South America

To the surprise of observers, Thursday, February 24, 2022, will go down in history as the day Brazil finally approved a gambling regulation. In the final hours of a discussion that began on Wednesday afternoon, the Chamber of Deputies took Bill 442/91 to a vote with 246 votes in favour, 202 against and 2 abstentions. The result will allow South …

According to plans submitted by Arthur Lira Brazil’s President of the Chamber of Deputies–  Bill-442/92  that seeks to implement a federal framework to Brazil’s fragmented gambling laws has been included in this week’s agenda and will be debated today.  Though the legislative text is fourth on the list, gambling reformists are positive of progress. Felipe Carreras, the Deputy who drafted …

Sportingtech has entered into a new agreement with Pariplay, allowing the latter to distribute its content via the Quantum platform. The collaboration revolves primarily around Pariplay’s Fusion suite of content, with the aggregation platform’s 12,000 titles due to be distributed across Europe and Latin America, as it seeks to enhance its presence after establishing a foothold in both regions with …

SBC Summit Latinoamérica is set to return to Florida on 1-3 November, 2022, when the betting and gaming industry conference and tradeshow heads to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood for its second edition. The event will again bring together executives and product specialists from sports betting, igaming, land-based casino, and lottery businesses already active in Latin …

2022 could be the year when the ‘dormant giant’ that is Brazil finally wakes up, paving the way for the jurisdiction to become one of the largest betting markets in the world. In its latest country report, BtoBet dives into the growing potential for the Brazilian market should regulations be finalised in the near future. With the biggest consumer bases …

bet365 has laid a further marker for its ongoing South American expansion, as this week sees the official launch of its dedicated online gambling domain in Buenos Aires – www.bet365.bet.ar.  The UK’s leading online bookmaker has secured dual BA licenses  granted by the Provincial Institute of Lottery and Casinos (IPLyC) and city regulator Loteria de la Ciudad (LOTBA). As a …

Arthur Lira, President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, has reportedly met with counterpart legislators to asses if conditions have been met to debate gambling regulation this week. Reported by BNL Data, Lira has confirmed that the proposal will be part of this week’s delegated agenda In recent days, both Lira and the head of the Government in the Chamber, Ricardo Barros, …

Betway has been named an exclusive partner of the Stock Car Pro Series Brazil – the country’s touring car auto racing series – marking its first motorsports sponsorship. The collaboration looks to give the gambling firm branding and television exposure through the year, whilst producing content that will be shared across the partners’ social media channels on each race day. …

Stake.com has expanded its role as an official betting partner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to now include Brazil. The collaboration was first announced in 2021, which witnessed Stake.com solidify its standing in the Octagon by becoming UFC’s partner in both Latin America and Asia. “We’re more than pleased to renew our partnership with UFC for 2022, after a …

Sports Information Services (SIS), has extended its partnership with Codere to distribute its 24/7 Live Racing Channels to the operator’s Argentine customer base. The multi-channel betting supplier’s existing deal with Codere has provided its racing content to the online operations in Spain and Mexico. Codere’s Argentine online customers will now also have access to SIS’s UK and Irish horse racing, …