Tag Archives: online betting
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance unveils regulatory policy and agenda for online gambling sector
The recently established gaming board Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas no Ministério da Fazenda (SPA) has published an ordinance outlining the steps it will take over the coming months in order to establish the framework for regulating online gambling. The agenda is divided into phases to address key topics. Published in the Official Gazette, the…
Chile – Supreme Court decision could be huge blow to online operators
Chile’s highest court has accepted an appeal from lottery operator Polla Chilena de Beneficencia and ordered the blocking of online betting platforms. According to the resolution, these websites “carry out gambling activities within the borders of Chile, without legal authorization or from any national tax authority, which is why they are illegal according to national…
Brazil – Sports betting bill will be used to finance tax break for low income workers
Brazil will start taxing sports betting and is planning on putting forward a formal measure this month according to Finance Minister Fernando Haddad. In an interview with the UOL news portal, the official stated that the measure will be taken to counteract the increase in the income tax exemption for workers who earn twice the…
Chile – Sportsbetting operators meet with lawmakers ahead of key vote
Lawmakers have met with online sportsbetting operators ahead of the vote to ban advertising during sporting events. The legal representative of Betano, Betsson, Coolbet, Esterlarbet and Latamwin in Chile, Carlos Baeza, assured local news portal El Dinamo that they were in talks with national legislators. Carlos Baeza explained that the clubs remained optimistic over the…
Argentina – Bids put forward for online gambling licences in Córdoba
A total of ten bids for licences to operate online gambling in the province of Córdoba have been put forward. National and international companies submitted their joint offers for the ten licences scheduled to go live for 18 October this year. On Friday, August 5, the first part of the process took place. Under the…
US – Rush Street launches online sports book with Connecticut Lottery
Rush Street Interactive has a PlaySugarHouse online sportsbook in Connecticut, as the official sportsbook partner of the Connecticut Lottery. 750 customers across the state are now able to register and place bets through its platform. Once the 750-player limit is reached, per Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) regulations, customers who pre-register at PlaySugarHouse’s website will be added to a waiting list and notified as soon as…
Zambia – BtoBet signs deal with Betta1 in Zambia
BtoBet continues to consolidate itself as the gateway for the African iGaming market after announcing an agreement with Betta1. Through this agreement, which was formulated together with BtoBet’s regional Certified Partner STM Gaming, Betta1 will power its online brand with the advanced Neuron 3 platform. Apart from the key platform products, BtoBet – which forms…
Canada – Shawanaga First Nation calls upon government to pause introduction of online gambling regime
The Shawanaga First Nation wants the Canadian government to put a stop to the introduction of online gaming in Canada, claiming that Indigenous peoples have been kept out of the loop to its introduction and the introduction of sports betting. The tribe said: “The Ontario and Canadian governments have historically failed Indigenous peoples in their…
Belgium – Belgium’s Constitutional Court rules sports betting and casino must be seperate
Belgium’s Constitutional Court will abolish its 1999 Gambling Act, meaning casino games will not be allowed to be offered alongside sports betting products on the same website. The case came to court following complaints from B licence operator Rocoluc, who claimed it was unfair for operators to offer the mix of betting products from the…
