João Almeida, Portuguese Market Editor
João Almeida, based in Lisbon, is responsible for the Portuguese section and writes each Portuguese-language review and guide on landing.space. Nine years of covering Portugal's RJO regime have given him a clear picture of its SRIJ licence list, its high IEJO tax and the offshore sites that tax has sent many players to. On the site he explains what separates the two sides: how far autoexclusão reaches, how Multibanco and MB Way behave on each, and where a Portuguese player can still lodge a complaint.
Author Credentials
He comes from nine years in the Iberian trade press, where he covered SRIJ licensing, its sanction notices and the yearly online gambling reports. The RJO, the SRIJ's technical standards and the taxation of winnings and operator revenue are his working material, and every SRIJ publication gets read in the week it appears.
How I Write
Portuguese readers get their answer in the opening line, in Portuguese. If the RJO or an SRIJ decision covers the point, it is cited. Where a casino holds no Portuguese licence, the review starts with what goes missing for a player in Portugal: no autoexclusão and no SRIJ recourse.
Areas of Focus
- SRIJ licensing and the public list of licensed sites
- Autoexclusão and what offshore sites mean for it
- Portuguese payment mechanics: Multibanco, MB Way, cards
- The IEJO tax and how it shapes the licensed market
- Offshore casinos marketed to Portuguese players