Zona de Azar Brasil – International Casinos Hard Rock and Caesars Confirm their Presence at BgC 2019
Brazil.- June 13th 2019 www.zonadeazar.com The Brasilian Gaming Congress organized by Clarion Events continues to add important name for the 2019 edition that starts on June 23. Alex Pariente, SVP Casino Operations of Hard Rock International, and John Maddox, VP Government Relations of Caesars Entertainment, confirmed their participation as panelists in the ‘Casino Congress: Examining the Opportunities and Barriers to Entry for Casinos in Brazil’ panel. Check out all the news.
The first news announced by Clarion this week is the presence of Ronan Moreira, General Director of the Lottery of the State of Minas Gerais (LEMG) in the panel ‘Lotteries in Focus: What Will Be the Role of Federal and State Lotteries in a Newly Regulated Market?’ in which will also participate Thierry Pujol, International Consultant and Member of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame, and Guilherme Albuquerque, head of the BNDES Department, on the lottery market in Brazil from the privatization of LOTEX to the maintenance of social transfers of lotteries. The debate will be the first session on June 24 between 09:15 and 11:00.
For the next panel, it was announced Paulo Saad, Vice President of the Bandeirantes Group as moderated of the debate ‘Gaming Advertising & Marketing in Brazil: Restrictions and Opportunities for Growth’ in which also participate Cristhian David Villa Gomez, Online Manager of Corredor Empresarial S.A; Lorenzo Caci, Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at SportRadar; Alessandro Valente, CEO of SuperAfiliados; and Bruno Maia, CEO of Agência 14 and VP Marketing of Vasco da Gama.
After lunch break on June 24th, the names of Robert Brassai, Senior Consultant & Owner of Sense4Gaming, as moderator; and Alex Pariente, SVP Casino Operations of Hard Rock International; John Maddox, VP Government Relations of Caesars Entertainment; and Bruno Omori, President, Brazilian Hotel Industry Association of the State of São Paulo (ABIH-SP) as speakers, were guaranteed for the panel ‘Casino Congress: Examining the Opportunities and Barriers to Entry for Casinos in Brazil’. Pedro Cortés, Senior Partner of Rato Ling Lei & Cortés, who had previously confirmed his presence, completes the guest list of this session.
Witoldo Hendrich, General Manager in Brazil of Online IPS, completes the lists of news of the first day of BgC completing the group of speaker in the panel ‘Sportsbook Workshop: Practicalities of Setting up a Sports Betting Platform in Brazil’, along with Sérgio Alvarenga, President of Intralot Brasil and Luiz Felipe Maia, Partner of FYMSA ADVOGADOS.
For June 25th, the federal deputy Evandro Roman is the only novelty. He will be part of the ‘Legislator’s Debate: Taking the next steps to a regulated market in Brazil’, which has also confirmed the names of Vinicius Lummertz, State Secretary of Tourism of São Paulo and former Minister of Tourism; and Alexandre Manoel, Secretary of Evaluation of Public Policies, Planning, Energy and Lottery – SECAP of Ministry of Economy.
BgC is Brazil’s most respected gaming industry congress, providing unrivaled access to ministers, federal deputies, senators and local governors working to regulate this rapidly growing jurisdiction. With fixed odds sports betting, integrated casino resorts and privatization of lotteries under discussion in the Brazilian government, 2019 marks a true turning point in this vibrant emerging market. The event will be held at Tivoli Mofarrej in São Paulo and to register or become a Sponsor / Exhibitor, see all information on the official BgC website: www.brasiliangamingcongress.com .
Source: Game Magazine Brasil
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