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SRIJ Portugal sees 40% increase in gambling self exclusions

SBC News SRIJ Portugal sees 40% increase in gambling self exclusions

 Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ), The Gambling Authority of Portugal has reported that online self-exclusion registrants reached 215,000 in the fourth quarter of 2023. The agency noted that while online gaming gross revenue improved year-over-year by over 16 per cent, land-based gaming revenue dropped by almost four per cent. Publishing data for Q4, the SRIJ declared a 16.4 per …

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GiG powers Betway launch in Portugal

SBC News GiG powers Betway launch in Portugal

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has powered the launch of Betway’s new online sportsbook platform in Portugal. Launched under the domain of Betway.pt, GiG secures its second Portuguese market partnership, following its debut as the principal iGaming platform supplier of the Spanish incumbent, GoldenPark. Betway underscored the significance of its debut in Portugal as a key target market, which recorded online …

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SRIJ commands specific rules on Crash games for Portuguese market

SBC News SRIJ commands specific rules on Crash games for Portuguese market

Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) – the Gambling Inspectorate of Portugal – has published specific requirements (instructions) for operators to provide ‘Loot’ or ‘Crash’ type games.  Authorised by Tourismo de Portugal, the government department which governs gambling activities, SRIJ is required to collect a ‘financial summary’ from all licensees offering Loot or Crash type games.  The development …

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SRIJ Portugal opens consultation on the rules to govern Crash game types

SBC News SRIJ Portugal opens consultation on the rules to govern Crash game types

SRIJ, Portugal’s gambling inspectorate, seeks to become the first European regulator to establish a framework for the new casino game types of ‘Crash’ and ‘Loot’.  Last week, SRIJ – the Portuguese Gambling’s market supervisor under the authority of Portugal’s Tourism Board – launched a 30-day consultation for stakeholders to review its draft law governing the ‘X multiplier’ games of Crash …

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Portugal’s online gambling law ‘fails to reduce unregulated market’

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A report commissioned by the Remote Gambling Association, has estimated that 68% of Portuguese online gamblers wager via unlicensed operators within the country. The Eurogroup Consulting Report, based on an online gamblers survey, “demonstrates that the Portuguese legislation has not achieved one of its key objectives, namely reducing the unregulated offer.” Regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo …

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