#General Directorate of Casinos

Aside from the bill presented by the senator of the Uruguayan National Party Sergio Botana to regulate the activity of slot machines, Uruguay does not have any law regulating online gambling,despite the overall consensus of its necessity. Since August 2022, the Finance Committee of Deputies has been studying a bill approved by the Senate which…

In an analysis for Yogonet, Carlos A. Fonseca Sarmiento, a lawyer specializing in the gaming sector in Peru and Latin America, reviews the issues involved in the creation of gaming law in Latin America, comparing different case studies and summarizing their fundamental axes. Here is the specialist's complete analysis: I have had the opportunity to…

The bill was debated during a parliamentary session yesterday, where Uruguay's Chamber of Senators voted in favour of its implementation. The bill will now be sent to the country's House of Representatives for further consideration. If passed, the bill would allow the General Directorate of Casinos of the Ministry of Economy and Finance to regulate…

In an exclusive analysis for Yogonet, the consultant and former Uruguayan gaming regulator, Luis Gama, provided an update on the situation of online gaming in Uruguay and expressed his disagreement regarding the splitting of the regulation of this segment into two regulatory entities, one for casino games and the other for sports betting. "A few…