“With the match underway, the competitor has the chance to understand the game and make their guesses based on what is happening at the moment. It's like a coach, who can replace and invest in the player who is performing better during the match. We want to increase the dynamism and attract the public with a different and interactive proposal, especially for those who have always dreamed of the excitement of climbing a live team,” explains Kiko Augusto, COO and co-founder of Rei do Pitaco.
“Pitaco ao Vivo” is available in Turbo mode, which allows you to select two to four players freely, regardless of club, and indicates whether they will score more or less points than predicted for the game, points defined according to the player's performance. In the end, if he gets his questions right, he wins prizes according to the number of correct answers.
How “Pitaco ao Vivo” works
In this modality, the competitor needs to follow the match in real time and plan their tips according to what they are seeing and analyzing. Thus, you can remove or replace players during games based on your knowledge of the sport, your analytical skills, the rules of the game and live statistical data.
At first, the live version will only be available for the American basketball league, but further changes in this regard are not ruled out for other competitions as well.
“The idea is to always be investing in new things that might appeal to the public. If it is bringing new proposals, different resources, naturally, it will always be in the daily life of sports lovers who cannot resist an opportunity to be even closer to the competitions and games they follow,” highlights Kiko.
Created in 2019 by football fans, Rei do Pitaco is the biggest fantasy game in Latin America and has already distributed more than R$220 million (US$ 44m) in prizes, with more than 570 thousand participants winning.
In 2023, eight new sports were launched on the platform, more than 100 thousand leagues were promoted, more than 90 competitions were available and more than R$100 million (US$ 20m) in prizes were distributed, with a total of 200 thousand users being awarded. Also last year, revenue doubled compared to 2022.
Source: GMB
