Oddsgate, the market reference in iGaming platform, has already demonstrated the relevance of well-structured planning through its expansion project. Now, the company shows another facet of this preparation's execution: efficient data management. Through this point, the company has managed to minimize failures, risks, and losses in the large operations it serves.
A well-structured data architecture is indispensable to sustain large-scale operations, such as those conducted by Oddsgate. The company has directed strategic efforts and significant resources from its technical team to ensure effective data management.
The extensive expertise of its team in the market allows Oddsgate to face complex challenges in an agile and efficient manner, reaffirming its capacity for adaptation and continuous innovation.
The combination of advanced technology with solid strategic management positions the company as a reliable partner; offering a key differentiator: specialized business consultancy that enhances the operational success of its clients.
Among the most critical aspects in large operations, the control of high volume of accesses and the need for continuous revisions stand out to ensure an excellent user experience, even during periods of intense traffic.
Attentive to mobile usability, Oddsgate understands that success in betting depends on an intuitive, user-friendly, and easy-to-use front-end, coupled with a highly functional back-end system.
And for this reason, it points out that the structure of its platform was developed to make the betting environment more convenient, instinctive, and enjoyable. With integrated games, payment systems, and affiliates, the platform offers a visually attractive interface, which loads quickly and maintains user interest.
In the back-end, critical functions are organized, such as the processing of large volumes of data, including player statistics and team performance, collected from online sports sources.
The ability to provide real-time updates allows players to make bets based on the most recent information while the robust infrastructure ensures stability, even in scenarios of high unpredictability in data traffic – one of the main causes of platform failures.
Challenges of unexpected traffic and scalability
Tiago Almeida, CEO of Oddsgate
, addresses the importance of being prepared for the unexpected: “Often, influencers and affiliates do not start their campaigns at the scheduled time, which generates unexpected traffic. For example, an action that was supposed to generate 10,000 accesses in a day may occur the next day, when it was not expected. In addition, CRM campaigns can generate traffic at times outside the planned schedule”.
He adds: “This increase in requests can occur at any time, requiring an elastic infrastructure, which expands as demand increases. However, ensuring this is challenging due to latency, especially when servers are located far from end users, such as outside Brazil. Latency, when multiplied by thousands of simultaneous users, can overload the system. The ideal solution is a self-scalable data architecture, which prevents problems before support needs to intervene. And this is what we work on”.
Continuous growth and solid results
Oddsgate remains confident in its numbers, and the CEO reinforces the company's capacity for continuous growth: “In large operations, we ensure that the system remains intact, offering secure payment gateways, protection to user accounts, and security to financial data. The numbers prove our service capacity”.
In a recent report, the company highlighted the main results of August:
* Maximum monthly business volume among partners exceeding 1.3 billion euros;
* More than 5 billion bets processed in a single month;
* 2.3 million active players, maintaining the stability of the infrastructure without latency;
* More than 24 million deposits and 6 million withdrawals processed;
* Operation time of partner sites and the game integration layer reaching 99.99%.
With these results, Oddsgate demonstrates being prepared to take on new robust and complex operations, consolidating its leadership position in the market and expanding to new territories that require even more attention to data management and operational efficiency.
Oddsgate is a leader in the iGaming industry, offering a complete SaaS platform. It guarantees efficient integration and development from scratch in up to 30 days.
Committed to quality, it has a customer-oriented philosophy, with global operations and the best market solutions in sportsbook, casino, CRM, payment systems, and affiliates.
Source: GMB
Just over nine months after the launch of the Raspadinha®, responsible for distributing more than 500,000 winning tickets throughout the state of Minas Gerais, Mineira da Sorte Loterias MSL) is preparing to deliver another lottery product to the market. As the exclusive operator of the instant games of the State Lottery of Minas Gerais, the company is launching the "Trem das 11", in the 'passive or traditional' mode.
With the proposal to offer an innovative and legal solution to the market, the ticket generates infinite combinations of games and can even contemplate those who do not hit any numbers, bringing even more adrenaline and fun until the last moment of the draws.
With a 100% Minas Gerais DNA, the pun with one of the most known and typical expressions of the state, the "trem", was part of the strategy for the creation of the product. Besides replacing multiple words for the natives of Minas Gerais, the Trem, the name of the new game, also makes a happy allusion to the music of the acclaimed composer Adoniran Barbosa, immortalized with the recording in 1964.
For the CEO of the group, Roberto Quattrini, the product will stimulate the state's economy, awarding thousands of people every week.
"This is an innovative and exciting lottery game. It is a legal game that protects the consumer, with a considerable percentage of prizes and unmatched by the capitalization titles offered to the people of Minas Gerais so far. Moreover, this is a launch that will foster retail and revert 21% of the collection in aid for various social causes of the State of Minas Gerais", he says.
The game is defined by the 11/22 modality, with a total of twenty-two numbers, in which eleven numbers can be drawn, starting at 01 and ending at 22, totaling 705,432 distinct combinations.
There are two forms of draws, one mechanically through the numbers for the main draw, and the other in an automated and digital form for the regional draws, ensuring total randomness in the awarding process.
In the main draw, mechanical, the main prize winners will be the bettors who hit eleven (11) or no number (zero hits). Also wins second, third, and fourth prizes, consecutively, with 10 or 1, 9 or 2, and 8 or 3 hits. The drawn values range from R$ 5 to R$ 250,000 and will be announced prior to the start of ticket sales for each extraction.
In case the main draw does not have winners of the 11, or in zero (0) hits, the main prizes of the following draws will be incremented (accumulation mode or JackPot).
In the regional draws, there is no accumulation, and the bettors will be divided based on where they bought the ticket into 12 subgroups, according to the 12 mesoregions of the state of Minas Gerais established by IBGE. For each region, the draws provide for the awarding of regional prizes if the bettor registers the ticket in the app (APP) that will be available soon.
The consumer can also purchase the "Casadinha" bet. In this case, the ticket will come with the normal bet and a mirror version, i.e., with all the remaining numbers. In this way, the bettor competes with all 22 (twenty-two) available numbers (from 01 to 22), distributed in two versions purchased.
With a cost of R$ 5 (R$ 10 in the case of Casadinha), the product will be sold exclusively at points of sale authorized by MSL throughout the territory of Minas Gerais and will be available from September 30, 2024.
There are various types of commercial establishments such as bars, cafes, minimarkets, coffee shops, bakeries, snack bars, stands, and pharmacies, also fostering the retail of various cities in the state.
The draws will be held every Sunday, live, at 10 am, during the break of the TV Band Minas programming. Participants can also check the results via broadcast on the official YouTube page, or through the profiles of Trem das 11, website, Facebook, and Instagram.
Social responsibility and fostering the Minas Gerais market
For the general director of the Minas Gerais Lottery (LEMG), Ronan Moreira, promoting the social well-being of the population is the main mission of the institution.
“Since its creation, the LEMG has been an important financing unit for social programs managed by the state government. An instrument for generating jobs, income, and economic circulation for Minas Gerais, enabling the inauguration of schools, daycare centers, hospitals, as well as sanitation and urbanization works. This is, literally, the primary reason for our autarchy's existence”, he says.
More than R$ 80 million have been allocated, in the current management of the Lottery, for financing social programs executed by the government of Minas.
Some examples of the distribution of these resources are the State Health Fund (FES), to which R$ 33 million were directed, the Secretary of Human Rights, Social Participation, and Citizenship – SEDPAC, benefited with almost R$ 1.8 million, and the Rede Cuidar Program/ State Secretary of Social Development (SEDESE), with R$ 11.25 million.
Besides its social role, the operation of Trem das 11 will contribute to the economic development of commerce in the state. With no initial cost to retailers, the product can increase the weekly/annual revenue profit of merchants with a 9% commission for each ticket sold.
Resulting from a consortium between the two main global lottery providers, IGT and Scientific Games, with more than 35 years of experience and structure to operate lottery systems in more than 100 countries, MSL also counts on the expertise of the national company SAGA BGI. “We are a group with extensive experience in the lottery sector in Brazil and we are preparing significant investments in marketing. In addition, we have the knowledge of leading global market companies”, Quattrini says.
IGT is a multinational company leading in lottery systems and provides products and services to 37 of the 45 state lotteries in the USA and more than 20 national lotteries. With about 10,500 employees worldwide, its operations develop in more than 100 countries.
Scientific Games is a global market leader in digital technology and instant lottery ticket printing, public-linked lottery products and services, and sports betting programs worldwide.
Founded in 1973, it has more than 3,900 employees working in 50 countries and 6 continents, serving about 130 clients. Scientific Games, with a turnover of more than US$ 1 billion, is a company of the Brookfield Business Partners Group.
The segment continues to expand in other markets around the world. In Italy, IGT and SG launched the national instant ticket lottery in 2004 and increased sales from approximately US$ 400 million to more than US$ 11 billion. In New Jersey (USA), IGT and SG jointly manage the lottery since 2013 and have seen an annual sales increase of 20% since the start of the contract.
Source: GMB
Bettors who won prizes in the lotteries of Caixa Econômica Federal left behind R$ 251.8 million in 2024, according to bank data. The amount includes traditional games such as Mega-Sena and other bets, and takes into account all prize tiers. The unclaimed money within the legal deadline is directed to Fies (Student Financing).
By law, the winner has up to 90 days after the draw to withdraw the money. It is necessary to present proof that the bet belongs to him, in addition to an identification document, such as the CPF.
April was the month in which bettors left behind the largest amount. In total, R$ 59.7 million were not withdrawn. In May, the second largest month without prize withdrawal, R$ 38.9 million were left behind.
How much was forgotten in prizes from the Caixa lotteries in 2024
Whose responsibility is it to claim the prize?
According to law 13.756/2018, it is exclusively the bettor's responsibility to request the receipt of lottery prizes within 90 days after the draw.
According to article 34, "bettors lose the right to receive their prizes or to request refunds if the payment is not claimed within 90 (ninety) days, counted from the date of the first announcement of the result of the last real event object of the bet".
There is no receipt recorded by the bank at the lottery outlets or in the bets made online that proves the identity of the bettor, so Caixa cannot locate who won. It is necessary to prove that the bet was made and bring an identification document to withdraw the amounts.
What are the rules for claiming lottery prizes?
The bettor who wins any amount in the lottery can receive his prize at any accredited lottery house or at Caixa branches. If the gross value – without tax deduction – is more than R$ 2,259.20, the payment can only be made at Caixa branches, with the presentation of an identity document, such as CPF, and the original winning bet receipt.
Values equal to or above R$ 10,000 are paid within a minimum period of two business days from the presentation of the documents at the bank.
Prizes from bets made on the lottery portal or the app whose net value, already discounted taxes, is R$ 1,581.44 (and gross of R$ 2,259.20), can be received at any Caixa branch or lottery house and also by transfer to Mercado Pago.
If the option is to receive at a lottery house, it will be necessary to present the printed bet receipt, which has a barcode, and also present a memory with the redemption code (of six numbers). This numbering is generated on the Loterias Caixa Portal, and has a validity of up to 24 hours.
Another option to receive is to generate a QR Code for each winning bet, accessing the Loterias Caixa Portal with a cell phone or tablet. The QR Code is valid for 60 minutes and can be read by any lottery house. There is no need for the receipt to be printed when receiving by QR Code.
In the case of the Mega-Sena prize whose bet was made online, the redemption can only be made at Caixa branches, regardless of the value, by the bettor or his attorney. It is necessary to present documents and the ticket.
How much have Brazilians forgotten in lotteries in recent years?
How to bet on Mega-Sena and other games?
Bets on Mega-Sena can be made until 7 pm on the day of the draw at lottery outlets across the country, on the Loterias Caixa portal and the lottery app, as well as internet banking for those who have a bank account. A simple bet costs R$ 5.
It is also possible to make bets at lottery houses. The same rules apply to other Caixa lotteries.
The probability of hitting a six-number bet on Mega-Sena is one in more than 50 million. In a seven-number bet (which costs R$ 35), the chance rises to one in 7.1 million.
It is possible to bet up to R$ 30 on the lottery site and app. Those with an account can bet up to R$ 500.
Source: Folha
