Casino operator Estoril Sol launches Portugal’s first licensed online casino site

Portugal has issued the first online casino license under its new regulated online gambling market.

On Monday, local gaming regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) announced that it had issued an online games of chance license to Estoril Sol Digital Online Gaming and Products Services, SA to operate using the domain Estroilsolcasinos.pt.

Estoril Sol operates three land-based casinos – Casino Estoril, Casino Lisbon and Casino da Povoa – which reported revenue of €182m in 2015, more than two-thirds of the total casino market value. Estoril’s chairman is Macau casino icon Stanley Ho, who founded the SJM Holdings casino business.

Estoril’s new site, which has already gone live, is licensed to offer blackjack, roulette and slots. Estoril’s online platform is powered by Brussels-based provider Gaming1.