Argentine premium gaming and entertainment group Grupo Slots has seen Jugadon.bet.ar – the company’s online casino and sportsbook – go live in the City of Buenos Aires.
Powered by Gaming Innovation Group, the launch marks a new entry for GiG, enabling it to add Argentina and the city of Buenos Aires to its growing list of licensed markets for it igaming platform, signifying an active presence in the regulated LatAm region.
Moreover, 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”.
Richard Brown, CEO at 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.”
Headquartered in San Luis, Argentina, Grupo Slots provides entertainment and leisure services in more than 20 locations across the country including, casinos, gambling & bingo halls, lottery, hotels and restaurants and online gaming website Jugadon.com.
“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,” noted Juan Ignacio Torres, general manager for Grupo Slots.
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.”
The announcement follows GiG signing a final agreement with Grupo Slots on November 10, 2020 for a full online turnkey solution, which includes its trusted igaming platform, proprietary Sportsbook, frontend development and CMS, GiG’s data platform and rules engine, GiG Logic.
In Argentina, the City of Buenos Aires, and each province has control over gambling regulation. Grupo Slots and GiG received approval on March 9, 2021 to implement the online gaming platform in Buenos Aires, one of the only seven licences available, obtained on April, 8 2021.
