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MPTCU asks TCU to disclose betting-company owners in licence processes

Regulation

Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Federal Court of Accounts asked the TCU to disclose ownership information in betting-company authorisation processes. Deputy Prosecutor Lucas Rocha Furtado also requested an audit of the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets and an order preventing the Treasury and SPA from redacting owners’ names; these are requests, not reported decisions.

The request concerns the disclosure of ownership details in Brazil’s betting-licensing oversight.

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BetCity's former owners secure Finnish licence for SuomiVeto

SuomiVeto, founded by former BetCity shareholders Joey Singels and Melvin Bostelaar, has obtained a licence to offer online gambling in Finland, Bostelaar said on LinkedIn. The company said it is among the first operators licensed for the market, which opens on 1 July 2027. Bragg and Kambi will supply the platform.

SuomiVeto has obtained a licence to offer online gambling in Finland once the market opens, according to Melvin Bostelaar, who became chief executive of the Finnish company on Thursday. Bostelaar said the company is among the first operators to receive a licence for the Finnish market. The Finnish online gambling market is due to open on 1 July 2027.

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