Ibero-American Gaming Summit Convenes Regulators and Industry Leaders in Lima
The ninth edition of the Ibero-American Gaming Summit, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) of Peru, took place in Lima from May 26th to 28th. The event brought together nine regulators from the region, along with over 120 attendees.
The summit was led by the General Directorate of Casino Games and Slot Machines, the Peruvian regulatory body, and saw significant participation from institutional, business, and governmental representatives.
In addition to the local regulator, Yuri Guerra, the summit was attended by María de Lourdes Ramírez, General Director of Games and Sweepstakes of Mexico; Idalynn Ortiz, Director of Game Licensing of the Puerto Rico Gaming Commission; and Julio César Alvarado, General Director of the National Lottery of Ecuador.
Also present were Martín García Santillán, Manager of the Lottery of the City of Buenos Aires; Vivien Villagrán Acuña, Superintendent of Casinos of Chile; and Claudia Álvarez Troncoso, Director of Casinos and Games of Chance of the Dominican Republic.
The President of Coljuegos, Marco Emilio Hincapié Ramírez, and the Undersecretary of Monitoring and Supervision of Prizes and Bets of Brazil, Fabio Augusto Marcorin, also participated.
The organizers emphasized that “the summit returned to a dynamic format, with more than 25 speakers addressing the most relevant issues for the sector from an Ibero-American perspective.”
“Throughout different round tables and presentations, the more than 120 participants had the opportunity to share experiences and present success stories from the perspectives of each of their countries,” they detailed.
During the event, the Peruvian Vice Minister of Tourism, Madeleine Burns, stated: “Mincetur is honored to receive representatives from gaming regulatory bodies from different jurisdictions in Latin America and the Caribbean, who are responsible for regulating and supervising the activity of games of chance in their respective countries.”
In that vein, the official highlighted that Peru was chosen as the venue for the event thanks to “the achievements regarding the formalization of the activity of casino games, slot machines, and recently sports betting and remote games, implementation of responsible gaming policies, and the sincerity of tax payments, which has meant an increase in tax collection, and above all the benefits of having a properly regulated sector.”
In turn, Yuri Guerra expressed gratitude for “the effort of the private sector for having trusted the State.” “A regulation is successful if it manages to get everyone into the formal market, so that competition is healthy and transparent. We cannot prohibit what we cannot control, we will protect the player and private investments from illegal operation,” he concluded.
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