Portugal: read the SRIJ licence and amendments

The local distinction that matters

Record the licence relevant to the advertised product, including status notes or amendments. A sportsbook permission is not a shortcut for proving casino permission. A useful research record identifies company, domain, activity and check date, making later changes visible rather than hiding them inside a general brand recommendation.

Protection and practical limits

Retain original Portuguese wording for the wagering base, expiry and withdrawal treatment. A translation that describes restricted promotional credit as available cash can materially misrepresent the offer. Ask for written clarification before accepting an unclear term.

A licence extension is not a product extension

A notice that a Portuguese licence was renewed can concern duration rather than new games. An amendment can concern one activity without changing another licence held by the same company. Read the document’s licence reference and subject before describing it as broader casino authorisation. A brand-level summary that says renewed conceals these distinctions. For a bonus involving a particular game category, retain the matching permission rather than the company’s first available document.

Use the Portuguese wording for financial events

Terms about credit being attributed, converted or paid out describe different events. A promotional amount appearing in an account is not necessarily a withdrawal. Keep the original sentence and ask which wallet receives any return. If a complaint concerns a conversion ceiling, identify when it is applied rather than comparing only the final payment. This local-language record is particularly useful when an English publisher has simplified the offer into a single euro amount. The SRIJ licence reference should remain attached to any translated description.

Common questions

Sources & further reading