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Lottery
April 27, 2022
Lotteries in Brazil May Finance the Salary “Floor” for Nursing
The vote on the creation of a nursing salary floor (PL 2564/20) will take place on May 4, but the deputies, who work on this issue, know that the approval will be only а part of the implementation of the proposal. However, it is still not known where the funds for this salary minimum will […]
Lottery
April 25, 2022
Brazil Preparing for Powerball-like Lottery Game “Millionaria”
Brazil is closer to the launch of a new lottery draw, and then again, it isn’t. What should have been a May 2 launch has now been postponed – once again – to June with the “Millionaria” still having some way to go before it can be added to the nation’s lottery draws. Millionaria Ready […]
Legal
April 20, 2022
Latin American Casino Group Enjoy Wins Battle against the Chilean Superintendency of Casinos
The legal dispute between the Chilean casino operator Enjoy and the Chilean Superintendency of Casinos (SCJ) continues over the Puerto Varas Casino property and project. The SCJ revoked the license of the casino operator because of alleged failure to comply with certain concession stipulations. Per the agreement between Enjoy and the SCJ, the operator had […]
Casino
April 20, 2022
Mexico Gaming Regulator Potentially Linked to Extorting Casinos
Fraud is well-documented in the casino and gambling world. Sometimes, it’s nefarious parties that try to launder money through casinos that are happy to turn a blind eye if there is enough money coming in as was the case with Crown Resorts in Australia. In other instances, it may be the casinos participating in some […]
Industry
April 18, 2022
The Río Negro Lottery Introduced a New Daily Draw
On April 1, 2022, the Río Negro Lottery added a new daily draw of the Quiniela, called “La Previa”, to its other four Quiniela daily draws. “La Previa” will take place Monday through Saturday at 10:15 am. New Schedule for All the Quiniela Draws The inclusion of the “La Previa” draw changed the schedules of […]
Industry
April 15, 2022
Coljuegos to Play Leading Role in Colombian Anti-money Laundering System
The Colombian anti-money laundering system has managed to progress towards its objective of strengthening compliance with the international standards through specific actions thanks to the contribution of the Colombian Gaming Control Board (Coljuegos), a state-authorized regulator regarding both land-based and online gambling, as well as other public and state entities. The Colombian gambling regulator joined […]
Industry
April 13, 2022
Dominican Ministry of Finance Prohibits the Mobile Lottery Sales
On April 5, 2022, the Ministry of Finance of the Dominican Republic through the Directorate of Casinos and Games of Chance, issued a resolution 172-2022, according to which the sale of lottery draws and other games of chance through mobile devices is prohibited. This includes verifones, tablets, cellular phones, laptops, and any other technological device, […]
Sports
April 8, 2022
Betway Signed a Contract with Suno United Creators for Marketing Campaigns in Brazil
Betway, a global betting, and online gaming company hired Suno United Creators, a company dedicated to hosting events, advertising brand assets, and creating content and direct marketing strategies, for the provision of marketing campaign services. The contract is part of Betway’s strategy to expand its operations in Brazil. César Toledo, partner and head of media […]
Industry
April 7, 2022
Loterj Calls Public Hearing to Discuss New Instant and Predictive Lotteries
On Monday, April 4, the Rio de Janeiro State Lottery – Loterj published in the Official Gazette of the State of Rio de Janeiro a Public Hearing Call Notice nº 001/2022 in order to inform that a meeting will take place on April 25, at 2 PM, at the headquarters of the company. State Lottery […]
Sports
April 6, 2022
Ronaldinho Gaúcho Is the New Ambassador of Catimba Fantasy Soccer
Ronaldinho Gaúcho, who is a five-time world champion with the Brazilian National Football Team and named the best player on the planet twice by FIFA, is the new ambassador of Catimba Fantasy, a new game released by the Brazilian League Catimba Scores, which paid out more than BRL 20 million ($4.3 million) in winnings last […]