Companies looking to enter LatAm need to look well beyond the hype about size and potential. Successful penetration of this vibrant region will require patience, attention to detail and a tailored approach to doing business. Find out more from Javier Manceñido, Vice President of Sales at OPTIMA, including why LatAm represents such a challenge for its new market incumbents, and …
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Golden Race will target the increasing number of smartphone users in LatAm by focusing on “better interaction with online products”, and by appeasing the customer demand for more “dynamic access” to the consumption of data. This comes after Golden Race, a provider of fixed odds virtual betting games solutions, used the recent (FADJA) in Bogotá to promote some new game …
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With Colombia setting itself as a leader in the LatAm iGaming market, what scenarios should operators pose themselves to determine whether or not they meet the requirements to succeed in the region? For a deep insight, download the full report here.
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Grupo Cirsa and Ladbrokes Coral joint venture Sportium (Sportium.es), has secured Colombia Colijuegos’ ninth online gambling licence. The Spanish online betting brand will move to launch Colombian property Sportium.com.co, aiming to become a major player in the newly regulated South American jurisdiction. Colombian news sources report that Cirsa governance has secured a 5-year Colijuegos licence valued at approximately $7 million. Last …
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Colombian lottery operator Corredor Empresarial SA has launched its first marketing campaign for new sports betting product BetPlayCO – BetPlay.com.co. Corredor Empresarial is the lottery operator of popular Colombian instant-win and football pools games; SuperAstro, LIGA14 and MegaGOL. Last September, the Bogota gambling firm became the second operator to be granted a newly sanctioned online gambling licence by Colombian gambling …
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Regulus Partners, the strategic consultancy focused on international gambling and related industries, takes a look at how the gambling industry fared this year in its ‘Winning Post’ column. 2017 in review: growing up? Three key themes dominated the changing shape of the online gambling market in 2017: continuing channel shift, the continued march of Point of Consumption regimes, and increased …
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As 2017 approaches its culmination, glances are increasingly being thrown towards a huge year ahead and the Russian World Cup on the horizon. Off the back of a winning performance at the SBC Awards 2017 Martin Wachter, CEO of Golden Race, reflects on a busy year for the virtual sports provider: “For Golden Race the year 2017 has been very …
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Refinanced Spanish gambling firm Grupo Codere continues its strong corporate recovery, as the company reports KPI and metric growth for its Q3 2017 trading update (period ending 30 September). Primarily driven by growth in its Spanish and Mexican divisions, Codere would record Q3 2017 group operating profits of €401 million up 3% on corresponding 2016’s €390 million. Despite facing adverse currency …
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Having received regulatory approval by Colijuegos to become the first intentional firm to gain Colombia’s new online gambling licence, Gaming1 has bet big on the market launching new property Zamba.co SBC speaks to Victor Araneda Gaming1 Latin America Director, on his firm’s ambitions and first stage realities for Zamba.co, a brand seeking to heat up Colombian betting and gaming. …
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Updating the market, European online gambling group Gaming1 has informed that it been approved a Colombia online gambling/betting licence by national regulator Colijuegos. Gaming1 management states that its is the ‘first international operator’ to gain a license for Colombia’s a newly regulated online gambling market. The company will now move to launch new 50-50 joint venture Zamba.co in partnership with …
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