The event will take place from November 24 to 28 at the Secrets Maroma resort in Cancún, Mexico.
Press release.- SOFTSWISS has announced its main partnership in Elite Retreat LatAm, an exclusive event organized by NEXT.io, a leading iGaming community. The agreement highlights SOFTSWISS's commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration within the rapidly growing iGaming market in Latin America.
The event, which is by invitation only, will take place from November 24 to 26 at the luxurious Secrets Maroma resort in Cancún, Mexico. The Elite Retreat LatAm will bring together 100 decision-makers from top operators and providers in the iGaming industry, offering an opportunity for networking and strategic discussions in one of the most stunning locations in the Caribbean.
Max Trafimovich, CCO of SOFTSWISS, commented: “Latin America represents a key growth area for SOFTSWISS, and our ongoing certification efforts in Brazil are a testament to our long-term commitment to the region. We believe that events like the Elite Retreat LatAm provide a unique platform for exchanging valuable knowledge and fostering significant partnerships. With NEXT.io as a trusted partner, we are confident that this event will lay the groundwork for significant advancements in the Latin American iGaming market.”
The company said that attendees will include key figures such as the GM LatAm of Stake, the CEO of Logrand, the director of Caliente, the president of AEIJA, the CEO of Apuesta Gana, the CEO of Coolbet, the director of Doradobet, among others.
Pierre Lindh, co-founder and managing director of NEXT.io, added: “We are thrilled to welcome SOFTSWISS as the main partner for the Elite Retreat Cancún. SOFTSWISS's pioneering role in the iGaming industry makes the company the perfect partner for this event. Together, we are creating an environment where the future of gaming in Latin America can be shaped by its leading minds.”
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The event will feature two full days of networking and entertainment, allowing attendees to forge strategic connections and explore the latest trends and opportunities in the iGaming sector in Latin America.
This collaboration with NEXT.io aligns with SOFTSWISS's strategic focus on Latin America, following initiatives such as the appointment of Formula 1 star Rubens Barrichello as non-executive director of SOFTSWISS in Latin America and the ongoing process to receive certification in Brazil for its Casino and Sports Betting Platform.
Jorge Hinojosa, general director of the Spanish Digital Gaming Association, spoke about the possibility of applying more limitations to gambling advertising.
Spain.- As a proposal from the Spanish government to create the National Public Health Agency progresses, which would include, among other points, advertising limitations in the gaming industry, the Spanish Digital Gaming Association (Jdigital) explained that there is no “urgency or necessity” to limit the advertising possibilities of operators.
According to the Spanish press, this proposal would modify the Law 13/2011, of May 27, on the regulation of national gaming, with the aim of including advertising limitations, prohibiting welcome bonuses and promotions, and more.
In this context, Jorge Hinojosa, general director of the Spanish Digital Gaming Association (Jdigital) spoke with the local media Democrat and noted: “If we eliminate the possibility of making known the legal operators we fear that it facilitates access to illegal operators”.
Hinojosa highlighted that the government had already imposed these restrictions with the Royal Decree 958/2020 on Communications, which was subsequently repealed by the Supreme Court ruling 537/2024.
Now, they are trying to return to these conditions, which include “limiting the advertising of gaming to a series of spaces” and only allowing commercial communications “on video exchange services through platform, social networks, at sporting events, on advertising posters located at the aforementioned events and whose results are subject to betting and in the development of television contests”.
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Thus, the general director of Jdigital considered that the industry is already self-regulated through the Code of Conduct on commercial communications of gaming activities. Hinojosa insisted that the Government, with the amendment, “is using a tool that is too powerful” and, moreover, “is not taking into account that it is applying a text from 2020 to 2022”, so some issues are outdated or are already addressed in the aforementioned Code of Conduct.
