Tag Archives: Sports Betting
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…
Brazil – Gaming associations criticise online bill
Associations representing the sports betting sector have criticised the exclusion of online casino games from the Brazilian sports betting bill which was approved by senators last week. With 37 votes in favour and 27 against, the senators included an amendment by Carlos Portinho excluding online casino games from the bill. André Gelfi, president of the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming…
Brazil – New bill seeks to tighten regulations on online gambling
While the senate is looking to approve the sports betting bill sent to it from the lower house a bill that seeks to regulate online sports betting further has been put forward by Deputy Luciano Vieira. According to the House of Deputies news agency, Bill 1931/23 prohibits the advertising of sports betting platforms which do…
Brazil – Senator reassures football clubs over advertising rules
Senator Jorge Kajuru has issued a statement via social media addressed to the presidents of Brazilian football clubs informing them of what has so far been decided regarding the sports betting bill. The initiative was approved last week by the Sports Commission (CEsp) and is now being processed simultaneously by the Economic Affairs Commission (CAE)…
Brazil – Football clubs reject advertising ban
As many as 34 football clubs in Brazil have spoken out against the proposal that aims to ban sports betting sponsorship in football. The teams all belonging to the Brazilian Football League (Libra) and the Liga Forte União (LFU) released a statement criticising amendment 38-U, by Senator Eduardo Girão included in the report of the Senate’s Sports Commission (CEsp). In a statement published Friday…
Brazil – Senate Sports Commission approves report on online bill
The Senate Sports Commission (CEsp) has voted in favour of the official report on Brazil’s sports betting bill. The report was filed by the bill’s rapporteur Senator Romário after the vote was delayed on Tuesday (07 November). A number of amendments were made to the text. As predicted online casinos were excluded from the bill. While…
Brazil – Reduced tax on player winnings will bring players to regulated market argues senator
Senator Angelo Coronel will present the new text of the sports betting bill at the Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) today. According to local press he will make some changes in relation to the original text of PL 3,626/2023 authored by the Executive Branch which was later approved by the Chamber of Deputies. The bill is being…
Chile – Public Ministry dismisses two year old complaints against online operators
Chile’s Public Ministry has decided to dismiss the criminal complaints filed by land based casinos and the lottery (Polla Chilena de Beneficencia) against online betting houses. The complaint dates back more than two years. According to Chilean media, the Public Ministry will officially report its decision to “not persevere” in this investigation in March 2024 due…
