SectorWire
SearchRegister
MenuClose

Panama gaming authority expands inspections and plans technology upgrades

Regulation

Source: Junta de Control de Juegos (Panama)

Panama’s Junta de Control de Juego increased its inspectors and auditors and began adopting more technology, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said. The authority reported more than 30 supervisors, a B/.1.5 million tax-collection shortfall it detected and seizures of illegal Type C slot machines. Planned initiatives include machine interconnection, chips for Type C machines and online-gambling regulation.

Operators face expanded oversight, while planned systems could enable real-time monitoring of casino revenues.

Request a correction

Flag an issue

Keep reading

Regulation

Brazilian Congress president extends betting ban measure by 60 days

Brazil’s Congress president, Davi Alcolumbre, extended the provisional measure prohibiting fixed-odds betting for a further 60 days, with the decision published on 11 November. The extension gives lawmakers until February to consider the measure, which would end betting authorisations, block websites and apps, and return user balances; the government estimates the ban would reduce revenue by BRL12bn.

Brazil’s provisional ban on fixed-odds betting has been extended by another 60 days by Congress president Davi Alcolumbre. The decision appeared in the federal official gazette on Wednesday 11.

Continue reading