New Gaming Laws in Guatemala? SOUTH AMERICA
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Congresswoman Nineth Montenegro has urged lawmakers to approve legislation, which would regulate betting in casinos, video lotteries and bingo halls.
Te proposal includes creating an entity charged with administering, controlling and supervising gaming and establishing taxes
GUATEMALA LEGISLATION
Congresswoman Nineth Montenegro has urged lawmakers to approve legislation, which would regulate betting in casinos, video lotteries and bingo halls. Te request comes over growing fears that the industry is being used for money laundering and terrorist financing. In June 2017, Te Intendancy of Special Verification (IVE), the nation’s financial intelligence unit, sent an official letter to the President of the Congress with the specific request that legislation would be approved.
Te legislation would regulate betting in casinos, video lotteries and bingo halls. Te document was also signed by the director of the Financial Transactions Research Department, Erick Ramos who pointed out that the bill was primarily aimed at preventing illegal activities such as money laundering and concluded that there was in effect no government control over the industry. Te letter in turn was also endorsed by the Presidential Commission for the Coordination of Efforts against Money Laundering or other Assets, Terrorist Financing and Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (COPRECLAF).
However, the government has taken no action
Codere signs with Colombian regulator to boost online
Colombia
Coljuegos has confirmed that the board will continue to block offshore operators offering their services locally and allow for an expansion of the regulated market.
Te announcement was made after the board confirmed that it had granted Codere Colombia S.A an online licence. Colombian customers will be able to place bets via the company’s website making it the fifth company permitted to offer online gaming. Te online licence permits Codere to offer sports betting via mobiles, tablets and PCs and is part of a much larger expansion as the company seeks to expand in Colombia via its brand Codere Apuestas. Te company will operate sports betting establishments
on the issue since the document was released. According to Congresswoman Nineth Montenegro, gaming laws should be discussed as a matter of urgency since the government has international commitments and agreements when it comes to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
"Tere are strong indications that these are sources of money laundering," Montenegro said. Te official letter stated that, if new regulations were approved, then the legal framework for the prevention of money laundering and terrorism would be strengthened.
A new regulatory framework (Law 4294) has been on the cards ever since 2011. Te Economy Commission of the Guatemalan Congress issued a favourable opinion on the initiative in 2014. However, despite the very real need for reform and even though the Commission gave it a favourable opinion, the bill was shelved.
Te proposal contains 146 articles and proposes the creation of an entity, which would be in charge of administering, controlling and supervising gaming throughout Guatemala and establish new gaming taxes.
alongside its already existing gaming rooms as well as gaming rooms belonging to its partners via third party agreements. According to Coljuegos, the licence with Codere will be will be for the duration of five years and will generate over COP $6.988.807.344 for the government.
With the new agreement with Codere now in place there are now five sites that are authorised to offer online gaming in Colombia. Tese are
wplay.co,
betplay.com.co,
colbet.co and
zamba.co and
codere.com.co.
In a statement, President of Coljuegos Juan B. Pérez Hidalgo said that tighter controls over the sector would lead to an expansion and increased revenues foot the health sector: “We want more operators to obtain authorisation from Coljuegos to achieve a strong sector that is tuned into new technologies,” he said.
Guyana
Casino Technology has stepped firmly into the Caribbean with key installations of its new TOWER slant top slots, which were chosen by the Guyana Princess Casino as a fresh and attractive completion to their gaming floor. “Immediately after the machines placement, they showed excellent results, outperforming most of the other slots and the customers were fascinated by the offered diversity of games,” the operator reported.
Casino Technology’s Martin Ivanov, added: “As we persistently follow our commitment to the customers’ demands, the company provides high quality products and uncompromising service. We enter the Caribbean market with established solid positions and a brand name that is recognisable for the excellent product portfolio with bestselling games and popular slot machines.”
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