Portuguese gambling regulator Serviços de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) has granted an online sports betting licence to the country’s national lottery operator Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML).
The licence was issued to SAS Apostas Socias, enabling the lottery operator to go live with its Playtech BGT Sports-powered Placard.pt sports betting brand.
SCML becomes the eighth company to be granted approval to operate in the country, with 13 licences now issued in total, comprising six sports betting [...]