Tag Archives: Sports Betting
Brazil – Inquiry gains momentum after Sportradar places Brazil in top spot for suspicious matches
In a speech in the Senate Plenary Senator Romário announced that he will begin collecting signatures to open a parliamentary inquiry commission (CPI) with the aim of investigating the alleged manipulation of football match results in Brazil. According to the senator, the creation of the CPI is necessary in light of the emergence of numerous…
Brazil – Senate sports commission approves public hearing on match fixing
The CEsp (Senate Sports Commission) has approved a request for a public hearing to discuss match-fixing in the Brazilian football championship of 2023. The request was made by Senators Eduardo Girão and Carlos Portinho. The debate is expected to include the presence of Thierry Hassanaly, a representative of the company Good Game, specialized in analyzing…
Switzerland – Report finds Europe had the highest number of suspicious sports matches in 2023
Sportradar Integrity Services today published its annual report, ‘Betting Corruption and Match-fixing in 2023’, detailing the company’s findings into suspicious betting on global sport. Based on the monitoring of approximately 850,000 events and matches across 70 sports, the report highlights a total of 1,329 suspicious matches in 2023, occurring in 11 sports in 105 countries. Compared…
Colombia – Healthcare crisis could lead to increased taxes on online sports betting Â
A new initiative supported by President Gustavo Petro proposes funding healthcare through taxes on online sports betting, aiming to address the sector’s deficit and avoid the need for a new tax reform. It would also provide essential resources for public health. According to local press there is growing consensus for the bill in Congress. …
Argentina – Lawmaker proposes new national tax on online gambling
Provincial legislator Rodrigo Agrelo has urged national deputies representing the province to promote a debate on the creation of an extraordinary emergency tax on gambling. Agrelo wants to prevent an increase in export taxes on corn, wheat, and soybean by-products in the midst of an increasingly difficult economic situation in Argentina. This includes concerns over…
Chile – Online gambling bill progresses to the senate
The Undersecretary of Finance Heidi Berner and the head of the Superintendent of Casino Games (SJC) Vivien Villagrán have presented Chile’s online gambling bill to the Senate’s Economic Committee. The bill, which was approved in the first stage by the Chamber of Deputies in December, aims to create a competitive market. It also seeks to…
Brazil – Government to create new gambling board
The government is in the process of creating a National Gaming and Betting Secretariat (SecretarÃa de Apostas Esportivas). According to local press the secretariat will be operational by the end of January and will be responsible for tax inspection and the prevention of illicit activities, such as money laundering. The team will be made up of…
Brazil – New government developed online betting platform scheduled for testing phase
The Federal Data Processing Service (Serpro) along with the Ministry of Finance presented the platform developed by the government for the integration of information processed by online operators. The new platform was introduced remotely in a meeting attended by around 200 representatives from 90 betting houses in all. The main objective of the meeting was to…
Argentina – Santa Fe senate approves online bill
The Senate of the province of Santa Fe sanctioned several bills sent by the Executive Branch, headed by Governor Maximiliano Pullaro. Among them was the online gambling bill. Online gaming was approved without any changes. The initiative, which was approved unanimously, “establishes regulations for the development and exploitation of the activity of games of chance, sports…
