Tag Archives: SBC Noticias

Ahead of the launch of the regulated market in Brazil, leading industry media network SBC has strengthened its editorial team in Brazil with two new appointments.  Eighteen months on from the launch of SBC Notícias Brasil, Ricardo Assis has joined as Editor and will look to further cement the site’s reputation as the go-to destination for news and editorial content …

The Province of Buenos Aires, has received a new bill to better control gambling participation amid an increase in minor gambling rates. Put forward by reformist Diego Garciarena, the project aims to introduce biometric identification and limit the scope of gambling advertisements in order to prevent children from participating in gambling.  As reported by SBC Noticias, Garciarena commented: “It is …

Chile continues to witness legal battles, swamping the passage of launching a federal gambling regime, as sought by the government. Last week, Polla Chilena filed a new Supreme Court lawsuit against Chile’s leading telecom firms for providing online access to unlicensed online gambling operators. Operating as one of Chile’s municipal gambling operators, Polla Chilena believes that it is owed CLP …

Brazil’s Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, has voiced his support for Bill 2,234/22 to legalise casinos, bingos, and betting on horse racing. As reported by SBC Noticias, the Minister had a meeting with Irajá Silvestre – the Senator and Rapporteur of the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) – which approved the Bill earlier in June.  Speaking to Haddad, Silvestre said: …

Chile’s gambling authority, the Superintendence of Gambling Casinos (SCJ), revealed that progress is going strong on building a healthy relationship between the regulated market and society.  As reported by SBC Noticias, the authority’s annual performance showcase highlighted the milestones achieved in 2023 in terms of the responsible allocation of casino permits.  A statement by Superintendent Vivien Villagrán reflected on the …

Fourteen members of Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies have called on the government to modify articles of the Gambling Law. The deputies have urged the government to end the privileges of Conajzar, the National Gambling Commission of Paraguay, in granting concessions for gambling licenses. The deputies signed a proposal seeking to revise six articles of Paraguay’s Gambling Law (8, 11, 13, …

Chile has advanced the prospects of launching a regulated online gambling and sports betting marketplace as stakeholders have been informed that new articles will be published to strengthen Bill 035/2022. Authorised in March, the Chilean government has instructed individual departments to work on the legislation and policy provisions of Bill 035/2022. The aim is to launch a regulated and taxed …

Upon completing its first full year as a NASDAQ-listed business earlier this year, Codere Online made two key announcements to its new investors. These were that the firm broadly achieved its 2022 growth targets – reporting a rise in revenue of 48% to €123m- and that CEO Moshe Edree would be replaced in the leadership role by COO Aviv Sher. …

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) …

Andrea Vota, new Director-General of Jdigital has stated that Alberto Garzon, Spain’s Minister of Consumer Affairs, charged with overseeing federal gambling legislations, “knows full well that he is leading Spain towards a proliferation of illegal gambling websites, targeting vulnerable players”. Vota who in July took leadership of Jdigital replacing Mikel Lopez de Torre has taken the responsibility of the online …