R Franco Digital makes Colombia play via Corredor Empresarial deal

Spanish omni-channel gambling technology supplier R. Franco Digital plans to enter Colombia’s newly regulated online gambling market via a deal with local operator Corredor Empresarial S.A.

On Thursday, R. Franco Digital announced it had agreed to supply its latest-generation IRIS omni-channel platform, along with a variety of online games and sports betting services, to Corredor Empresarial, which controls the nation’s largest commercial network of luck and chance games.

The Bogota-based Corredor Empresarial operates 25k retail points of sale across country, comprising a total of 75k gaming terminals. In addition to astrology-based lotteries and amusement devices, the company was awarded a five-year exclusive pari-mutuel sports betting license in 2014. The company also inked a virtual sports deal with Inspired Gaming Group last year.

Corredor Empresarial generated total operating income of COP 227.1b (US $78.5m) in 2016, of which COP 223.9b came via its SUPER Astro zodiac lottery game. Sports betting accounted for most (COP 3.1b) of the rest.