Tag Archives: Lottery
Brazil – Paraná state launches calls for sports betting operators
The Government of Paraná published public notice No. 001/23 for the accreditation of lottery operators to operate sports betting in the state. According to the document, operators must be fully connected to Lottopar’s management and means of payment platform, the authority responsible for implementing the public lottery service in Paraná, which will guarantee security and transparency to…
Brazil – New lottery proposed for city of Belo Horizonte
The city of Belo Horizonte has approved the proposal for the creation of a municipal lottery. The measure was approved by the Belo Horizonte City Council which gave the go ahead in the first round of discussions for the proposal to create the new lottery which will be called BHLot if approved. The text was…
Brazil – State of Rio de Janeiro launches call for tender
The Rio de Janeiro lottery authority (Loterj) has published the requirements for companies interested in competing for the license to run and develop fixed-odds online and land based sports betting. The tender also covers video lottery terminals, point of sale terminals at retail locations as well as sports betting terminals which will be permitted in sports…
Bolivia – Eight year prison sentence handed down over lottery corruption case
The First Anti-Corruption Sentencing Court of La Paz has handed down an eight year prison sentence to the former Minister of Health, Sonia Polo, who held office during the government of Evo Morales. Polo is accused of the alleged crime of executing resolutions or orders contrary to the constitution for extending a contract in favour of…
The Dominican Republic – Ex lottery head acquitted
Due to insufficient evidence, a court issued an acquittal in favour of the former administrator of the National Lottery, Luis Maisichell Dicent. The magistrates also discharged defendant Edison Miguel Perdomo as the Public Ministry had not provided sufficient evidence that he had received a bribe nor had they proved the other accusations made against him….
Colombia- Gaming industry provides boost to health service
The Colombian gambling control board (Coljuegos) announced that in January, it collected $81,248 million pesos (US$16.8 million) an increase of 27.5 per cent, compared to the same period last year. Transfers to the health service amounted to $265,936 million pesos (almost US$55m), which reflected a growth of 24.3 per cent compared to 2022. In January…
Brazil – Trial run for online sports betting in state of Minas Gerais
The state lottery of Minas Gerais has put in place the experimental phase of LotoMinas which offers keno and sports betting online. The LotoMinas portal will work on a trial basis for 120 days, with all games operated by Intralot do Brasil. “Lotominas.bet, from Loteria Mineira, is the first officially licensed platform in Brazil. Today we offer various forms of entertainment, such…
The Dominican Republic – Prosecutors ask for twelve year jail term for ex lottery head
Luis Dicent, former head of the National Lottery, has presented his final statements before the Second Collegiate Court of the National District in the administrative corruption trial called “Operation 13” in which he is the main defendant. During his speech, which lasted for more than an hour, Dicent argued that while he had held the position of…
Brazil – Record year for CAIXA
CAIXA Lotteries announced that it had transferred R$10.9 billion in 2022 in social welfare programs to several high priority areas in the country, such as security, public safety, health, education, sports and culture. The amounts transferred to legal beneficiaries last year reached record levels and reflected a 23% growth in relation to transfers made in 2021,…
