Key Takeaways
- The head of the Portuguese gaming regulator, Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa, says that he is ready for the implementation of new gambling laws.
- The SCML is the monopoly regulator and operates lotteries as well as an online gambling site and retains 27.8% of the profits.
- Pedro Santana Lopes hopes that new revenues will go to good causes, but the Troika in charge of Portugal’s finances will want the money used to reduce the country’s borrowing requirements.
The head of the Portuguese gaming regulator Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa has given an extensive interview in which he says that he is ready for the implementation of new gambling laws.
