“A REGULATED GAMING SECTOR COULD GENERATE JOBS, WORK, INVESTMENT, INCOME AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE”
Luiz Carlos Prestes Filho: Has the Legislative Assembly of the State of Sao Paulo carried out activities with the Executive for the regulation of money betting games administered by the private sector? Bruno Omori: We defend the thesis that the regulation…
US GAMING REVENUES AT LOWEST SINCE 2003
US.- The American Gaming Association (AGA) has reported that the gaming industry’s total revenue in 2020 was the lowest reported since 2003. The body reported that commercially licensed gaming including retail and online sports betting and igaming operations generated revenues of just under $30bn in…
BETTING ON SPORTS AMERICA ANNOUNCES REBRANDING AND DATE CHANGE
Gambling industry event organizer SBC has announced that it is expanding its Betting on Sports America (BOSA) conference and exhibition to incorporate another fast-growing part of the U.S. entertainment landscape – online gaming. Under the umbrella brand of SBC Summit North America, the new-look event will…
“PUERTO RICO’S SPORTS BETTING MARKET SHOULD LAUNCH IN APRIL”
“Sports betting needs to be ready before in time for the new MLB season,” Rivera Carrión said, making reference to the baseball league platform, which has hundreds of thousands of Puerto Rican followers. The season begins in April. Sports betting will be…
BRAZIL REMAINS DIVIDED OVER LEGALISATION OF GAMBLING
As the country debates whether or not to legalise gambling, those in favour are divided between casinos or integrated resorts. Brazil.- All eyes remain on Brazil as one of the most attractive potential markets for gaming although for now gambling…
US CASINOS RECOVERING, SAYS AGA
The gambling industry is recovering rapidly from the impact of Covid-19, according to the American Gaming Association. The association released its Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker results from the third quarter of this year this week. Revenue totalled US$9.04bn, up 294…
COLOMBIA PROPOSES CHANGES TO GAMBLING REGULATION
The Minister of Finance has presented a decree modifying gambling regulation and opened a period of discussion. Colombia.- The executive government through the Ministry of Finance has presented a draft decree that would modify regulation in the gambling industry. The…
FIFA BANS PARAGUAYAN CLUB PRESIDENT OVER MANIPULATION
Football’s global governing body Fifa has handed a lifetime ban to Marco Antonio Trovato Villalba, the current president of the Paraguayan side Club Olimpia, after finding him guilty of match manipulation. Fifa’s Disciplinary Committee said Trovato Villalba’s sanction was in…
AGA STARTS ENFORCEMENT PROCESS FOR RESPONSIBLE MARKETING CODE FOR SPORTS WAGERING
To commemorate the beginning of the Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW), the American Gaming Association (AGA) on Monday activated the enforcement process associated with its Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering. The self-regulated, industry-wide program will be overseen by a Code Compliance Review Board, consisting…
COLOMBIA SIGNS NEW PACT TO TRACK AND BLOCK ILLEGAL ONLINE OPERATORS
Local gaming regulator Coljuegos teamed with officials from the IT and Communications Ministry and the Colombian Federation of Luck and Random Game Entrepreneurs (Fecoljuegos) to track and block illegal online operators in order to protect those already established in the…