SBC Americas Editor Chris Murphy was in attendance as BtoBet officially launched its regional partnership with Wildar Gaming for Latin America (LatAm). BtoBet CEO Alessandro Fried shared his vision with journalists at the invite-only ICE press conference about both the ‘uberization of the igaming industry’ and the ‘importance of being glocal’. He defined ‘glocal’ as being present at a global …
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BtoBet has recently launched its latest industry report titled ‘Uberizing iGaming with a glocal approach‘, which amongst other aspects focuses on a harmonised approach for adapting technology to the highly demanding iGaming industry. This document also takes a closer look at both technological dilemmas and the need to act decisively at a local level according to the knowledge at hand, …
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Steven Spartinos, co-founder and co-CEO of Kiron Interactive, spoke to SBC News about the technical challenges to producing virtual content, a UKGC statistic that helps to explain the virtual transition from retail to digital in the UK, the corresponding picture in emerging markets such as Africa and LatAm, and the key differences in regulation or content to consider for virtual …
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SIS and Tote Media have confirmed an extension to the deal to distribute live pictures and data from the Latin American Racing Channel’s (LARC) racecourses, to operators globally. The two-year rights extension expands SIS’s Latin American racing portfolio to over 4,500 races per year, with races from Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, and includes some of the top racecourses in …
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With many LatAm countries set to follow in Colombia’s footsteps and regulate the iGaming market, what are the must-haves for operators to succeed in the region? To download ‘LatAm: A sportsbook opportunity characterized by diversity’, click here!
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Industry betting developing markets platform provider BtoBet has confirmed that it will further expand its LATAM presence, targeting growth within Peru. Updating the market, BtoBet management details that it has studied a number of potential South American markets in which to grow its services and provisions. The supplier, which has established its commercial pipeline within the developing markets of South America …
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The opening of the US sports betting market is dominating the industry’s current context and agenda. However, all betting stakeholders should keep a close eye on Colombia’s liberalised and revamped betting marketplace. Gaining an insiders take, SBC speaks to Luiz Gustavo Zonca, Managing Director of LATAM Sportradar AG on Colombia’s initial progress, and how its agenda could impact and influence …
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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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Industry technology and platform provider Betgenius (Genius Sports subsidiary) has confirmed the appointment of Alonso Jibaja as its strategic Head of Business Development for the Latin America (LATAM) region. Jibaja joins Betgenius’ commercial management team from BetConstruct, where he most recently served as Regional Director for South America. Matt Stephenson, Managing Director at Betgenius, commented on the appointment of Jibaja …
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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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