"The absence of interested parties in Lotex's bidding is the result of a series of factors, among which I would like to point out that there was at least a critical performance of the consultancy contracted by the government, which resulted in a public notice that established such high technical requirements that prevented the participation of several possible operators reducing bidders to a couple of companies," said Maia.
"Contrary to what was said by another member of the panel, I understand that it is unfair to place this responsibility on the shoulders of the regulator or Caixa. We have followed the work done for the regulation of sports betting and there is much merit in the way the process was conducted,” added Maia.
“There are, as I have explained, critical points that will need to be adjusted for the success of the sports betting operation, but if today we can discuss ‘how’ instead of ‘yes or no’, we owe this to the leading role of the Ministry of Economy team,” Maia concluded.
Source: GMB
