GMB – How do you evaluate the current stage of the Brazilian market in the context of an event like SBC Latinoamérica?
Luis Traversa – The market has been growing a lot and becoming increasingly mature. We see not only operators, but also providers focusing on Latin America and not just Brazil. Today we see providers growing their teams, which demonstrates the size of our industry in the region.
For you, as an operator, what does Brazil represent, given that Betmotion was a pioneer in the market?
That’s truth. We are pioneers and have already been operating in Brazil for over 15 years. We are rooting every day for regulation to happen as quickly as possible so that we can finally celebrate this goal, after so many efforts over the years in this industry.
Is Betmotion fully ready to apply for a license?
Yes, fully prepared. And also in partnership with our platform. Salsa Technology is now ready to participate in regulation. At Betmotion we hope this happens as quickly as possible, but some rule changes are needed so that it is advantageous for the government, in terms of tax collection, for players, in order to have a good UX, and for operators, in generating profits.
Speaking not only of operations, we must remember the social actions that Betmotion promotes. I would like you to comment on the importance of the sector as a strong economic activity.
We have had an action on our website called BetSocial for just over a year. We have partnerships with different institutions and we encourage our players to make donations to them when they withdraw and we double what they donate. In addition, we have held specific rounds of bingo with all proceeds going to the institutions. That's why at SBC we were nominated for “Social Action of the Year”, “Casino Operator of the Year” and “Sports Betting of the Year”, as is the case in other global events.
Is it a lot of responsibility to deliver to the Brazilian market everything that the global market already recognizes from Betmotion?
Of course. Our goal is to provide a good user experience, but we know we can go further. If this type of action were an inspiration for other operators and providers, I'm sure we would have a much better Brazil and Latin America than we have today.
In addition to regulation and the search for a license, what are Betmotion's plans for 2024?
Immediately present to the government the letter of intent that we want to apply for a license. In 2024 we will focus on regulation and we hope that will happen in the first quarter. We are very excited to score this goal next year.
Source: Exclusive GMB
