NOTÍCIAS

The President of Madrid’s People’s Party has come out strongly in support of Sheldon Adelson’s EuroVegas project. The Eurovegas project plans were recently submitted to the Madrid regional government, but a vocal opposition campaign has emerged. In a regular column for Spain’s center-right ABC newspaper, Esperanza Aguirre, former president...

There is growing evidence that sport is corrupted by match-fixing and illegal betting. These illegal activities jeopardize the integrity of the competitions, damage the social, educational and cultural values reflected by sports, and threaten the economic role of sports. The phenomenon of match-fixing brings to the surface its links...

Twenty-eight British and Irish expats and holiday-makers have been fined after police in Portugal caught them playing bingo for biscuits and drinks. Landlady Marianne Pittaway, from North Yorkshire, was fined 700 euros (£595) for hosting the game at The Yorkshire Tavern in Albufeira, on Friday night. Ms Pittaway, 34,...

SERVIÇO DE INSPEÇÃO DE JOGOS O Serviço de Inspeção de Jogos (SIJ) é um serviço integrado no Turismo de Portugal IP., sendo responsável pelo controlo e fiscalização da atividade do jogo. O SIJ detém autonomia técnica e funcional, competindo-lhe a fiscalização da exploração e prática dos jogos de fortuna...

COUNCIL DECISION of 10 June 2013 Authorising the European Commission to participate, on behalf of the EU, in the negotiations for an international Convention of the Council of Europe to combat the manipulation of sports results with the exception of matters related to cooperation in criminal matters and police...

The Ministers meeting at the 5th International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport(MINEPS V), held in Berlin (28-30 May 2013), Affirm the following, based on a worldwide consultation with experts, the Sport Movement and UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport Commission...

INTEGRITY OF SPORT – MATCH-MANIPULATION 1. Zero tolerance strategy2. FIFA’s Integrity Initiatives2.1 Specific regulations concerning match-manipulation & revised structure of FIFA judicial bodies2.2 Awareness raising & education programmes2.3 Monitoring of the betting market2.4 Reporting mechanisms2.5 Cooperation on investigations & intelligence building2.6 Alliances3. Conclusion …  Integrity of Sport – Match-Manipulation...

The Spanish Finance Ministry has recently clarified the rules pertaining to the taxation of online gambling profits and to the taxation of lottery and betting winnings. The Finance Ministry made clear that online gambling losses do not give rise to tax credits that can be deducted from income tax....

My 25-year-old son is depressed and in the habit of gambling. His manual job seems to get him down and he feels worthless as in our family both parents are graduates, as is his younger sister – he feels the only way out of his “inadequacy” is going to...

Enrique Alejo, Director of Spanish online gaming regulator the DGOJ, is “quite confident” that the online poker player pools in Spain and Italy will combine by the end of the year. The words come from multiple Spanish poker media reports (poker-red, poker10, pokerviu) of a recent meeting between regulators, players,...

Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) Drafting Group of a draft international convention to combat the manipulation of sports CompetitionsPreambleChapter I – Purpose, guiding principles, definitionsChapter II – Prevention, co-operation and other measuresOPTION A – Chapter III – Substantive criminal lawOPTION B – Chapter III – Implementation of criminal...

Os casinos do Estoril, Lisboa e da Póvoa de Varzim entregaram no Tribunal Administrativo de Lisboa uma ação contra o Estado português. Em causa estão as contrapartidas a que são obrigados a pagar todos os anos pelas concessionárias. Além dos impostos a que estão obrigadas a pagar as concessionárias,...

Nicosia declaration on the fight against match-fixing Match-fixing constitutes one of the most serious threats to contemporary sport, undermining the fundamental values of integrity, fair play and respect for others. It is a growing and pressing problem affecting many Member States and many sports. Addressing the issue requires urgent,...

The regulators from four European countries convened in Barcelona recently for a two-day meet to discuss regulatory co-operation. As part of a general discussion on information sharing, the regulators discussed the possibility of shared liquidity in online poker. The meeting took place June 19-June 20 between the Italy’s AAMS,...

SERVIÇO DE INSPEÇÃO DE JOGOS O Serviço de Inspeção de Jogos (SIJ) é um serviço integrado no Turismo de Portugal IP., sendo responsável pelo controlo e fiscalização da atividade do jogo. O SIJ detém autonomia técnica e funcional, competindo-lhe a fiscalização da exploração e prática dos jogos de fortuna...