Spanish online sports betting and casino operator Luckia Gaming Group has been awarded licensing by the Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) regulatory body, bringing the number of companies now licensed in the tax-unfriendly jurisdiction to nine, with 15 licenses in issue.

Luckia has not yet launched its newly licensed operation, planned for Luckia.pt.

Emulating other online gambling execs, Luckia president José González Fuentes has in the past opined that Portuguese tax rates are very high, making the pursuit of reasonable profit more difficult.