Key Takeaways
- Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa (“SCML”), a historic Portuguese Christian charity that once held a monopoly on sports betting and runs the national lottery, is now seeking an online gaming license.
- A day before the Portuguese regulator issued the first online gaming license to Betclic for online sports betting, the SCML disclosed that it is now seeking its own online gaming license, contradicting a statement made last year that the group held no interest in online gambling.
- Also announced by the SCML this week was the launch of a new mobile app that allows customers to purchase lottery tickets and check results.
Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa (“SCML”), a historic Portuguese Christian charity that once held a monopoly on sports betting and runs the national lottery, is now seeking an online gaming license.
