Betano is the international sportsbook and casino brand of Kaizen Gaming, the Athens-headquartered operator that runs Stoiximan in Greece and Cyprus and Betano in Portugal, Romania, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Ontario, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and other markets. Launched in 2018, it has grown through football sponsorships including league title partnerships in Portugal and Brazil and a UEFA Euro 2024 sponsorship, and runs on Kaizen's proprietary platform. Kaizen Gaming is privately owned.
Two days after calling betting "a disease", the president told a podcast there is "no good bet and bad bet" and that his campaign is weighing measures before the election. The licensed operators' association says the cases he cites predate regulation, and warns of a "paradox" in which a ban pushes the vulnerable into the illegal market.
Polla Chilena has asked a Santiago court to investigate Betsson, Betano, 1xBet, Coolbet and seven others for unauthorised gambling, money laundering and criminal association. The state is collecting VAT from the same companies its own lottery is describing as an organisation.
In a dramatic development for the Latin American iGaming market, Chile's Supreme Court has ordered the country's largest telecommunication firms to block all
Virgin Bet, the online sports betting brand operated by Livescore Group, has secured a major new broadcast partnership with TNT Sports. The deal will see the