LUN 23 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024 - 11:34hs.
On the 26th, in São Paulo

Gaming, betting and casinos to be topics of COB EXPO 2024 and IDT-CEMA 1st Sports Tourism Forum

COB EXPO 2024, in partnership with the Institute of Development, Tourism, Culture, Sports and Environment (IDT-CEMA), will promote the 1st Sports Tourism Forum which, in addition to the presence of leaders of the tourism trade and directors of confederations, will have the participation of Olympic medalists from Paris who will be honored at the event. The sports betting and gaming sectors will have special panels to address the synergy of the segments.

“The purpose of the Sports Tourism Forum is to bring together leaders from different sectors to create synergies and develop opportunities to strengthen destinations, generate income and create new Olympic and life champions,” explains Bruno Omori, president of IDT-CEMA and coordinator of the event.

Two strategic debate panels will be presented: “Potential of Sports Tourism in Brazil,” bringing innovative proposals for tourist destinations and the hotel market in Brazil. It will feature Leandro Correa, president of APRECESP, who will speak about the “Importance of Sports and Sports Events in Tourist Resorts.”

Another highlighted topic will be the relevance of the “Synergy between sports and tourism,” with Mauzler Paulinetti, Executive Secretary of ASEMESP, and Advisor to the State Sports Council of the State of SP.

The gaming and sports betting sector will also present proposals on partnerships and sponsorships that ‘Bets’ – as operators are called in Brazil - can offer for official events of Sports Confederations. The topic will be presented by Guilherme Sadi, a lawyer specializing in this segment.

No less important will be the presentations by José Roberto Sevier, president of PROMA Feiras, on the “Importance of professional organization in fairs and exhibitions during sporting events” and by Ronald Lopes, a sports director who will present the success story of the “Juntos pelo Esporte Project to strengthen Tourist Destinations.”

The synergy between gaming and tourism will also be addressed in the speech by businessman João Marcelo Dornellas, president of the São Paulo Poker Federation and partner of the H2 group, one of the main players in the Brazilian poker market, who will present the theme: “POKER creating tourist flows to Brazilian tourist destinations”.

Other highlighted presentations will be that of the CEO of APOSTOU, João Motta, the company that holds the concession for the lottery in the state of PR, speaking about “New revenue and entertainment for the concession for the lottery in the state of Paraná.”

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Event
: COB EXPO 2024 – 1st Sports Tourism Forum

Date: September 26 - starting at 9 am

Location: Pro Magno Events Center | Av. Professora Ida Kolb, 513 – Casa Verde- São Paulo

Source: GMB