Key Takeaways
- The SRIJ Director and Head of Online Gambling Manuela Bandeira dropped a bombshell by announcing that regulated online poker in Portugal would be segregated as in France.
- Assuming that Bandeira’s comments are a true statement of the SRIJ’s plans then the news will be a major blow to online poker operators looking to enter the market.
At the Gambling Compliance conference in Lisbon Monday, SRIJ Director and Head of Online Gambling Manuela Bandeira dropped a bombshell by announcing that regulated online poker in Portugal would be segregated as in France.
The online poker market in Portugal is currently closed to all major operators pending the issue of licenses following the introduction of new gaming laws. The law itself does not stipulate that the online poker market should be segregated, it is silent on the issue.
