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SBC doubles down on its mission to uplift women in sports betting, iGaming, and related fields with the launch of the Women Empowerment Initiative (WE).  WE aims to connect, educate, and empower women, fostering a community of strong, inspired leaders ready to make an impact. Starting this September, SBC will roll out a special program at the SBC Summit, held …

Lucía Mouriño, Editor of SBC Noticias, provides an on-the-ground perspective of Uruguay’s ambitions and domestic hurdles to legislate and formalise an online gambling marketplace.   The Finance Commission of the Chamber of Senators of Uruguay has approved an online gambling policy project recently unveiled by the Executive branch.  A bill that seeks to launch an online gambling marketplace has now …

The government of the Province of Buenos Aires has authorized the use of electronic payments, leading to casinos now being able to accept debit card use. As a response, different groups argued that this approval could lead to problem gambling issues. Through a new measure from the Provincial Institute of Lotteries and Casinos (IPLyC), the regulator of Argentina’s biggest jurisdiction …

The National Congress of Chile has been notified that Coquimbo region representative Marco Antonio Sulantay will present a bill seeking to impose an outright ‘betting advertising ban of sports events and teams’. Yet to be submitted to the Lower House , the bill drafted by the Coquimbo deputy  seeks to prohibit Chiliean media and sports clubs, (in particular football teams) …

Alejandro Weber, Undersecretary of Finance for Chile, has revealed that the government will seek to regulate an online gambling marketplace that aims to generate around $55 million a year in taxes. In a statement to Chilian news source La Tercera, the Undersecretary shared that one of the goals of the project will be to protect users and impose rules on …