The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) has just launched the new Edition of the Sport Integrity Journal (SIJ), dedicated to Sports Betting Integrity and the Future of Integrity Frameworks in Latin America.
Bringing together 24 contributors across seven countries, this Special Edition provides one of the most comprehensive multi-stakeholder reflections to date on the challenges, opportunities and reforms shaping Sports Betting Integrity across Latin America.
As regulated Sports Betting markets continue to consolidate throughout the region, SIGA LATIN AMERICA believes this is a critical moment to move beyond isolated and reactive approaches and towards a more coordinated, preventive and sustainable integrity framework.
The new edition brings together public authorities, regulators, sports organisations, betting industry representatives, legal and compliance experts, international specialists, media and other key stakeholders from Brazil, Paraguay, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador. Experts from Portugal and the United States also shared their experiences.
Contributions include first-hand experiences from public authorities and regulated markets, lessons from leading sports organisations such as the NFL, CONMEBOL, CBF, the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation and Federação Paulista de Futebol, and perspectives from experts working directly on regulation, and regional cooperation.
Among the issues addressed are the role of public authorities in protecting Sport Integrity; Anti-Money Laundering and international cooperation; comparative approaches to the criminalisation of competition manipulation; compliance and institutional capacity in regulated markets; the responsibilities of operators; integrity programmes within sports organisations; athlete education and prevention; responsible gambling; media and public perception; financial intelligence; regulatory harmonisation; and legal cooperation across Latin America.
The publication also reinforces SIGA LATIN AMERICA’s growing role as a reform-oriented regional convening body, bringing together governments, regulators, the sports movement, industry and civil society around a shared agenda of Integrity, transparency, accountability and cooperation.
The contributors to this Special Edition are:
- Alessandra Puig, Legal, Compliance and Integrity Director, SevenX Gaming; SIGA LATIN AMERICA Member
- Ana Bárbara Costa Teixeira, Founder Associate, AMIG; Government Relations Director, ABRAJOGO; Member, SIGA LATIN AMERICA Permanent Committee on Sports Betting Integrity
- André Megale, Director of Integrity & Good Governance, SIGA LATIN AMERICA
- Bruno Geraldini, CEO, SevenX Gaming; SIGA LATIN AMERICA Member
- Carolina Gatti, Lawyer, RondinoMegale; Legal Consultant, SIGA LATIN AMERICA
- Cecilia Perez Rivas, Former Minister of Justice, Paraguay; Associate Lawyer, Julia Abogados; Lecturer, Metropolitan University of Asunción
- Evert Montero Cárdenas, President, Fecoljuegos
- Fred Justo, Director of AML, Legitimuz; Member, SIGA LATIN AMERICA Permanent Committee on Sports Betting Integrity
- Giovanni Rocco Neto, National Secretary for Sports Betting and Economic Development of Sport, Ministry of Sport of Brazil; Member, SIGA LATIN AMERICA Permanent Committee on Sports Betting Integrity
- Giovanni Tartaglia Polcini, Independent Chairman, SIGA; Magistrate; International Anti-Corruption Expert
- Graciela Garay, Compliance Director, CONMEBOL
- João Paulo Almeida, Sport Integrity Consultant; Co-Chair, SIGA Permanent Committee on Sports Betting Integrity
- José Francisco Manssur, Partner, CSMV Advogados; Chair, SIGA LATIN AMERICA Permanent Committee on Sports Betting Integrity
- Lorena Rojas, President, Paraguayan Association of Gaming Operators (APOJA)
- Marcelo Pontes Viana, Secretary for Private Integrity, Office of the Comptroller General of Brazil (CGU)
- Pedro Barroso, Member, Brazilian Football Integrity Unit, Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)
- Rafael Ávila, Technical Consultant in Public Policy on Responsible Gambling and Gambling Disorder, Ministry of Health; Founder, Player Protection and Support Association (APAJ)
- Renato Renatino, Legal Manager, Federação Paulista de Futebol
- Ricardo Saadi, President, Council for Financial Activities Control (COAF)
- Román Frymer, Co-Founder, G&M News; SIGA Media Partner
- Sabrina Perel, Chief Compliance Officer, National Football League (NFL)
- Santiago Albán, Managing Partner, HEKA; Gaming Law Expert in Ecuador and Latin America
- Thiago Esteves Grigorovski, Lawyer; Legal and Internal Control Manager, Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV)
- William Bonalume, Expert in Compliance, KYC and Fraud Prevention
The new Special Edition builds on SIGA LATIN AMERICA’s sustained work on Sports Betting Integrity, including its Permanent Committee on Sports Betting Integrity, the FAIR – Forum on Betting, Integrity and Regulation, its cooperation with public authorities and its continued advocacy for the implementation of the highest standards of Integrity across the rapidly evolving Latin American Sports Betting ecosystem.
By creating an independent and plural platform for informed discussion, the Sport Integrity Journal continues to serve as an important vehicle for knowledge-sharing, critical reflection and action-oriented reform.
Click here to access the Sport Integrity Journal.
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