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Portugal’s Largest Ever Gambling Sting Te Fiscal Action Unit of the National Republican Guard (the national gen-


darmerie force of Portugal) has uncovered an €80m a year illegal gambling ring


In its biggest move against illegal gambling police forces made 20 arrests after a year long investigation into illegal online gambling.


PORTUGAL GOVERNMENT


Te Fiscal Action Unit of the National Republican Guard (the national gendarmerie force of Portugal) has uncovered an €80m a year illegal gambling ring. In its biggest move against illegal gambling police forces made 20 arrests after a year long investigation into illegal online gambling. Te operation codenamed “Shadow Game” involved 677 military personnel and arrested the highest-ranking members of the gang this week.


At least a 100 people are believed to be involved in the scheme, which has been in operation since 2015 at least, and involves members based in Portugal, Luxembourg, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Brazil and Mozambique. According to a statement from the authorities, of the 20 arrests so far 19 defendants will be brought before a court in the city of Setúbal in Portugal and the 20th will be brought before a court in Luxembourg - the country where the group housed its servers.


All have been indicted for the crimes of criminal association, tax fraud and illegal gambling amongst other charges. During the two days of the operation, the military searched homes, warehouses as well as law offices. Searches were carried out in six houses in Luxembourg. Te operation, which is still ongoing, has the


AMATIC partners with SoftGaming to offer AMANET online gaming


Austria


Amatic Industries is pleased to announce the emergence of SoftGamings as a new partner that will offer the AMATIC online casino game software in its portfolio for casino operators.


Head of Partnerships at SoftGamings, Svetlana Gasel stated: ‘We are pleased with our corporation with AMATIC Industries. What I like the most about this gaming provider is its innovative approach in bringing proven land-based games to culminate into a successful online casino business.


“AMATIC Industries has


support of EUROPOL, both in Portugal and Luxembourg as well as other government bodies including the technicians from the Institute for the Regulation and Inspection of Games (IRIJ).


As well as the arrests, police seized about €320,000 in cash and 49 vehicles. Tey also found around 3,000 devices used in order to facilitate the use of illegal gambling, including computers, tablets, gaming machines and other equipment, as well as firearms and ammunition.


Te operation aimed to put an end to a practice that involves betting on sporting events via sites identical to those legalized by the regulatory body Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) but which are operated illegally. Te sites bypass taxes as the player buys a login direct from the person administering the platform. Usually this is the owner of a business such as a café. Te player is then able to access the illegal site via a computer, laptop, a tablet or Smartphone.


Te customer pays between €10 and €30, which is then used as credit in order to bet. If the player wins then they collect their winnings from the manager of the establishment. Tese illegal platforms usually use servers placed outside of Portugal.


already gained relevance and popularity in the industry, and it keeps moving forward to provide even greater experience to players and operators. It is fantastic to have AMATIC Industries, the master of Multi Game in our portfolio.”


Amatic’s Online Gaming Manager, Tatjana Bauer- Engstberger adds: “We are very much excited that our games will now be available to casino operators and their players on SoftGamings' platform. Sealing this partnership deal with SoftGamings has opened us to more opportunities in the iGaming industries.


“Our focus on Multi Game has facilitated our global presence in the land-based gaming market, and we believe that this partnership will take us further in the online gaming market for groundbreaking success.”


Belorussia


Belorussia has announced changes to its gaming regime with new legislation planned for 2019. Minsk has sought to attract Russian players affected by the 2009 ban that restricts activity to four zones in the Altai, Krasnodar, Kaliningrad, and Primorsky regions of Russia.


Although success has been limited thus far, due to underground gaming activity that’s widespread across the country, new Belarusian legislation will come into effect in April 2019 hopes to positively impact the gaming sector.


Also in Eastern Europe, Moldova has announced that the country will implement a public-private partnership project with two EU companies that would replace a monopoly on gambling previously held by Moldova's Public Property Agency.


GERMANY – Aruze Gaming has entered into a partnership with Spirit Gaming, an independent gaming distribution company based in Germany. Spirit Gaming will be the exclusive distribution partner for Aruze in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Lichtenstein. In these countries, Spirit Gaming is now distributing all land-based products for Aruze, including the new award-winning Muso Triple-27 cabinet. David Meacher, Director of Business Development in Europe for Aruze, points out the mutual benefits of this partnership: “We have been reviewing how to best service the German, Austrian and Swiss gaming markets for some time and after extensive research we concluded that Frank and his team from Spirit Gaming are the right partners for both Aruze and Casino Operators in these important European markets. Frank and his team have an extremely good reputation and professional approach to business.”


“Aruze Gaming is a strong name in the international gaming industry, especially in the Asian and American markets. Naturally, the focus is now on Europe. We see great opportunities for success in the German-speaking markets and this partnership will ensure that Casino Operators here have a local contact they know and trust, with the support to match,” enthused Frank Ziegler, Founder and Managing Director of Spirit Gaming.


Aruze continues to expand its team in the European market. Gary Thompson is the new Technical Sales Manager for the European Market. Gary joined Aruze in October 2018 and his main responsibilities are sales, technical and compliance support. Gary’s career in the gaming industry spans over 30 years, most recently as the Technical Product Manager EGMs at Scientific Games.


UK – SIS has named Richard Brankley as its new Head of Greyhound Operations. Brankley joins from Ladbrokes, where he held numerous positions during a 19-year spell with the operator.


Most recently he served as Head of Stadia, where he was responsible for on-course operations of both Crayford and Monmore Green greyhound tracks.


The experienced industry professional will work alongside SIS Greyhound Operations Manager Gordon Bissett to manage the overall performance across all of SIS’ tracks, ensuring the service continues to meet the demands of its operator partners. His appointment follows the successful launch of the new SIS Greyhound Service at the beginning of this year, which has since been expanded with the addition of 2,808 races taking the total number of live races to over 30,000.


NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / MARKET DATA P23


EMEA


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