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Tag Archives: Sports Betting

Brazil – Senator proposes much wider expansion of gambling as part of sports betting bill

Long-time supporter of gambling reform Senator Angelo Coronel has put forward a number of amendments to Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s sports betting provisional measure (MP 1,182/2023). Senator Coronel wants the bill to encompass not just sports betting but bingo halls, the animal game, and casinos as well. Specifically, according to Amendment 223/2023 the…

Brazil – Senator announces that he will head mixed commission on sports betting

Senator Jorge Kajuru has announced that he will be the president of the mixed commission presiding over the new sports betting measure. While a date for the commission to go into session has yet to be confirmed, the congressman has already said that some changes will be made to the text sent by the government….

Brazil – Lottery and sports betting approved for Belo Horizonte

The capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte has created its own lottery after city hall approved the creation of the lottery of Belo Horizonte (BHLOT). BHLOT was created after new regulations were published on Saturday (15) in the Official Gazette. It states that any lottery modalities provided for by federal legislation can be…

Peru – Retail sector need clarity over new online gambling rules

The Association of Winemakers of Peru (Asociación de Bodegueros del Perú) has requested that the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) provide it with more information regarding its new rules over sports betting and online gambling. The organisation says that it needs to know if its own suggestions, which it put forward during the…

Brazil – Eyas Gaming partners with Lance!

Gauselmann Group partner, Eyas Gaming is collaborating with Brazil’s sports media company Lance! to develop and operate the brand from its offices in Gibraltar and Malta. “We are excited to collaborate with Lance!, one of Brazil’s leading independent media companies specialising in sports news. We believe this launch signals our ambition in creating lasting B2B…

Brazil – Match fixing scandal spreads to Ceará state

The public prosecutor’s office has filed criminal charges against a player and a football club manager, for alleged match fixing during the 2022 Cearense Championship – the football league of the state of Ceará. The charges are the result of an investigation called “Operação Aposta Certa”, (One Way Bet) which was carried out by law enforcement agency Núcleo…

Paraguay – National Competition Commission recommends changes to sports betting sector

The National Competition Commission (Conacom)  has published a statement questioning the bidding requirements for sports betting in Paraguay and recommending changes to how it should be carried out in the future. According to the entity, the conditions established by the National Gaming Commission (Conajzar)  do not encourage competition within the sector because operators have to pay…

Brazil – No more meetings for match fixing inquiry this month

More delays look likely after it was announced that The Parliamentary Commission of Investigation (CPI) into match fixing will not meet again until August. The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira made the announcement via twitter announcing that other more urgent projects would take priority specifically, a number of projects related to tax. As a result the…

Brazil – Government expects to generate R$3 to R$6 billion via sports betting bill

The special adviser to the Ministry of Finance José Francisco Manssur told press that the regulation of sports betting in Brazil has the potential to generate revenues of between R$3 to R$6 billion for the government by 2024. In April, Minister of Finance Fernando Haddad had mentioned in an interview that the Federal Revenue had forecast a collection…