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Uruguay to begin blocking online gambling websites

In Uruguay, the state-owned gambling monopoly is reportedly due to begin blocking local access to non-domestic online casino and sportsbetting sites including major players such as Bet365.com and Bwin.com.

According to a Wednesday report from the South American nation’s El Pais newspaper, the revelation came from Luis Gama, Director for Uruguay’s National Lottery and Quinielas Directorate, with the coming ban purportedly aimed at maintaining the preeminence of the operator’s Supermatch online game, which last year underwent a revamp that resulted in its annual takings trebling t…