The CGS 2024 starts this Thursday (29) at the Recife Exhibition Center (Pernambuco). The event focuses on constructive dialogue, helping to promote a sustainable future for the Brazilian gaming industry. Among important players, highlights in the debates with Salsa, BMM, GLI, Maia Yoshiyasu, BETesporte and Casa de Apostas, as well as the presence of the former special advisor to the Treasury, José Francisco Manssur, who led the sector's regulation process.
This will be the first fair of the igaming and sports betting sector after the deadline given by the Ministry of Finance for houses to apply to operate in Brazil in 2025.
Various panels to discuss the future of the sector are expected to excite the audience. The first topic to be discussed will be "Advances in the regulation of iGaming and sports betting", scheduled to start at 9:10 AM. José Francisco Manssur, partner at CSMV Lawyers, and who served as special advisor to the Executive Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance, in 2023. He was one of the main responsible for leading the drafting of the rules for the fixed quota betting sector in Brazil.
“Fairs like CGS that aim to bring together the main market players and discuss innovations contribute to the development of the segment generating new ideas and bringing innovations that can be used in the future”, highlighted Manssur.
“In addition to talking about the advances and the importance of regulating this universe of bets in Brazil, the moment requires that we deal with issues such as the unity of the entire segment for dialogue with society about the betting market in Brazil, since the industry is suffering strong attacks”, he stated.
“We need to say that from 2018 to 2023 betting operators acted freely in Brazil. Now, there are mechanisms for the collection of taxes and social allocations due. Betting will be an economic activity that will generate jobs and move the economy. In addition, regulation brought elements to combat the negative effects of this universe, such as addiction”, he added.
In addition to him, the chat will feature the participation of Valter Delfraro Jr., executive of government relations and business development at GLI; Hugo Baungartnerr, COO of Aposta Ganha; and Fernanda Lima, lawyer at Maia Yoshiyasu Lawyers. The mediation will be by André Neves, CCO of Salsa Technology.
Other relevant topics will also promise to excite the event and will be discussed such as:
“Evolution of Casino Games and its impact on the eventual law of casinos and bingos”, with the already confirmed presence of Marzia Turrini, president of Digital, Security and Inspections at BMM Testlabs;
“Evolution of online games and betting on sports events and its impact on the regulation of the Brazilian market by the federal and state governments”;
“Economic and social impact of the regulation of lotteries, including aspects of territoriality”, among others.
The event has the mission of promoting meaningful and sealed meetings between renowned professionals, facilitating the growth and setting of professionalization standards of the sector, presenting new technologies and identifying businesses.
CGS Recife will focus on regulatory issues of emerging markets and on creating an environment conducive to the growth and development of the gaming industry in the region.
"Events like this are always important to keep us connected to the latest industry news. Being in contact with major market figures and observing sector trends, especially at such an important time as we are now living, is essential”, highlights Hans Schleier, COO of Casa de Apostas.
“There are great possibilities for exchanges of experiences and knowledge, so that we can all continue in constant evolution”, he reinforces.
It will also be an opportunity for agencies that operate in the market. Absolut Sport, a multinational with offices in Germany, the United States, and Brazil, and which works with sports experiences, will be present with a stand.
The company has already been at sector fairs in Malta and in London, and has projects produced for the Club World Cup, Super Bowl, Champions League final, Copa América, and World Cup.
"Our goal is to talk with important players who today invest a lot in sports, both for intermediation of sponsorship contracts and for promoting activations, planning sports experiences for the partnerships they already have in the middle", highlights Fernando Paz, commercial director of Absolut Sport in Brazil, an agency that is also an official partner of Conmebol since 2022, with participation in the Libertadores and the Sudamericana.
BETesporte, for its part, is one of the nominees for recognition as Best Sports Betting House at the CGS Awards 2024. The category includes national and international candidates and the final result was defined by the public, in a popular vote. The winner will be announced at a gala dinner for 200 guests from the iGaming industry.
“It is a pride for everyone at the BETesporte Group to receive this recognition, the result of hard and daily work, alongside all our departments and also with the users. We are pleased to compete for the top prize at the CGS Awards 2024 and will continue on this path to seek constant evolution”, highlights Vinicius Nogueira, CEO of BETesporte.
Source: GMB
