Tag Archives: Sports Betting

Deputy Felipe Carreras rapporteur of the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPI) into match fixing in football, has put forward proposed changes to sports legislation and betting regulations. “It has become clear that Brazilian football (and sport in general) is very exposed to the criminal practice of manipulating results, due to the growth of the sports betting…

According to weekly magazine Veja, the President of the Games and Lotteries Association, Wesley Cardia, was reportedly approached by Felipe Carreras, rapporteur of the Sports Betting CPI.  Wesley Cardias CEO of The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) was called before the CPI in July. According to the magazine, Cardia, was approached by the lawmaker…

Chile’s Undersecretary of Telecommunications (SUBTEL) has backed the Supreme Court’s decision to block access to online betting platforms. Speaking with local media ADN Hoy Undersecretary of SUBTEL Claudio Arraya,  made it clear that the regulator supported the decision of the Supreme Court. “The ruling of the Supreme Court has already been issued and written, therefore,…

The new Minister of Sports, André Fufuca, argued that the new Secretariat of Prizes and Gambling (SNPA), created to manage the sports betting sector, should remain under the orbit of his portfolio as well as that belonging to the Ministry of Finance. “We will define with Minister Haddad what the powers of both will be….

In an interview with BandNews TV  the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, laid out the reasoning behind the government’s decision to regulate online betting, arguing that it will be used to protect players and help prevent match fixing. In addition he argued that revenue generated by the sector could be much higher than envisaged in the government’s…

The Superintendence of Gaming Casinos (SCJ) has come out in support of the Supreme Court’s decision to block access to online betting platforms. The announcement comes after Chile’s highest court accepted an appeal from state lottery operator Polla Chilena de Beneficencia . In a statement the head of the legal division of the SJC Manuel Zárate said…

Now that Bill 3626/23 has passed in the lower house it now heads to the senate where it will head to committee stage. The news was welcomed by the chief minister of the Secretariat of Institutional Relations, Alexandre Padilha, who said that the approval of the bill was a victory for the government. “This is…

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…

After a series of match fixing scandals that have shaken Brazilian football over the last months FIFA has confirmed the worldwide extension of sanctions imposed on 11 players by the Brazilian Football Association (CBF).   Following investigations by the Brazilian authorities and the disciplinary proceedings opened by the CBF, FIFA has now listed the 11…