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Gama warns illegal gambling is thriving in the shadows
In a recently published opinion piece, Luis Alberto Gama - former director of Uruguay's Dirección Nacional de Loterías y Quinielas and now managing partner at Gaming Consultores, the regional advisory firm he co-founded with fellow former regulators from Peru and Paraguay - makes the case that illegal gambling's biggest problem isn't its scale, but how little attention it commands relative to that scale.
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
Chile casino tender leaves investors cold
Chile's Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) closed out its latest licensing round this month with a lopsided scorecard: of five casino concessions up for renewal - Pucón, Coquimbo, Iquique, Viña del Mar and Puerto Varas - only two attracted qualifying bids, and even those cleared the bar narrowly. Iquique
Leadership changes hit Chile’s regulator before online betting reforms
Chile's Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego is working through a wave of senior leadership vacancies at its headquarters - turnover that, notably, coincides with a pending bill that would hand the regulator a considerably larger job: overseeing online betting platforms alongside its traditional land-based casino remit.
Chile’s casinos back online betting regulation as revenues slide
Chile's physical casino industry is working through a genuinely difficult stretch, according to the Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego's (SCJ) latest statistical bulletin: the sector's 25 casinos, spread from Arica to Magallanes, generated UF 4,563,333 in revenue over the first four months of 2026 - 20 per cent below the
CIRSA operating profit tops €200m in record second quarter
CIRSA generated operating profit of €202m during the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 8.3 per cent year-on-year and the first time the figure has exceeded €200m in a single quarter.
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
Codere Online raises 2026 outlook after record second quarter performance
Codere Online has raised its full-year 2026 outlook after delivering record second quarter results, with net gaming revenue climbing 27 per cent year-on-year to €69.4m and adjusted EBITDA more than doubling to €5.8m.
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
Peru’s regulator raises the bar for online gambling
Peru has gone from debating whether to regulate online gambling to becoming one of the most closely watched licensing jurisdictions in Latin America - a shift Yuri Guerra, General Director of Casino Games and Slot Machines at Peru's tourism ministry (MINCETUR), used a recent interview to lay out in detail,
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
ProntoPaga’s Peru chief named among Forbes’ most powerful women
Micha Calmet, Country Manager of ProntoPaga in Peru, has been named to Forbes Peru's 2026 list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in the country - recognition that, read alongside the fintech's actual performance numbers, doubles as a useful case study in how payments infrastructure has become one of the
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
New Chile betting association backs market regulation
Five of the largest online betting operators in Chile - Betano, Betsala, Estelarbet, Juegalo and Novibet - have formed a new industry association, iGaming Responsable, positioning itself as a constructive counterpart to the state as Congress continues working through Chile's pending online gambling legislation. The group, in remarks to Diario
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
Amusnet expands Guatemala footprint through Welco Gaming partnership
Amusnet has expanded its land-based operations in Guatemala through a new partnership with Welco Gaming, installing 24 Type S 32 and Type S 27 slot cabinets across four Grand Play Casinos.
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
AgruGaming launches to give Chile’s online gaming suppliers a voice in regulatory reform
A new industry body has entered Chile's online gambling landscape at a pivotal moment for the sector: with a licensing bill for online betting now in its second constitutional stage before the Senate, AgruGaming has launched to represent a part of the ecosystem that's had no organised voice in the
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
CIRSA enters Paraguay with majority acquisition of Slots del Sol
CIRSA has acquired a majority stake in Slots del Sol, Paraguay's leading online casino operator, marking the company's entry into the South American market as it continues to expand its international presence.
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
Who’s running Chile’s unlicensed betting market?
Chile's online betting platforms operate without a single local licence, yet their footprint is now large enough that named executives, university credentials and reporting lines back to Cyprus, Estonia and Greece have become a legitimate story in their own right, according to reporting by Diario Financiero.
Managing Director, G3 Newswire
Gaming revenue in Panama industry closed 2025 with gross revenues of US$2.938 billion
According to official data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), compiled with information from the Ministry of Economy and the Gaming Control Board, the gambling sector registered a year-on-year growth of 15% compared to the US$2.555 billion obtained in 2024. Gaming revenues reached almost $3 billion in 2025.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
Payment provider condemns lawsuit filed by Chile’s National Lottery
Chilean payment provider ProntoPaga has condemned the recent lawsuit filed by Chile’s National Lottery Polla Chilena against several companies in the sector. The company also urged lawmakers to update its online gambling laws which are currently under review in the senate.
Argentina Correspondent, G3 Newswire
