The Brazilian iGaming Summit, which takes place on the 28th and 29th of June in São Paulo, is the meeting point for the gaming and betting sector with a focus on the Brazilian market and one of the tools to bring together providers, operators, developers and regulatory bodies in the sector of sports betting, online gaming and lotteries.
Faced with the imminent regulation of sports betting, the implementation of new state lotteries and the modernization of the current ones that already operate in the states and with a bill that legalizes the other verticals of gambling in Brazil approved in the Chamber of Deputies and awaiting progress in the Senate, the moment is quite favorable for the realization of the second edition of BiS.
Opening in style
The preliminary agenda has just been released and among the main attractions is the presence of Geanluca Lorenzon, secretary of competition and competitiveness advocacy at the Ministry of Economy, who will be responsible for regulating sports betting. He will speak shortly after the opening of the event in a special lecture on “The importance of regulating sports betting for the government.”
As already informed GMB, his session will certainly attract the attention of the main players in the iGaming market, as well as lawyers, regulators and other players in the gaming and betting industry in Brazil.
All are unanimous in affirming the benefits of regulating sports betting and the director of the Ministry of Economy himself knows this, but he will precisely address the government's view on the importance of signing the presidential decree that will regulate the activity. The big answer that the market expects is the date on which such document will be signed.
Soon after, the importance of sports betting for the sport will be pointed out, with a speaker yet to be confirmed.
At 10 am on the first day of BiS, the panel “Legal aspects of the regulation of sports betting and lotteries in Brazil” will bring together Witoldo Hendrich Jr. (Online IPS) as moderator, along wth Luiz Felipe Maia (Maia & Yoshiyasu Advogados), Marcello M. Corrêa (lawyer and consultant) and Roberto Brasil Fernandes (Brasil Fernandes Advogados). They will deal with one of the most important points of the activity, which are the legal aspects and the way in which the regulation process will take place.
Lotteries
The next panel will address the interest of the private sector in the implementation of new state lotteries and in the modernization processes of those already in operation. The point of view of the meeting will take into account the experience of the public sector in running the lottery sector in Brazil and what they can offer as a learning experience for operators who will enter the market. The panel will feature Marcello M. Corrêa and will have the contribution of Jaques Reolon (lawyer), Jhonatas Mendes Silva (Maranhão Lottery) and Ronan Moreira (Minas Gerais Lottery).
Continuing with the topic of lotteries, the best practices in the activity will be addressed, with a panel moderated by Roberto Brasil Fernandes and the participation of Alexandre Tauszig, LatAm regional manager at Skilrock, and by Otávio Cunha, president of Loterj.
After lunch, Victor Arias, LatAm Vice President of Pragmatic Play, one of the most important game providers on the continent, will bring the company's experience not only in business development in the region, but also the good practices adopted by the firm establishing partnerships across the continent.
Leonardo Baptista, CEO of Pay4Fun, will welcome and moderate a panel on the post-regulation operation of multi-vertical sites online vs. offline vs. offshore, with the presence of Karen Sierra-Hughes, Vice President of GLI for Latin America and Caribe, which will provide all her knowledge about the peculiarities that involve the certification and approval of products and services for the gaming area.
Operational intelligence in Brazil will be the theme of the lecture that will bring together André Alves and Natalia Nogues, partners at Control+F5, and Viviam Lima, CEO of Zest Eventos and co-organizer of BiS 2022.
The following session will see Games Magazine Brasil CEO Carlos Cardama leading a panel on sports betting and the new sports sponsorship scenario.
The first day is closed by the CEO of TacTic Sports, Luís Fiorese, who will talk about the social role of sports betting, having gaming as a channel to help people.
Second day starts with the Government
The opening lecture on the second day will be in charge of Ribeiro da Silva e Castro, undersecretary of competition and competitiveness law at the Ministry of Economy, who will talk about the updating and progress of the regulation of betting within the government. In other words, it will be another lecture to attract the attention of the market in view of the rich information that can come from the undersecretary.
Magno José, from Legal Gaming Institute, will moderate a panel on regulation and the positive impacts for Brazil, with the participation of Deputy Bacelar and tireless advocate for the legalization of all types of gaming in Brazil.
Ari Célia, consultant and member of the Board of Pay4Fun will moderate a panel on payment methods available in Brazil from the operators' point of view with the presence of Fernando Garita, director of business development at Betcris, and Fillipposs Antonopoulos, CEO of Okto.
Cripto, e-wallets, NFTs and tokens
Still on the financial topic, lawyer Fernando Gonçalves will moderate a panel with the presence of Fábio Tibéria, consultant and crypto expert, and João Canhada, CEO of FoxBit, to address new alternatives for the betting sector, such as cryptocurrencies, e-wallets, NFTs, tokens etc.
After lunch, Vbet will bring BiS participants its experience on best practices in the gaming sector.
Next, cases of international success of resort casinos and gambling as entertainment will be presented.
After that session, Pedro Lucas, from Super Afiliados, will moderate a panel on solutions, expectations and best practices from game providers and operators, with the presence of Isaac Mizrahi, from Soft2Bet, and Ramiro Atucha, from Vibra Gaming.
Responsible gaming will also be highlighted on the second day of BiS 2022. Vinícius Tsuda, Account Manager at Combate à Fraude, will present a lecture on "The importance of Responsible Gaming in the post-regulation period".
The role of sponsoring football betting houses was reserved for the afternoon, when Matheus Antunes, Diretor of Agência de MKT, will debate with the CEO of EstrelaBet, João André Franco.
BiS ends with a lecture on the importance of affiliate marketing for the gaming industry, conducted by Ricardo Magri, commercial director of Eightroom.
BiS Agenda
Day 06/28
9:00 am – Event Opening – Alessandro Valente, president of BiS
9:10 am – Opening Lecture – The importance of regulating sports betting for the government – Geanluca Lorenzon, Secretary of Competition and Competitiveness Advocacy at the Ministry of Economy
9:40 am – Lecture – The importance of sports betting for sport
10 am – Panel – Legal aspects of the regulation of sports betting and lotteries in Brazil – Moderator: Witoldo Hendrich Jr. (Online IPS / Hendrich Advogados), Luiz Felipe Maia (FYMSA Advogados), Marcello M. Corrêa and Roberto Brasil Fernandes (Brasil Fernandes Advogados)
11:45 am – Panel – Expressions of Private Interest and State Lotteries Learned so far – Moderator: Marcello M. Corrêa, Jaques Reolon (Jacoby & Reolon), Jhonatas Mendes Silva (Loterias da Maranhão Parcerias) and Ronan Moreira (Loteria de MG).
12:45 pm – Panel – Good practices and expectations of Lottery Operations in Brazil – Moderator: Roberto Brasil Fernandes (Brasil Fernandes Advogados), Alexandre Tauszig (SkilRock) and Otávio Cunha (Loterj).
2:45 pm – Lecture – Good practices: Growth and consolidation of Pragmatic Play in Latin America – Victor Arias (Pragmatic Play).
3:05 pm – Panel – The post-regulation operation of multi-vertical sites: Online vs. Offline vs. Offshore – Moderator: Leonardo Baptista (Pay4Fun), and Karen Sierra-Hughes (GLI).
4:20 pm – Lecture – Operational intelligence in Brazil – André Alves (Crtl+F5), Natalia Nogues (Crtl+F5) and Vivian Lima (Zest Eventos).
5:20 pm – Panel – Sports betting and the new sports sponsorship scenario – Carlos Cardama (Games Magazine Brasil).
6:20 pm – Panel – The social role of sports betting: Gaming as a channel to help people – Luís Fiorese (TacTic Sports & Entreterimento).
Day 06/29
9:10 am – Lecture – Updates and progress of government regulation – Iuri Ribeiro da Silva e Castro (Ministry of Economy).
9:40 am – Panel – Regulation and positive impacts for Brazil – Moderator: Magno José (IJL) and Deputy Bacelar
11:40 am – Panel – The means of payment available in Brazil in the view of operators – Moderator: Ari Célia (Pay4Fun), Fernando Garita (Betcris) and Fillippos Antonopoulos (Okto).
12:25 pm – Panel – Financial alternatives for the iGaming sector: crypto, e wallets, NFT, Tokens etc – Moderator: Lawyer Fernando Gonçalves, Fábio Tibéria (FT Consulting) and João Canhada (FoxBit).
2:25 pm – Lecture – Good practices: VBet
2:45 pm – Panel – International success stories of resort casinos and gambling as entertainment
3:25 pm – Panel – Game providers and operators: solutions, expectations and best practices – Modertor: Pedro Lucas (Super Afiliados), Isaac Mizrahi (Soft2Bet) and Ramiro Atucha (Vibra Gaming).
4:55 pm – Lecture – The importance of responsible gaming in the post-regulation period – Vinícius Tsuda (Combate à Fraude).
5:25 pm – Panel – Sponsorship dynamics of football betting houses – Moderator: Matheus Antunes (Agência de MKT) and João André Franco (EstrelaBet).
6:10 pm – Lecture – The importance of affiliate marketing for the gaming sector – Ricardo Magri (Eightroom).
For more information, visit the event’s official website.
For registrations, click here.
Source: GMB
