“The crisis does not affect the gambling sector in a direct way”

Which is the evaluation of your debut in FADJA event?

It is the first time we participated, and we liked the event very much. It is curious for us to see that this is a so great emphasis in slots, and that the sector of novelty games was not so important.

What did Intralot present?

Intralot presented basic elements, such as its own platform. Intralot is a company that produces technology for gaming operators worldwide; it has presence in 52 countries ad already has more than 5,000 workers, and its sales have exceeded 1.1 billion euros in 2008. We have a latest generation technology, which is the platform for gaming companies to show their own games.

With regards to games, we have a collection of more than 400 titles, among them, football bets, as well as the ones that operate in Colombia (Ganagol and Fútbol Loto), games in the style of Loto and others that are newer in general, on top of videogames, videolotteries, etc.

Besides, we show the latest terminals that have been developed worldwide. And this is the latest for the gaming industry at a terminal level, and we brought them to Colombian event to show them.

We also have another company called GSI that we took to FADJA. Gaming Solutions International is a specialized company in providing connectivity and BLP’s slots. In participation with the customers, bringing them not only the machine, but also the online connectivity in real time, so the companies may comply with the decree signed last year by Etesa. It forces companies with slot halls to be connected online in real time.

And which has been the impression of the visitors?

It is very good in general. In these event, you don’s usually get a great number of new contacts, but the presence in FADJA has helped us to assure many of the commercial jobs that we have been doing, especially with the lottery and games of chance sectors.

Has the current global crisis affected the firm in any way?

In fact, I think the crisis does not affect the gambling sector in a direct way. This sector is very established in the economy of popular sectors, and it is established due to the fact that gaming is an opportunity for these segments to have access to prizes and generate an additional income. We still haven’t felt a decrease in our figures with regards to the crisis.