The local regulatory body Provincial Institute of Games and Casinos (IPJyC), together with the government of the city of Mendoza, announced that it will block unauthorized online gambling sites. According to the provincial regulator, it will send a list of illegal sites to the capital city municipality so that it can block access to them through public…
The Executive of Buenos Aires will no longer issue online gaming licences in a bid to tackle gambling addiction amongst minors.
Announced yesterday by Jorge Macri, Chief of Government of Buenos Aires, the city is officially closing the registry of gambling licences, announcing a immediate “review of the 11 in force”. A fundamental part of this is said to consist of the “process of age verification of gamblers in the sites’ registry”.
Whilst the sector remained at the centre of public discussion due to various advancing measures against its marketing and advertising, numerous legislators have finally presented proposals to limit it, arguing that there has been an increase in pathological gambling among under 18s.
The head of the Argentine capital decided to take measures through the Lottery of the City of Buenos Aires (LOTBA), the regulatory body which launched BA’s online gambling regime in 2020.
LOTBA has now closed the call for applications to grant online gambling licences, but ..
The Major Division of Colombian Soccer (Dimayor) has fired 15 professional soccer referees for their alleged participation in sports betting schemes. These include match referees, assistant referees, and members of the VAR team. Former referee and current analyst José Borda shared the news on his social networks, referring to it as “the largest sweep of referees in the last…
In the midst of a wave of complaints against gambling and betting due to the participation of minors in Argentina, the Association of Argentine State Lotteries (ALEA) and the Argentine Chamber of Casinos, Bingos and Annexes (CASCBA) launched a campaign specific and reported 254 unlicensed sites. The reported platforms, with international servers, allow the creation of users without extensive…
Colombia’s National Council of Games of Luck and Chance (Coljuegos) and the country’s National Superintendence of Health have announced a new agreement to strengthen protections from gambling harm.
Key to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is the “strengthening of surveillance of the operation of the territorial games”.
Furthermore, the link will also form an improved collaboration for the exchange of information and technical knowledge, tools for the surveillance and control of the lottery, as well as tighter control for providers of Raspa&Listo games.
As reported by SBC Noticias, Luis Carlos Leal, Superintendent of Health, commented: “After multiple days of work, today we signed an agreement to fight corruption and improve the collection to protect the fundamental resource to the health of Colombians. It is important to articulate efforts in the National Government to move towards health protection in the country.”
SBC Noticias further highlighted that Coljuegos has contribu..
The Commission for the Prevention of Addictions and Control of Drug Trafficking of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina will begin to analyse proposed measures to combat pathological gambling. “It is an issue that is breaking families and adolescents. It is a problem that silently corrodes families,” said Mónica Frade, President of the legislative body.…
Brazil has introduced the tax framework applied to player prizes and winnings for the well-awaited launch of its Bets market.
Earlier this week, the Federal Revenue Service (RFB) of Brazil confirmed its ruling on personal income tax (IRPF) that will be applied to ‘net prizes’ obtained via betting, lotteries and online gambling.
The RFB approved the government’s modality to impose a 15 per cent personal income tax on prizes and winnings above BRL 2824 (around €530).
For net winnings/prizes below BRL 2824, the RFB will exempt the 15 per cent tax charge. The figure is reported to be equivalent to two average monthly wages for Brazilian consumers.
Net prizes of the Bets market will be determined as the difference between the prize amount won and the total amount wagered by the customer.
Replicating the same mechanisms as state lotteries, the 15 per cent tax charge will be applied ‘at source’ by operators when crediting customer winnings.
The framework will apply changes to Brazil’s..
The Parliamentary Investigation Commission (CPI) of the Brazilian Senate that will investigate fraud in sports betting will present its work plan this Wednesday. The parliamentary group, chaired by Senator Jorge Kajuru and which also includes Romário , the main promoter of the creation of the body , will publish and vote on the program that will follow in the future. According to the…
Dr. Evert Montero Cárdenas , President of Fecoljuegos of Colombia, and Federico Rodríguez Aguiar , Marketing Analyst and Consultant from Uruguay, argue for the necessity of international regulatory cooperation to combat black market operators in regional markets. We understand that in the name of freedom not everything goes, but the law of the jungle cannot prevail over fundamental principles of business…
National Association of Gaming and Lotteries (ANJL) President Wesley Cardia; Marcio Malta, the CEO of Sorte Online; Marc Crean, Vice President of OpenBet in Latin America and Canada; and Ronaldo Kos, Director of IDnow in Latin America met at the very first SBC Summit Rio to discuss how Brazil could learn player protection lessons from…