Scientific Games and IGT withdraw from Brazil LOTEX concession
Scientific Games Corporation and IGT Plc have released a joint statement confirming that both entities have withdrawn from the ‘Estrela Instantânea’ consortium to operate...
Lotería de Río Negro prepares to incorporate bet.ar domain in Casinos del Río
Lotería de Río Negro, the gambling regulator from the Argentinian province, has announced that it will begin the process to incorporate the bet.ar domain...
Ludovico Calvi: GLMS is now a fully-fledged integrity association
Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) has published its latest newsletter covering off the association’s busy schedule of activities during September. Among the topics for...
Brazil’s Supreme Court pulls the plug on lottery monopoly
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) of Brazil has unanimously decided that the Union doesn’t have the exclusivity to operate lottery games in the country....
Rio defends the end of the lottery monopoly in Brazil
This week Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) will continue the case to determine whether the lottery monopoly in the country should be dissolved.A representative...
Argentinian lotteries share strategies to fight illegal gambling
Representatives of the gambling authorities from Argentinian provinces held a meeting this week to discuss the next steps to fight illegal online gambling.In the...
Paraguay’s regulator to award lottery concession in October
Paraguay’s gambling regulator Conajzar has revealed that the process to award the concession to operate the national lottery could end in October. A resolution...
Costa Rica plans new tax on lottery prizes
The Government of Costa Rica has unveiled a proposal sent to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to receive $2.25 billion in financial assistance over...
Mexico City temporarily cancels tax on lottery prizes
The Government of Mexico City has announced that lottery winners will no longer pay a 6% tax on prizes. The initiative emerged to encourage...
Brazil’s Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of the lottery monopoly
The lottery industry in Brazil could soon go through major changes, as the Federal Supreme Court (STF) is expected to rule on the constitutionality...