Yogonet Group releases its new publication “i-Gaming in South America”

2014-09-23

Reading time 1:45 min

(Argentina).- The new bilingual publication has finally been released this week, both in print and digital format, and offers both information and legal analysis for operators, regulators and executives of the gambling sector. Here, a total of 17 specialists, including lawyers, executives and technicians, offer their vision on how to create an environment for online gambling in the region, which could greatly benefit the state and which are currently being missed out on due to a legal void.

The printed version, which has almost 200 pages and is edited in English and Spanish, will be distributed starting this week through an exclusive mail-order oriented toward regulators, legislators and gaming representatives from Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay and Colombia; the main markets for this betting segment. Also, free issues will be offered at many of the industry’s main gaming exhibitions, like: G2E Las Vegas, SAGSE Buenos Aires, ICE London, FADJA Bogota, Peru Gaming Show in Lima and SAGSE Panama, among others.

“I-Gaming in South America” also has an online format, in addition to another one to download and read offline. Therefore, the publication is expected to reach all people interested in participating in this phenomena, as well as people interested in knowing more about of the arrival of new technologies and business options in all the major South American markets.

Among the specialists collaborating in the new publication are lawyers and gaming technicians, including, Carlos Fonseca Sarmiento and ConstanteTraverso (Peru), Gonzalo Masot, Juan Machinandarena, Jorge Diment and Estela Varsavsky (Argentina), Alfredo Lazcano (Mexico), Maximiliano De Muro (Uruguay), Víctor Arias (Costa Rica), J. Ramón Romero, Cristina Romero, Eduardo Morales-Hermo, Marcos García-Gasco and Blanca Escribano Cañas (Spain), Helen Hedgland (UK), Karen Sierra-Hughes (Panama), María Jimena Montoya Acevedo (Colombia) and José Magnho (Brazil). These specialists in law and regulation explain how the phenomenon will influence the region and advice on how to offer a secure and transparent internet betting market.

“We know internet betting is becoming more and more frequent worldwide, and, just like with every other international trend, we can’t possibly exclude the whole South American continent. With this scenario and also taking into account that that the whole region is seriously lagging behind with regards to regulation and legislation, we came up with the idea of producing this publication, which we are especially proud of, as it offers expert insight from international specialists and analysis of ways in which online betting that grow and expand like never before,”commented Pablo Zuppi, director of Yogonet.