16/08/2019 |  GMB follows its series of interviews with Brazil's state tourism secretaries. This time the guest is the Assistant Secretary of Tourism of Mato Grosso, Jefferson Preza Moreno. He defends the legalization of casinos in the country, whether linked to major hotel chains or not, "because it would attract more tourists to the state, who would also know the natural attractions that exist in Mato Grosso."

16/08/2019 |  During the 41st Ordinary Meeting of the Federal Senate Foreign Relations and National Defense Commission, diplomat Eugenia Barthelmess was elected to the post of Brazilian Ambassador to Singapore. At the session, Senator Roberto Rocha and the diplomat themselves stressed that the country should follow Singapore's lead and authorize casinos in resorts such as Marina Bay. “They have already surpassed the turnover of Las Vegas and they still only lose to Macau,” they said.

16/08/2019 |  Online bookmaker 1XBET has selected Malta-based payments company, Truevo Payments, to facilitate the acceptance of Visa, Mastercard and Maestro deposits from players across the globe. 1XBET will also make use of Truevo’s OCT (Original Credit Transfer) solution to process almost instant payouts to over a billion eligible bank cards.

16/08/2019 |  The government of Macau says it collected US$8.3 billion in tax revenue from the city’s gaming industry in the first seven months this year, what represents a 2.3% up so far this year compared to the amount collected in the prior-year period. The latest data indicated that revenue from gaming collected so far in the calendar year accounted for about 89.8% of the US$ 9.25 billion the government collected from all sources.

15/08/2019 |  Espirito Santo Governor Renato Casagrande (PSB) confirmed that he is studying the feasibility of setting up a state lottery and that the idea is to allocate the funds raised to three areas: urban mobility, sports and culture. Gazeta Online columnist Beatriz Seixas informs that the proposal is still in an initial stage, but more members of the governor's team have already sought references from other states such as Minas Gerais.

15/08/2019 |  Igaming platform provider Sportingtech has increased its African market share by closing a deal with MENA Sports Consulting, trading as BetOn in Uganda. “We are extremely happy to widen our impact in the African igaming market. Entering the Ugandan market with BetOn is a vital milestone,” commented Vito Sesar, Business Development Manager at Sportingtech.

14/08/2019 |  The next guest in the series of interviews that GMB is conducting with state tourism secretaries is Eliane Sinhasique from Acre. She defends the casino legalization inside and outside major hotels, and states that not enabling them will lead to continue placing gambling in an unnecessary black market. “In Acre I think we could have casinos in Rio Branco, the state capital, in Cruzeiro do Sul in the Juruá Valley and in Brasiléia or Assis Brasil in Alto Acre,” she says.

14/08/2019 |  International bookmaker 1xBet has denied allegations it has been operating in an irresponsible manner, instead citing third party networks for the issues that have apparently forced its UK-facing site offline. The operator has vowed to work with the GB Gambling Commission to address the issue, and also revealed that it is working to secure a full gambling licence for the market.

14/08/2019 |  NetBet and Fortaleza EC have expanded their sponsorship partnership that began in 2019. The sports bookmaker will now support the tricolor women's football team in state professional and U-20 competitions as the master sponsor until the end of the season. This is the second sponsorship of national sports besides men's football announced by the firm that struck a deal with Cearense Basketball last week.