The sports betting sector is booming in Brazil, injecting around R$3.5 billion into football. For this reason, betting regulation is considered fundamental in the long term by the president of the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR), André Gelfi.
Brazil stands out as the...
The German Gaming Authority hopes to assess the impact that television and internet advertising has on the problem of excessive gambling by launching a study into the issue.
The Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder, the country's regulatory body, launched the research to examine not only...
The manipulation scandal in Brazilian football caused the Federal Government to change the inspection mechanisms in the sports betting PM.
According to an article by Metropoles, an internal document from the folder, dated July 5, indicates that two items were added to the final...
The Ministry of Finance proposes that online bookmakers in Brazil integrate with the National Strategy to Combat Corruption and Money Laundering. The initiative was announced during the UN Ambition 2030 event, in São Paulo, last Thursday (4/4).
Combating money laundering in betting houses
The Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) expresses its concern with the monocratic decision of the TRF - 1st Region, in relation to the decision, which authorizes ANATEL to verify the operational legitimacy of fixed-odd betting lottery companies in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
The vote on Bill 442/91, which provides for the wide liberalization of bets and gambling in Brazil, including casinos, will only take place in February of next year. The Chamber of Deputies, in plenary session, began debating the matter last Thursday, 16th, however, lawmakers preferred to assess...
Last Thursday, the sportsbook Sportingbet submitted a request for authorization to the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets of the Ministry of Treasury (SPA/MF) to operate the fixed-odd betting market and online games in Brazil.
The company followed all guidelines and ordinances from the Ministry...
The rapporteur of the betting regulation bill, Angelo Coronel (PSD-BA), guaranteed that the vote will take place in the Senate Plenary this Wednesday, 29.
The senator stated that he was optimistic about the result, taking into account the Federal Government's expectation of expanding revenue...
Alexandre Messa Peixoto da Silva was appointed last Wednesday, September 14, as the new secretary for Economic Monitoring of the Special Secretariat for Productivity and Competitiveness. Previously, Messa served as Deputy Secretary of Advocacy for Competition and Competitiveness of the Ministry of Economy.
Alexandre...
After a third reading by the Texas House of Representatives, the state's sports betting bill heads to the Senate. House Joint Resolution 'HJR 102' and Representative Jeff Leach's Bill 'HB 1942' now go to the Senate.
HJR 102 received 101 out of a possible...
