has more... -
Rhododendron was a hugely impressive winner of the Fillies’ Mile on the opening day of Future Champions Weekend here on Friday, but as the applause died away, the background noise was the sound of racing’s administrators preparing to fight tooth and nail to stop any plan by the government...
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A report in today’s Times newspaper claims that operators could be facing a ban on TV advertising before the 9pm watershed. Bookmakers are currently able to advertise during the day, provided those adverts are for bingo, or during commercial breaks in live sporting events. The Times claims that the...
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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 7 de outubro de 2016, deliberou emitir à BEM OPERATIONS LIMITED, que opera sob a marca Betclic, uma licença para a exploração de jogos de fortuna ou azar,... -
The French regulator ARJEL released its annual report for 2015/2016 last week. Online sports betting is on a relentless rise, but even so, French taxes make it extremely difficult to make a profit. A pdf file of the report in French can be found here. In 2015, ARJEL reported...
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Diploma: Despacho do Chefe do Executivo n.º 37/2019 BO N.º: 11/2019 Publicado em: 2019.3.15 Página: 4314 Despacho do Chefe do Executivo n.º 37/2019 Considerando que o prazo do Contrato... -
The Gambling Commission (GC) has published a discussion paper outlining its concerns on virtual currencies, eSports and social gaming. The GC’s assessment that the lines between “some social gaming... -
The takeover of Ladbrokes Coral by GVC, the Isle of Man-based firm behind Foxy Bingo, could trigger up to 1,600 job losses, the companies said, as they published fresh details of...
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the green light to the Ladbrokes Coral GVC deal after the competitions watchdog said “the deal does not give rise to...