Grupo Slots, Argentina’s premium gaming and entertainment group has today launched its online casino and sportsbook, Jugadon.bet.ar in the City of Buenos Aires, powered by GiG’s iGaming platform.
Grupo Slots is headquartered in San Luis, Argentina, and provides first-class entertainment and leisure services in more than 20 locations across Argentina including (casinos, gambling & bingo halls, lottery, hotels and restaurants and online gaming website Jugadon.com).
Today’s announcement follows GiG signing a final agreement with Grupo Slots on 10 November 2020 for a full online turnkey solution, which includes their trusted iGaming platform, proprietary Sportsbook, frontend development and CMS, GiG’s data platform & rules engine, GiG Logic.
The launch marks a new market entry for GiG, enabling it to add Argentina and the city of Buenos Aires to its growing list of licensed markets for its iGaming Platform, signifying an active presence in regulated Latin America (LatAm).
The new online casino and sportsbook, built with GiG’s front-end framework, provides Jugadon’s players in Argentina with a smooth online player experience that encompasses a unique look and feel.
In Argentina, the City of Buenos Aires, and each province has control over gambling regulation. Grupo Slots and GiG received approval on 09 March 2021 to implement the online gaming platform in Buenos Aires.. one of the only 7 licenses available, obtained on the 8th of April, 2021.
Juan Ignacio Torres, General Manager for Grupo Slots, said “Today we had set a new milestone in the history of Grupo Slots because the beginning of Jugadon in the City of Buenos Aires is a great leap forward that enhances the wide experience of the company in the gambling industry. We built a great team with GIG, and have developed a solid and safe platform that matches regulators specifications as well as Buenos Aires Citys’ market requirements. We want to thank our team for their outstanding work over the last months that allowed us to successfully reach this goal.”
Richard Brown, CEO GiG, said “I am excited to have gone live in the city of Buenos Aires with a prominent brand like Grupo Slots. Buenos Aires is a dynamic market, set to be one of the largest within Argentina with significant growth potential in the interactive space driven by regulation and growth of a digital online gaming penetration. I am extremely proud to be one of the early movers entering this market and look forward to growing our presence within the region.”
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About Grupo Slots
Grupo Slots is an entertainment company that, since its founding in 1985, has built an extensive and renowned trajectory in the gaming industry in Argentina. It currently operates the online gaming platform Jugadon.com in the province of San Luis, Argentina; it also operates gaming rooms, bingos, and carries out the management, operation, and marketing for the Lottery of San Luis. It is also present in the world of hospitality with Epic Hotels, its own chain, and also has various gastronomic establishments. The company stands out for its extensive experience in the field of entertainment, leisure and for its great entrepreneurial capacity, which adapts to the needs of the market and its diverse clientele.
About Gaming Innovation Group (GiG)
Gaming Innovation Group is a leading iGaming technology company, providing solutions, products and services to iGaming Operators. Founded in 2012, Gaming Innovation Group’s vision is ‘To be the industry-leading platform and media provider delivering world-class solutions to our iGaming partners and their customers. GiG’s mission is to drive sustainable growth and profitability of our partners through product innovation, scalable technology and quality of service. Gaming Innovation Group operates out of Malta and is dual-listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GIG and on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker symbol GIGSEK. www.gig.com
