The Portuguese online gambling market recorded an unprecedented surge in the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 emergency which led to the closure of land-based gaming activities. The operators, according to data from the gaming regulator Serviço…
Portugal. Increase in online gambling due to COVID-19: +44 percent
Romania. Ban on slots in towns with fewer than 15.000 inhabitants, a legal industry decimated by politics
Of the 12.000 betting shops in Romania, the vast majority are located in medium-sized towns,...
Spain. Ban on gambling advertising, player registry and loot boxes in government plans
The recent rejection of the Supreme Court on the rules on gambling advertising in Spain,...
Court of Cassation: the manager or operator who does not pay the Preu for the slots is included in the crime of embezzlement
The crime of embezzlement includes the conduct of the manager or operator of legal gaming machines...