Tag Archives: Portugal

In accordance with “recent regulatory developments”, William Hill has confirmed that it will exit its betting and gaming services from Estonia and Portugal markets. The operator send email communications to its affiliates and media partners stating that its services for the markets would end on 28 June. Affiliates and media partners have been instructed to remove all William Hill marketing …

The Portuguese football leagues ruling body Liga Portugal has criticised the suggestions of match fixing by Federbet, the international agency for detection and prevention of illegal sports betting practices. Following a review Federbet had openly announced that it had recorded suspicious activities surrounding a number of games throughout Portuguese professional football leagues. Liga Portugal has moved to dismiss the claims …

Portugal’s Council of Ministers have approved the passing of the nation’s Online Gambling Bill, which is set to commence on 28 June. The bill will bring a legislative framework for all forms of online gambling under the monitoring of Portuguese gambling regulator Santa Casa de Misericordia de Lisboa. Portuguese ministers have assured the public that the gambling bill, is line …

Gambling trade association – Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has labelled the Portuguese Governments plans to implement a 8-16% revenue tax on sports betting operators as “punitive” and “unviable”. The association has raised concerns about Portugal’s current draft igaming proposal and its amendments, which are currently being reviewed by Portuguese parliament legislators. Portugal had planned to liberalise its sports betting market, …