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Tag Archives: Lottery

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,…

Brazil – State of Paraíba to be the latest to offer sports betting

The Brazilian state government of Paraíba has announced the launch of the fixed-odds sports betting tender, with licenses to operators for 10 years. Licences can be renewed. According to Decree No. 43376/2023 published in the Official Gazette of the State of Paraíba Governor João Azevêdo Lins Filho approved the regulation of fixed odds sports betting both in physical…

Paraguay – National competition commission puts gambling laws in spotlight

The National Competition Commission (Conacom) recommended that the government review Paraguay’s gambling law (Law 1,016/97) because it allowed for licence holders to hold a monopoly over instants, pools, sportsbetting and casinos. Conacom concluded that Law No. 1016/97 established regulatory barriers to competition by establishing the right of exclusivity in the running of certain games of…