Portuguese Online Betting and Gambling Association
APAJO is a non-profit association established to uphold and promote the online gambling and betting sector and the companies legally operating in Portugall.
Portuguese Online Betting and Gambling Association
APAJO is a non-profit association established to uphold and promote the online gambling and betting sector and the companies legally operating in Portugal.
Latest News
APAJO announces Omega Systems as its new Partner
Omega Systems, the software provider founded in 2010, has joined the Portuguese Online Gambling Association (APAJO) as its new Effective Partner. APAJO, which represents operators holding a local national license, launched the partner membership last year, opening the...
APAJO launches Partner status – Evolution, IGT and Playtech the first to join
The Portuguese Online Gambling Association (APAJO), who represents operators which hold a local national license, has created a new membership status, Effective Partner. This development is intended to allow companies other than operators, but that work within the...
About Us
Our Members
Effective Members
Effective Partners
Objectives
- Acting on behalf of the sector, next to the relevant authorities – and the Gambling Commission and the SRIJ in particular – for the review and implementation of regulations, in accordance with the needs of both the market and the users.
- Encourage the development of the Internet, equipment, applications, services and infrastructures to assist the growth of online betting and gambling and the digital economy.
- Encourage the improvement of the sector's operating standards, defending a liberalized, open and competitive market between the entites licensed and duly authorized by the regulatory entity to operate online gambling and betting in Portugal.
- Promote the dialogue with the different stakeholders in this sector (users, operators, financial sector and public bodies), promoting safe, balanced, responsible and not compulsive online gambling.
- Promote scientific knowledge, studies and debates on topics of interest to the sector, diagnosing and monitoring the problems affecting it, to assist in the definition of a common strategy establishing the priorities and proposing the right measures for their implementation.
Governing Bodies
GENERAL MEETING
- Sónia Torrão, representative of Kaizen Gaming International Limited
Position: President
- Manuel Silva Carvalho, representative of Solverde, Sociedade de Investimentos Turísticos da Costa Verde, S.A.
Position: Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Ricardo Domingues
Position: President, representative of Bem Operations Limited - António Vieira Coelho
Position: Member, representative of Estoril Sol Digital, S.A. - Andrea Carvalho
Position: Member, representative of GOBET Entretenimento, S.A. - António Laranjo
Position: Member, representative of SFP Online, S.A. - Manuel Alexandre Violas
Position: Member, representative of Solverde - Sociedade de Investimentos Turísticos da Costa Verde, S.A. - Ricardo Branquinho
Position: Member, representative of associada Kaizen Gaming International Ltd.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
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Calvin Chann, representative of Estoril Sol Digital, S.A.
Position: President -
Ulisses Araújo, representative of Bem Operations Limited
Position: Member -
Paulo Martins, representative of SFP Online, S.A.
Position: Member
Articles of Association
Legislation
The Portuguese Government approved the Legal Regime for Online Gambling, through Decree-Law No. 66/2015, of April 29, in which the terms and conditions pertaining to the operation and practice of online gambling in Portugal are defined.
For further information please visit www.srij.turismodeportugal.pt
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Contact us
APAJO
Portuguese Association of Online Betting and Gambling
Edifício Estoril Office - Office 34
2649-517 Alcabideche
Portugal