{"id":10656,"date":"2025-03-04T13:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T13:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=10656"},"modified":"2025-03-04T13:29:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T13:29:17","slug":"portugals-pm-under-scrutiny-over-solverde-casino-payments-to-family-business","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/portugals-pm-under-scrutiny-over-solverde-casino-payments-to-family-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal\u2019s PM under scrutiny over Solverde casino payments to family business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Portuguese Prime Minister <strong>Lu\u00eds Montenegro<\/strong> is facing mounting pressure over financial ties between his family\u2019s company, <strong>Spinumviva<\/strong>, and <strong>Solverde<\/strong>, a leading casino and hotel group. Reports from local media reveal that Solverde has been paying Spinumviva <strong>\u20ac4,500 per month<\/strong> since <strong>July 2021<\/strong> for consultancy services related to <strong>regulatory compliance and data protection procedures<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/puntoventa.online\/producto\/diamond-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The controversy has intensified as the government prepares to decide on the <strong>renewal of casino licenses<\/strong> for Solverde, which operates several gaming establishments across Portugal. Montenegro, who previously provided legal advisory services to Solverde through his law firm in <strong>2018<\/strong>, has pledged to abstain from any decision-making regarding these licenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/portugals-pm-under-scrutiny-over-solverde-casino-payments-to-family-business2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/portugals-pm-under-scrutiny-over-solverde-casino-payments-to-family-business2.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/portugals-pm-under-scrutiny-over-solverde-casino-payments-to-family-business2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/portugals-pm-under-scrutiny-over-solverde-casino-payments-to-family-business2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics argue that this situation raises <strong>conflict of interest concerns<\/strong>, particularly as other major gaming companies, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/estoril-sol-group-to-face-competing-bid-in-portugals-casino-concession-public-tender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Estoril Sol and Casino Lisboa,<\/u><\/a> compete for licensing renewals. Opposition parties are demanding greater transparency, with some calling for an <strong>independent investigation<\/strong> into Montenegro\u2019s family business dealings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/portugals-pm-under-scrutiny-over-solverde-casino-payments-to-family-business3-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/portugals-pm-under-scrutiny-over-solverde-casino-payments-to-family-business3-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/portugals-pm-under-scrutiny-over-solverde-casino-payments-to-family-business3-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/portugals-pm-under-scrutiny-over-solverde-casino-payments-to-family-business3-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/portugals-pm-under-scrutiny-over-solverde-casino-payments-to-family-business3.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The controversy escalated after Montenegro convened an <strong>extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting<\/strong> to address the issue. Meanwhile, Portugal\u2019s gaming regulatory body, <strong>Servi\u00e7o de Regula\u00e7\u00e3o e Inspe\u00e7\u00e3o de Jogos (SRIJ)<\/strong>, is under pressure to ensure a <strong>fair and transparent licensing process<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/portugal-with-new-land-based-casinos-licences-that-expire-at-the-end-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portugal with new land-based casinos licences that expire at the end of the year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As scrutiny grows, Montenegro faces increasing political challenges that could impact his administration\u2019s credibility in the gaming sector and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critics argue that this situation raises conflict of interest concerns, particularly as other major gaming companies, such as Estoril Sol and Casino Lisboa, compete for licensing renewals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10660,"menu_order":177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[57,3184,3575],"class_list":["post-10656","europe","type-europe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","tag-casinos","tag-europe","tag-portugal","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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