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Coljuegos Cracks Down on illegal Gambling
Brazil - Hard Rock keeps tabs on expansion bill According to Brazil’s Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino, the global CEO of the Hard Rock hotel chain, Jim Allen, is closely following the progress of the casino expansion bill. "He's just waiting for this project [to be approved] to decide where to build something here," Tourism Minister Celso Sabino told Coluna do Estadão. However the executive did not respond to the claims made by the minister when contacted.
Despite resistance from the evangelical caucus, Senator Irajá has already presented a report in favour of legalising casinos. The measure is supported by Celso Sabino and Geraldo Alckmin, Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services (MDIC). However, the government has yet to formalise how it will direct its caucus to vote.
Brazil - Proposal for selective tax on Tigrinho A member of a working group in the Chamber of Deputies wants online gambling among the activities on which a new selective tax could be levied.
Deputy Joaquim Passarinho, one of the members of the working group analysing the main text of the regulation of tax reform, says that he wants to include gambling games such as the 'Tigrinho' game in the Selective Tax, which will levied on products considered harmful to health and the environment.
Unlicensed online slot the Tigrinho game is one of the most popular online games in Brazil. It is often used in the press and by lawmakers as a term to refer to online gambling overall. The lawmaker told press:"I don't see why we shouldn't include it in the Selective Tax. We have to include it. 'Oh, but they are already paying normal taxes.' But you're harming society."
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As part of the fight against illegal gambling, Coljuegos has destroyed 3,986 gambling items that were used in illegal betting.
During 2024, Coljuegos has audited the operation of nearly 28,000 electronic slot machines across the country to verify the accuracy of the transfers made.
In order to protect the resources transferred for the health of Colombians, Coljuegos has initiated a total of 485 sanction processes against operators of localised (land based) gambling so far in 2024. Tese operators are allegedly evading or omitting the payment of the corresponding exploitation rights.
According to the entity’s president, Marco Emilio Hincapié, these processes represent around $2.3bn that the entity would not be receiving. Moreover, the investigations have been opened as part of the contractual follow-up that Coljuegos carries out on all operators in the country who have a valid concession contract.
“We estimate that during 2023, evasion in the national territory exceeded $120bn, a figure that represents up to 35 per cent of the total transfers made to the health of Colombians in the same period,” explained the president. “For that reason, we are taking institutional measures
Mexico
Wiztech Group has put pen to paper on a major deal with Play’n GO to bring the studio’s games to players at its Mexico- facing brand,
Winpot.mx.
Te deal is beneficial for both parties, helping to further establish Play’n GO as a leading content provider across the Latin American region, particularly in Mexico. In addition to its B2C online casino brand, Wiztech Group provides a comprehensive suite of solutions for operators looking to launch online casinos and sportsbooks in global markets.
Michele Stefanelli, Sales Manager Southern Europe & LatAm at Play’n GO, commented: “It’s great to team up with our friends at Wiztech Group to bring our suite of games to players at its Winpot casino brand.”
that allow us to improve the monitoring and control of operators. Proof of this is that in the last five months, we have conducted nearly 400 contractual follow-up and audit visits to authorised operators in all modalities.”
Furthermore, Hincapié indicated that Coljuegos is investigating around 681 cases of alleged unauthorised operations. Out of the total processes, 621 correspond to citizen complaints about the possible illegal operation of localised games such as bingo, electronic slot machines, roulette, online betting modules, among others.
Similarly, the entity is investigating 35 cases of unauthorised raffles and promotions, as well as 25 operators of localised games for the alleged operation of machines not registered with Coljuegos but operating in legal casinos that do have a valid concession contract. Additionally, there are 976 orders to block websites conducting illegal betting.
On the other hand, Hincapié highlighted the progress of the entity in streamlining procedures and services after receiving 357 procedural requests from operators of land based games.
Colombia Sportradar’s ORAKO to power Zamba sportsbook
Vicca Group is implementing Sportradar’s ORAKO sportsbook to power its sports betting business in Colombia.
To deliver a modern wagering experience for customers of its Zamba sportsbook, the South American operator is leveraging ORAKO’s feature-rich and high- performance capabilities that scale in real-time and are optimised for intense data loads around popular betting events.
Driven by Sportradar’s advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, ORAKO’s technical components have been independently certified by Colombia’s market regulator, Gaming Labs International (GLI).
Tis endorsement confirms that the systems powering the refreshed Zamba sportsbook adhere to local licensing and
compliance requirements. Further, the GLI certification allows Sportradar to partner with any licensed sports betting business in the Colombian market.
Te Zamba sportsbook is underpinned by Sportradar’s Managed Trading Services (MTS), a trading and risk management tool, and features a comprehensive range of pre-match and live betting content from Sportradar’s premium sports partners which include major U.S. leagues including the NBA, NHL and MLB, as well as competitions from global soccer organisations such as CONMEBOL and UEFA.
Jacob Lopez, SVP Managed Sportsbook Services at Sportradar, commented: “Sportradar is well positioned to further Zamba’s growth ambitions in the dynamic Colombian market.”
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