After the publication of the news
"Digital lottery is in Brazilian Caixa plans", many representatives
of the lottery sector contacted Games Magazine Brasil in disagreement with a statement
from Stefanini's Director of Innovation and Digital, Breno Barros. The
technology company official commented: "Customers will no longer need to go to
lottery shops to place bets. The idea is that everything can be done through an
application that will show even the results of lotteries and betting odds based
on most drawn numbers."
Commenting on the controversy, Adriana Domingues, communication director of
ALSPI (Association of Lottery of Sao Paulo and Interior) sent a statement to
Games Magazine Brazil to clarify the position of the network on this project
and the recent news:
"ALSPI understands that any initiative that brings consumer facilities is
considered valid and must be implemented by Caixa. Internet betting is the
future of the Caixa Loterias and migration to this mode is an inexorable
reality.
Notwithstanding this reality, the Lottery Network has been treated marginally
in this process. The Lottery Network has always been the main channel for the
dissemination and operation of all CAIXA Lotteries and it must be remembered
that lottery entrepreneurs invested in the business and need to be considered
in this process in order not to scrap the volume of that investments they have
made.
This process is still being pursued at a time when
CAIXA continues its crusade to devalue the Network through a restrictive policy
of distribution of profits generated with lotteries. But mainly the most
ominous aspect of this policy is the tariff policy that have taken the lottery
to the current state of bankruptcy, using the Lottery Network as an appendage
of its banking structure, now in a process of reducing the number of branches,
and restricting the readjustment of rates.
In this way, it must be said that the volume of bets and bank transactions that
occur in the Lottery Network are significant enough so that the population that
does not have access to the Internet, or has a limited one, still can have the
option of a physical place where they can go to carry out their transactions
and can use the Lottery Network for services that can’t be done on the
Internet.
But at a time when there are conversations about privatization of lotteries, it
is importante to remember that the Lottery Network represents the private
initiative that has always supported CAIXA in its policies, and now can not be
simply dismissed by the implementation of this innovation when, before others private
agents, should be the first to be considered.
In summary, the Lottery Network depends on the games not to fail, as the
banking financial services damage the lottery retailer. We have a delay of 15
years, when Caixa started to adjust rates below annual inflation, and we will
turn one year (on June 16th), without no readjustment in banking services
again. "
Source: GMB
