Matias Montero has been appointed EveryMatrix Managing Director for Latin America with responsibility for growing the group’s footprint and establishing a regional hub across the continent.

Montero has two decades industry experience including more than five years as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer at Vibra Gaming, one of Latin America’s most respected games and platform solutions suppliers.

While at Vibra he was part of the founding management team that expanded its LatAm regional reach increasing proprietary games development, while also launching a solutions division offering local operators bespoke platform technology.

Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Montero will report to Daniel Clark, Group Commercial Director, bringing with him a proven record of success in sales and product development, marketing and business growth.

Daniel Clark, Group Commercial Director, EveryMatrix, said: “We’re delighted Matias has joined our global commercial team as we grow our presence in Latin America with local expertise across a multitude of disciplines.

“Our approach to market building always starts with engaging the industry’s best and brightest local talent and I’m confident that with Matias’s experience, connections and deep knowledge he will rapidly grow our turnkey platform product offering across territories we have identified as vital to our success.”

Matias Montero, Managing Director, LatAm, EveryMatrix, said: “I’m thrilled to join the company and timing could not be better with many local and international brands needing to scale up their operations as player volumes and demands for richer experiences increase, regulation continues to evolve and more innovation is required to stand out.

“This is precisely where EveryMatrix comes in with proven turnkey platform technology solutions that consistently generate results for the world’s biggest brands, overcoming operators’ biggest challenges and taking customers to the next level. Everything is possible and I look forward to growing our presence across the region.”

Innovative Technology (ITL) has announced that Reptech has joined its network of Trading Partners, supplying its cash validation solutions for unattended payment and gaming machines throughout Peru. Reptech based in Lima has direct access to various markets including vending, gaming, and retail.

Enrique Jütten, VP of Sales & Business Development, said: “We are pleased to secure a strong, regional partner dedicated to supplying our solutions to the gaming, retail, kiosk and vending markets in Peru. Reptech will help provide sales, service and support assistance to local customers with a key focus on distributing our NV200 Spectral casino grade note validator to gaming venues. NV200S is an ideal fit for most machines to replace obsolete units and supports a number of Latin American currencies including the Peruvian sol. We’ve exhibited our products with Reptech at the Peru Gaming Show a few times and we are already seeing some great results.”

Arrigo Vallebuona from Reptech said: “We are delighted to become an official Trading Partner in Peru and look forward to helping customers in the region improve cash transaction efficiency & security by implementing ITL’s advanced technology. We plan to distribute a selection of ITL products suitable for the gaming, retail, kiosk and vending markets including NV10, BV30, NV200 Spectral, NV4000 Spectral, SMART Coin System, Spectral Payout plus we will also introduce their biometric access control products to the region. Our initial focus will be on helping casinos in Peru replace their out-dated note validators with the advanced NV200 Spectral, secure banknote validator. This unit boasts fast note to note processing, free currency and firmware updates, exceptional fraud protection and can significantly reduce collection costs and machine downtime. Our experience with ITL products is very positive so we are sure our clients will be impressed with their well-established and trusted solutions.”

Enrique added: “This partnership will allow us to expand our presence in Peru and respond more effectively and quickly to customers’ cash handling needs. With our vast product portfolio of note validators and recyclers, alongside our years of experience in the gaming and retail market, together we aim to help customers in Peru automate transactions more efficiently and securely.”

Blask data indicates Venezuela’s iGaming demand remained stable in the initial days following the US operation in Caracas.

On 3 January, US forces detained Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, transporting him from Caracas to face prosecution in New York. The raid came after months of intensifying American pressure throughout 2025 — naval presence, targeted strikes, and a fresh sanctions package. 

For Venezuela’s iGaming sector, the disruption poses a critical question: will demand collapse, or adapt?

First results

Blask’s daily Index remained within a tight corridor from 1–4 January, hovering in the high-200K zone. It dropped 5% to 257.4K on the day of the operation, before recovering the next day.

The data reveals no abrupt demand shift during this period. A slight decline sits within Venezuela’s normal daily fluctuations and does not point to a fundamental market change.

Rapid expansion, growing dominance

Venezuela stood out as one of iGaming’s strongest demand gainers in 2025. Blask Index surged 134.9% year-on-year — the second-highest growth worldwide.

This expansion came alongside increasing market dominance. By December, Triunfo Bet commanded 59% of Blask’s BAP (Brand Accumulated Power, measuring a brand’s portion of total user interest nationally), gaining 15 percentage points since January. The top three brands collectively reached over 85%, up 11 points.