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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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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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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O segmento VIP da indústria do jogo, que foi o que mais sofreu com a crise no sector, está finalmente a estabilizar e pode mesmo estar a registar um período de crescimento. Esta é a versão do banco de investimento norte-americano Union Gaming no último relatório sobre o mercado...
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Apenas um quarto dos visitantes que assomaram nos últimos tempos a Macau tem destinado o seu orçamento a apostas nos casinos, revela um inquérito ao perfil dos visitantes realizado pelo Instituto de Formação Turística (IFT). De acordo com o estudo, os visitantes oriundos da China elegem as compras como...
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Cross-border purchases by New Zealand residents of certain electronically supplied services became subject to goods and services tax (GST) on October 1, 2016. Non-resident businesses may need to register for New Zealand GST and charge GST on their supplies to New Zealand resident customers if they supply online gaming,...
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Casino investor NagaCorp Ltd said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Wednesday that it would not, after all, proceed to the final bid stage for a single casino licence in the Republic of Cyprus. It said the decision was “in the best interests of shareholders”....
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The Gambling Commission (GC) released its updated plan on communicating with consumers today. Recognising that consumers are the keystone for its work, the Commission is acting to improve efficiency in contact and provide more information to reduce problems that stem from the gaming industry. Investigations into consumer behaviour are...
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Singaporeans are to be allowed to gamble online through lottery operators Singapore Pools and the Singapore Turf Club (STC), Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said. The two operators will be allowed to offer remote gambling services for their existing products, under a stringent set of conditions, the...
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US Senator for Arkansas, Tom Cotton, has quietly filed a bill to the Senate seeking to ban online gambling in the country. The bill, S.3376, was read twice before being referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, leaving it eligible both for debate and voting on its passage. The...
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...
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...
O segmento VIP da indústria do jogo, que foi o que mais sofreu com a crise no sector, está finalmente a estabilizar e pode mesmo estar a registar um período de crescimento. Esta é a versão do banco de investimento norte-americano Union Gaming no último relatório sobre o mercado...
Cross-border purchases by New Zealand residents of certain electronically supplied services became subject to goods and services tax (GST) on October 1, 2016. Non-resident businesses may need to register for New Zealand GST and charge GST on their supplies to New Zealand resident customers if they supply online gaming,...
Casino investor NagaCorp Ltd said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Wednesday that it would not, after all, proceed to the final bid stage for a single casino licence in the Republic of Cyprus. It said the decision was “in the best interests of shareholders”....
Singaporeans are to be allowed to gamble online through lottery operators Singapore Pools and the Singapore Turf Club (STC), Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said. The two operators will be allowed to offer remote gambling services for their existing products, under a stringent set of conditions, the...
US Senator for Arkansas, Tom Cotton, has quietly filed a bill to the Senate seeking to ban online gambling in the country. The bill, S.3376, was read twice before being referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, leaving it eligible both for debate and voting on its passage. The...
