Government entities met with representatives of laboratories accredited by the Secretary of Prizes and Bets this Monday (2), to discuss the certification criteria for iGaming in Brazil. The meeting took place at the Federal Data Processing Service with the presence of the SPA secretary, Regis Dudena, representatives from GLI, BMM, Gaming Europe, Quinel, and eCogra. Testing in the system managed by Serpro begins on October 2.
All this Monday (2), the Federal Data Processing Service (Serpro) hosted and participated in a meeting with the Secretary of Prizes and Bets (SPA) of the Ministry of Finance and the laboratories approved by the SPA to homologate systems, platforms, live studios, and games within the framework of iGaming regulation in Brazil.
The meeting aimed to hear from the accredited laboratories about the tools and the working method they will make available to the government for the certification of betting systems, live game studios, and online games in Brazil. The initiative for the meeting was from SPA itself, which sought to strengthen ties with the laboratories and make itself available for ongoing dialogue.
The purpose of the meeting was to present all those involved and the necessary mechanisms from the Betting Management System (Sigap) to continue the process of regulating the sports betting and online gaming sector in Brazil and what SPA expects from the laboratories in the certification process they were involved in.
From the Secretary of Prizes and Bets, the meeting was attended by Secretary Regis Dudena, Fábio Macorin, undersecretary of supervision and monitoring, Carolina Yumi de Souza, and João Borges, general coordinator of systems.
At the opening, Regis Dudena emphasized the importance of responsible gaming and how much the laboratories can contribute to this aspect through the work they will develop during the certifications of systems, platforms, live studios, and games. “We have to bring this industry to where it should be and with all the necessary safety”.
Also from SPA, Fábio Macorin clarified the laboratories' doubts about the criteria to be followed so that everyone is in tune with what is expected by SPA, including the format of the certificates issued and about deadlines to be met.
In addition, the governmental entities presented their work routines and how activities are being defined within each of the units and what the government expects from the laboratories.
Testing begins on October 2
Representing Serpro were officials Ariadne Fonseca and Clony Nunes Abreu Jr., responsible for monitoring the certification processes carried out by the laboratories.
Serpro presented the format of online data submission by the entire ecosystem involving sports betting and online games and guided attendees about the manual available in the Betting Management System (Sigap) and about the integration API.
Clony Jr. reported during the meeting that from October 2, the first mandatory testing schedules with operators who have already applied for a license in Sigap will take place. In December will be the final round of data transfer tests to validate the entire system for the start of regulated operation from January 1, 2025.
Certifiers present
BMM Testlabs – Juliano Prestes, Witoldo Hendrich Jr. and Luciana Hendrich (legal representatives).
GLI (Gaming Laboratories International) – Walter Delfraro Jr. (executive of government relations and business development) and George Didier Flores (LatAm director)
Gaming Europe – (attended remotely)
Quinel – Rafael Biasi (legal affairs of Octus, representing the laboratory).
ECogra – Bradley Khoury (director of technology) and Udo Seckelmann (legal representative of the laboratory).
Each of the laboratories presented the way they are organizing for the certification processes. Only Gaming Europe did not do so, as it only attended the meeting remotely.
Witoldo Hendrich, partner at Hendrich Lawyers and one of the representatives of BMM at the event, explained that the meeting was exceptional: “That certifications needed to exist, we all knew, but the meeting served a lot to explain who will be responsible for what. Today, for example, it became clear whose certain responsibilities are, whether from the operator or the payment method, for example, regarding the KYC of players”.
Walter Delfraro Jr., executive of government relations and business development at GLI, highlighted that “the event organized by the Secretary of Prizes and Bets and Serpro is of great importance because it sought to align with all the authorized laboratories the expectations about the certification process in Brazil. Just like the ordinances launched by SPA, the expectation that the laboratories provide a service based on the best practices of the industry was very clear”.
Udo Seckelmann, legal representative of eCogra, highlighted: “a very informative and enriching event that ensured total alignment between SPA and its approved certifying laboratories. eCOGRA thanks the Ministry for the open dialogue and remains committed to providing certification services to Brazil according to the highest standards of the industry”.
Source: GMB
