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Enjoy marks Brazil as first stop of its LatAm digital expansion

SBC News Enjoy marks Brazil as first stop of its LatAm digital expansion

Heritage South American gambling group Enjoy SA has unveiled its new online betting platform EnjoyWin, which is now operational in Brazil, a market that the Chilean based company expects to become “the next big thing”. In an interview with local media DF MAS, Enjoy’s Product and Innovation Manager Marianela Artoni shared that the platform features an expanded offer that includes …

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Entain enhances LatAm offering in triple CONMEBOL sponsorship

SBC News Entain enhances LatAm offering in triple CONMEBOL sponsorship

Entain has been named the official sponsor of CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL Sudamericana and CONMEBOL Recopa for the next three seasons. Through its Sportingbet and bwin brands, the operator aims to reinforce its commitment to supporting responsible football and betting in Latin America. Adam Lewis, Entain’s Managing Director for LatAm, stated: “We are proud to be official sponsors of CONMEBOL Libertadores, …

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Betsson sees new market makeup break all company records

Betsson AB CEO Pontus Lindwall

Betsson AB has declared its ‘best year in business’ having achieved four back-to-back record-breaking financial quarters. Publishing its full-year 2022 accounts, the Stockholm-listed online gambling group’s corporate revenues stood at €777m up 18% on FY2021 comparative results of €657m. Once more, Betsson achieved a record-breaking Q4 performance to close year trading, generating revenues of €220m (Q4 2021: €157m), which benefitted …

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Caliplay contests Playtech’s expiry date on JV entitlements

SBC News Caliplay contests Playtech’s expiry date on JV entitlements

Caliplay, the Mexican and LatAm joint venture formed by Grupo Caliente and Playtech Plc, has issued a statement related to the ongoing ‘services fee’ dispute between its venture partners.  Last week, FTSE250 Playtech informed its investors that it would seek a determination by British Courts on whether Caliplay was entitled to redeem an additional services fee related to its working …

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Loterj commits to Rio State fixed-odds tender in 2023

SBC News Loterj commits to Rio State fixed-odds tender in 2023

Loterj – The State Lottery of Rio de Janeiro has notified sportsbook system/platform providers that it will press ahead to launch and complete its fixed-odds betting tender in 2023.  The announcement was made by Loterj President Hazenclever Lopes Cançado at ICE London’s ‘VOX 2023 – World Regulatory Briefing‘. Lopes Cançado informed delegates that in ‘approximately 120 days’ Loterj will launch its …

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Playtech seeks settlement on Caliplay JV options

SBC News Playtech seeks settlement on Caliplay JV options

Playtech Plc has notified investors that it is seeking for English Courts to determine its joint-venture dispute with LatAm business partner Grupo Caliente.  The FTSE250 gambling technology group has served as Caliente’s lead online gambling systems supplier since 2012, a partnership that was expanded to launch the ‘Caliplay Mexico’ joint-venture in 2014. However, Caliente has disputed whether it maintains an …

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Betfair to appear on ‘important space’ of Cruzeiro men and women’s shirts

SBC News Betfair to appear on ‘important space’ of Cruzeiro men and women’s shirts

Betfair has announced a shirt sponsorship of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. The betting company’s branding is placed on the chest of the team’s shirt, which after three years, is back in top flight of the Brazilian Championship after a recent promotion. “We are very excited about this partnership, as we will have the opportunity to support …

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Codere expands Argentine Primera División presence with Club Lanús deal

SBC News Codere expands Argentine Primera División presence with Club Lanús deal

Codere has inked an agreement with Argentinian football team, Club Atlético Lanús, becoming an official sponsor from February onwards. The European and Latin American gaming and sports betting company’s branding is set to appear on the number of the Buenos Aires-based team’s official kit. The pair have maintained a relationship between 1999 and 2016, when Codere was for the first …

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Conajzar must explain its messy Paraguay sportsbook tender

SBC News Conajzar must explain its messy Paraguay sportsbook tender

Conajzar, the gambling authority of Paraguay, has been forced to disclose all information related to its tender competition to award an exclusive national sports betting franchise.  This week, the Commission of Paraguay’s Congress approved an appeal by rejected suitors forcing Conajzar to explain how it ran and chose concessions to participate in its tender. The appeal was brought forward by …

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Rivalry to add ‘a layer of creative firepower’ to RED Canids esports team

SBC News Rivalry to add ‘a layer of creative firepower’ to RED Canids esports team

Sports betting and media company Rivalry has announced a partnership with Brazilian esports organisation RED Canids.  The deal will see the pair collaborate on various physical and digital campaigns which will focus on the team’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) roster and fanbase in a bid to reach and engage gaming followers. Luis Gonçalves, Brazil Lead at Rivalry, commented: “Our agreement …

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