ONLINE GAMBLING REVENUE LAST THREE YEARS QUARTER
TOTAL ONLINE GGR
Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2019
2019 TOTAL Q1 2020
Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020
2020 TOTAL Q1 2021
Q2 2021 Q3 2021
€47.4m €48.3m €54.1m €65.4m €215.2m
€70.3m €68.7m €84.2m €113.2m €336.4m
€128.3m €125m €114.1m
means of payment for operators as at the moment there is no payment blocking system in place in Portugal.
Residents and tourists are not prosecuted for gambling on illegal gambling sites although the SRIJ does issue orders for ISPs to block offshore casino websites and mandatory identification is in place for both online and offshore casinos. Since 2015, the SRIJ has blocked more than 1,000 ISPs.
Branquinho de Fonseca at Betano said: “Illegal betting platforms are still a big problem for several reasons. Te government does not raise
ONLINE SPORTS GGR
€24.8m €23m
€25.9m €33.4m €107.1m
€34.5m €20.8m €42.5m €64.1m
€161.9m €69.5m
€67.5m €49.3m
any taxes from their activity and player protection is not safeguarded. In this sense we defend that blocking black market operators should be an absolute priority, which to date has not yet been done efficiently in Portugal.
“Te only effective way to combat unregulated online gambling is by blocking access to the payment methods while at the same time holding the entities that process payments to unregulated operators accountable. Tis is what has been effectively done in other jurisdictions, such as Spain and England.
“Other than that, it’s also important to have
ONLINE CASINO GGR
€22.6m €25.3m €28.2m €32m
€108.1m €35.8m
€47.9m €41.7m €49.1m €174.5m
€58.8m €57.5m €64.8m
more products regulated. Products like Live Casino or e-sports and virtual games are fundamental to deter players to play outside of the regulated market.
“Online gambling in Portugal has a very strict regulator, to ensure that consumer rights are always well protected. It is essential as the regulator guarantees the safe use of the entertainment services we provide, while keeping our customers protected.
“In fact, we argue that, similarly to what happens at the international level, there should be regulations for more products so that we can
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