Deputy Roberto Arroyo questioned the continuation of betting houses in Chilean football.
Chile.- Deputy Roberto Arroyo, a member of the Sports and Recreation Committee, submitted a document requesting the National Association of Professional Football (ANFP) to report on the sponsorship contracts it had signed with online sports betting houses.
The document is addressed to the president of the ANFP, Pablo Milad, who is asked about the current status of these contracts, considering that both the Supreme Court and the Executive Power have stated that these operations were illegal.
The legislator said: "We have many pending issues with the ANFP regarding the fact that they are still using advertising from betting houses despite the Supreme Court delivering its verdict and the Minister of Justice also established that their contracts were illegal."
In this regard, Arroyo wondered "How lawful or legal can it be for sports clubs to use a logo of something that is illegal? Because in Chile it has already been determined that all betting systems were prohibited."
In that line, the document requests to know "why they continue to operate" the online betting houses, an activity that was classified as illicit. "This is as if the main sponsor of football was a criminal gang, with that we are financing Chilean football," he criticized.
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The deputy, who is part of the Sports and Recreation Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, extended the document to the Ministry of Justice to find out if they are aware of the contracts between the betting houses and the ANFP and, if they continue to engage in illegality, take action "on the matter."
It is worth remembering that in September 2023 and according to what was established by the Supreme Court of Chile in a ruling, five football clubs officially withdrew the advertising of online betting houses from their uniforms in the last date of the First Division championship. These are Coquimbo Unido, Deportivo Ñublense, Everton de Viña del Mar, Audax Italiano, and Unión La Calera, which had signed sponsorship contracts with the betting house Betway in January 2022.
Moreover, in October of that same year, the National Association of Professional Football (ANFP) ended its link with Betsson, the main sponsor of the first two categories of national football, by the company's own decision to terminate it.
The pragmatic approach to growth of FBM in the United States enters a new chapter.
Press release.- The expansion journey in the United States continues for FBM with a new distribution agreement signed with Delta Gaming Solutions. This agreement will allow FBM to accelerate the introduction of its gaming product lines throughout Oklahoma, the second largest gaming market in the United States.
The pragmatic approach to growth of FBM in the United States enters a new chapter as the global gaming company has just signed a distribution agreement with Delta Gaming Solutions to install its slots in casinos operating throughout Oklahoma. The agreement, celebrated during G2E Las Vegas, will enable FBM to explore all segments of the local gaming market within the state.
By joining forces with Delta Gaming Solutions, FBM will have the opportunity to install its products in various local gaming facilities and analyze player feedback in different sectors. In addition to the current offering in the U.S. market, headed by Jí Hǎo Link, the agreement includes a steady implementation of new slot products, such as Jí Hǎo Link Spirits and Xing Fú Fortune Money Trees, using Galaxy II and Auria casino terminals.
For Renato Almeida, director of FBM, this agreement marks a new milestone of consolidation in the strategic plan defined by the FBM Group for the U.S. market, opening positive prospects.
"We are very pleased with the agreement and confident that this new partnership will lead to the successful expansion of FBM's slots in numerous local casinos throughout the great state of Oklahoma," said the FBM representative.
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FBM entered the U.S. market last year and has been progressively introducing its slot game offering. Recently, the brand reinforced its commitment to the U.S. operation by opening a new office in Oklahoma, enhancing its ability to provide high-quality games and terminals. This new agreement strengthens FBM's position in the United States, facilitating the rapid deployment of its game portfolio in one of the most significant states in the gaming industry.
