JUE 25 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025 - 14:21hs.
SECOND DAY OF THE EVENT

Brazil’s Caixa and Finance Ministry speak today at Juegos Miami

Today’s morning (June 1st) of Juegos Miami will have the participation of Brazilians in two panels. Luis Felipe Maia is one of the speakers in the debate on sports integrity. Deusdina Pereira, VP of government funds and lotteries of Caixa, and Mansueto Facundo Almeida Jr., Secretary of Ministry of Finance, will discuss the social origins of gaming.

The panel, in which will also participate attorney Luis Felipe Maia, a member of the FYMSA office, is scheduled for 11:40 with the title "Genius Sports case study: because sports integrity matters." It will discuss what can be done to prevent corruption in sports betting from the work of operators to the support of regulatory bodies.

In addition to Maia, also participating in the panel are: David Foster of Paddy Power Betfair; Diana Blanco Garzón, Vice President of Commercial Development of Coljuegos; Kristal Lovira, Legal Analyst at Gambling Compliance; Marco Leal, CONCACAF Membership and Legal Affairs Manager and Tom Russell, Genius Sports General Counsel.

Then, at 12:20 pm, it will be the time of the "Charitable Origins of Gaming" sesision, debating the responsible gaming and public image of the activity. The debate will be attended by Brazilians Deusdina Pereira, Vice President of government funds and lotteries at Caixa, and Mansueto Facundo Almeida Jr., Secretary of the Secretary of Economic Development of the Ministry of Finance.

Among the subjects that will be approached are: the history of the lottery and its original objectives; countries that use lotteries for social well-being and new strategies to turn gaming's revenue back into society.

Together with Deusdina Pereira and Mansueto Facundo Almeida Jr, Karen Marcela Sierra-Hughes, Director of Government Relations and Business Development in Latin America and the Caribbean of GLI; and Rogelio Fonseca, President of the National Benefit Lottery of El Salvador, complete the panel.

Juegos Miami began yesterday (Wednesday, 31) and runs through Friday (2) at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami featuring a powerful and strategic hands-on learning program, a line-up of exhibitors and sponsors, with representatives from 44 nations in this 2017 edition.

Source: GMB