The Jockey Club del Perú to bring Internet Wagering on Horse Racing to Peru
Atlanta, GA – Sportech Racing and Digital, a division of Sportech PLC, (LSE: SPO), are pleased to announce that the Jockey Club del Perú has extended, and significantly expanded, their tote services agreement to include the first fully-integrated and fully-featured horse race betting website in Peru, to be delivered with Sportech’s G4 digital wagering technology.
The Spanish language website will offer local racing product from the Hipódromo de Monterrico in Lima, as well as simulcast races from the United States. It will be delivered under an extension of the agreement through which Sportech provides pari-mutuel wagering services to the Jockey Club del Perú and its network of 80 off-track betting shops, from Sportech’s Quantum Data Center in the U.S.
The complete package of new products Sportech will deliver to the Jockey Club del Perú includes the customized G4 wagering website, as well as the new Sportech Tablet for digital wagering on-track.
The Jockey Club del Perú will also offer the new fixed odds Virtual Racing, which Sportech recently integrated with its Quantum System software to offer in cooperation with Kiron Interactive.
Sr. Luis Razzeto Ríos, President of the Jockey Club del Perú, stated, “We are very pleased to expand our wagering services to the Internet, and to offer a range of new digital wagering platforms, and new games, through our arrangement with Sportech Racing and Digital. This partnership has allowed us to offer our patrons new betting opportunities and new technologies for betting, and has streamlined and strengthened our operations.”
Andrew Gaughan, President of Sportech Racing and Digital, added: “Sportech is proud to extend this valued partnership with the Jockey Club del Perú, where their vision for the future of racing and gaming, combined with Sportech innovations in digital and land-based wagering, serve as an excellent template for growth in the key Latin American market.”
About Sportech Racing and Digital:
Sportech Racing and Digital, a division of Sportech PLC, is a leading global provider of wagering technology solutions to licensed racetracks, off-track betting networks, Internet wagering operators and casinos. In addition to the software, hardware and services that facilitate land-based pari-mutuel wagering, the division provides customized Internet, phone and mobile technologies and services as one of the largest digital wagering technology providers and operators in the U.S. Through its Bump 50:50 division, Sportech Racing and Digital now provides technologies and services to allow charitable foundations affiliated with professional sports teams to design, manage, execute, and promote 50/50 raffle programs. For more information about Sportech Racing and Digital, please visit www.sportech.net.
About Sportech PLC:
Sportech PLC is a sports gaming and entertainment Group and one of the world's leading pool and tote betting organizations. We focus on highly regulated markets worldwide, with our largest activities in the US. Globally we process over $13 billion in bets annually, with a presence in 30 countries, including customers in most US states that permit such betting. The Group operates through 3 divisions: Sportech Racing and Digital, Sportech Venues, and The Football Pools, providing betting technology and operating systems and retail venues for betting on football (soccer), horseracing and greyhound racing. Headquartered in London, England, the company also has operational offices in Connecticut, Atlanta, Toronto, California, New Jersey, Liverpool, Bristol, Netherlands, Germany, and Ireland. For more information about Sportech PLC, please visit www.sportechplc.com.