LATINO AMERICA
LatinoAmerica M
ientras la región empieza a salir de la encerrona y los casinos terrestres empiezan a perder el forzado letargo con aforos por debajo de su capacidad total, el juego por internet, con las apuestas deportivas al galope siguen creciendo
vertiginosamente, con Colombia por delante, reportando un crecimiento del 148% en primer semestre 2021, y generando ventas de US$1.808 millones, mientras Coljuegos anticipa “el mismo ritmo de ventas” para resto del año. Whilst the region begins to emerge from lockdown and land
casinos begin to come out of the enforced lethargy allowing players below their overall visitor capacity, Internet gambling, with sports betting in full gallop continues its almost vertical growth. Colombia is well ahead of the other countries, reporting 148% growth in the fi rst half of 2021, and generating sales of US$1.808 billion, and has regulators Coljuegos anticipating “sales at the same pace” for the rest of the year. Las tres empresas autorizadas a operar en la
Provincia de Buenos Aires que aún no han obtenido sus licencias son: Playtech con el Casino de Tandil, Pokerstars con el Bingo de Chivilcoy, y Betsson con Casino Victoria. Por otro lado, en Perú, la empresa sueca
Betsson anunció la compra del negocio de juegos de azar online peruano Inkabet, una fi rma de apuestas deportivas y casino online de rápido crecimiento dirigido a la región occidental de América del Sur, en US$25 millones, además de pagos adicionales varios que podrían totalizar unos nueve millones de dólares.
Cabe decir que se vienen varios eventos regionales para el juego online y las apuestas deportivas, pero que el G2E 2021 en Las Vegas podría iniciar el resurgiendo del juego terrestre; aunque de seguro que los juegos virtuales por Internet, además del eSports tendrán signifi cativa presencia en el futuro. ¡Alla nos vemos!
Saludos, Ricki
12 SEPTEMBER 2021 W
Ricki Chavez-Munoz reports on what’s happening in South America.
hilst the region begins to emerge from lockdown and land casinos begin to come out of the enforced lethargy only allowing players below their overall visitor capacity, Internet gambling, with sports betting in full gallop, continues its almost vertical growth.
Colombia is well ahead of the other countries, reporting 148% growth in the fi rst half of 2021, and generating sales of US$1.808 billion. This has regulators Coljuegos anticipating “sales at the same pace” for the rest of the year. Further south, in Argentina, the Government of Buenos Aires Province
has granted licences for online gambling operations to four of the seven companies that won the tender process that began in 2019. Global leaders Intralot; 888; William Hill; and Bet365 are the four companies operating by law, which establishes local fi rms as partners in the business - among these: Binbaires with BetWarrior; Boldt with Bplay; Brown bingo with William Hill; and Berazategui with bet365, respectively. The three companies authorized to operate in
the Province of Buenos Aires that have not yet been granted operating licenses are: Playtech with Casino de Tandil, Pokerstars with Bingo de Chivilcoy, and Betsson with Casino Victoria. On related online news, in Peru the Swedish company Betsson announced the purchase of the Peruvian online gambling business Inkabet, a fast-growing sports betting and online casino fi rm targeting the western region of South America. The purchase is valued at US$25
million, plus several additional payments as adds on, which could total another nine million dollars. As times would have it, there several regional events for online gaming and sports betting, but G2E 2021 in Las Vegas should really begin the resurgence of land-based gaming; although it is certain that virtual games over the Internet, in addition to eSports will also have a signifi cant presence as time goes on. See you all there!
Cheers, Ricki
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68
