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Codere files investment arbitration against Panama over gaming halls dispute

Spanish gaming operator Codere has initiated an international investment arbitration process against the Republic of Panama over a dispute with the country’s gaming regulator, the Junta de Control de Juegos (JCJ), concerning the operation of competing gaming halls. The claim, brought through its regional subsidiary Codere América, is based ...

Panama promulgates new law to prevent problem gambling and tighten controls on online betting

Panama has promulgated a new law to prevent, treat and control gambling addiction that tightens regulatory controls on casinos and online betting platforms, with a particular focus on digital wagering. According to local press, Law No. 527 ...

Lawmaker files sweeping overhaul to criminalise illegal gambling in Costa Rica

Esmeralda Britton González, Vice-President of the Legislative Assembly and the former executive president of the state lottery operator and social welfare funding agency Junta de Protección Social (JPS), filed Expediente 25.600, a bill that ...

Lawmakers in Panama approve new gambling bill

Panama's National Assembly has approved Bill 403, a law that seeks to curb the rise of gambling addiction in ...

Guatemala to impose strict new rules to regulate gambling

The Governance Commission of the Congress of the Republic, chaired by Deputy Fidencio Lima, has issued a ...

Government to act against illegal lotteries in Costa Rica

The Social Protection Board (JPS) of Costa Rica has requested the deputies of the Security and Narcotics ...

New gambling bill put forward in Costa Rica

Twelve deputies have signed Bill 25,057, which aims to equip the Junta de Protección Social (JPS), a social ...

TransAct expands reach in Panama through strategic partnership with Suppliers of Panama, Inc

TransAct Technologies Incorporated, a global leader in software-driven technology and printing solutions, has ...

Panama – Panamanians gambled over $2.5 billion in first 10 months of 2023

According to information published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), Panamanians gambled ...

Panama – Aviator lands in Panama after developer SPRIBE receives greenlight from regulator

Players in Panama can strap in and experience the world’s number one crash game, Aviator, for the first time after ...