Continent 8 Jorge Morales, Account Director LatAm
In October last year, Continent 8 announced a strategic expansion into the Latin American market. The move began with the launch of a cloud solution in Colombia, with Uruguay and Argentina set to follow in the near future. Could you provide us with any additional information and an overview of your operations in Latin America now and going forward?
Jorge Morales: We’re expanding our operations to Latin America, bringing Continent 8’s 20+ years of experience to provide not only a cloud service but also an end-to-end solution. Tis includes consultancy, setup support, personalised online support 24/7, and a strong and reliable infrastructure which offers a secured multi- tenanted, scalable and resilient Iast platform to host customer infrastructure as virtual machines. And it’s all connected to our Backbone Global Network, based in Bogotá’s free trade zone, just minutes away from the capital’s international airport.
Tis reinforces our commitment to the region where we have a strong team including my colleagues General Manager Gabriel Szlaifsztein, and a high-level technical team led by Americas Managing Director Nick Nally.
Looking to the future in LatAm, when it comes to iGaming regulation and opportunities to expand in the region, we believe that Colombia, Mexico and Argentina are the standout candidates. But we also see opportunities in Brazil, Paraguay, and Chile. All these countries are now increasingly regulating their local gaming industry. As a result, a great number of businesses are beginning to enter the LatAm iGaming market, and Continent8 will be ready to support operations and customers as these markets go live.
Continent 8 has been providing hosting, network connectivity, security, and compliance to the online gaming industry for over 20 years. What unique challenges does Latin America pose?
Jorge Morales: Latin America comprises a large P76 WIRE / PULSE / INSIGHT / REPORTS
Continent 8 Gabriel Szlaifsztein, LATAM Consultant When it comes to iGaming
regulation and opportunities to expand in the region, we believe that Colombia, Mexico and Argentina are the standout candidates. But we also see opportunities in Brazil,
Paraguay, and Chile. All these
countries are now increasingly regulating their local gaming industry.
territorial extension divided into different countries, with varying levels of technological maturity. Our cloud computing is not a stand- alone technology, but rather a mix of a large set of various technologies. Virtualisation, storage, connectivity, security and processing are all used to create an ecosystem. Te result is a new proposition that’s extremely attractive from an economic perspective due to its capability to combine cost saving with increased flexibility to manage the ICT needs of customers.
Our commitment is to offer the same level of world-class service in each country across the region. Our team of engineers and architects work together with our business partners in infrastructure, communications and security to achieve the best technical configurations. Tis guarantees the best availability and latency, providing closeness between services and consumers in order to give the best user experience. We call this the Continent 8 iGaming Exchange Network.
When we talk about compliance, online gambling in Latin America is regulated differently across jurisdictions, making it complex and challenging. It ranges from fully regulated to non-regulated, however Continent 8 has developed a service that’s fully compliant
with the highest industry standards (ISO, PCI, etc.), and importantly can tailor solutions depending on regional regulatory requirements.
How do you work with state bodies in Latin America? How are you able to provide guidance for policy makers in the region?
Jorge Morales: Regulation isn’t new to our industry. For more than 20 years we have worked closely with regulators and customers to ensure our solutions align with the requirements in every country or state we operate in. Tat means we have gathered a vast amount of experience and knowledge from working within many different jurisdictions. As a result, we’re respected and trusted by regulatory bodies around the world. For example, in the USA we’re proud to have been the first to obtain vendor licenses in many states.
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