Juan Ignacio Juanena
Editorial Director iGaming.bet
Juan Ignacio Juanena is the founder and editorial director of iGaming.bet. He has worked in the gaming industry since 2004, with more than twenty years split between operations, consulting and editorial coverage of the sector across Latin America, Spain and Brazil.
His background brings together two perspectives that rarely meet in trade journalism. The operator view, with direct responsibility over teams, regulatory compliance and results. And the analyst view, with the distance needed to read the market without being tied to the interests of a single company.
He currently serves as chief operating officer of Azar Latino Paraguay, a casino and sports betting platform operated by GLOSAL S.A. under a CONAJZAR licence, with presence throughout Latin America. That role puts him in daily contact with the subjects the site covers: regulatory frameworks, anti money laundering, player segmentation, responsible gambling and relationships with technology suppliers.
Earlier career
Since 2004 he has held executive positions at online and land based operators, including chief operating officer, business director and head of marketing roles.
Over his career he has worked with operators and companies such as Bingo.com, Betmotion, Playbonds, Conrad, Enjoy, Astropay, Enjoywin and ReiDoPitaco, focused on commercial growth, launching new verticals and bridging traditional and digital gaming operations.
He is also the founder of iGaming Latam Consulting, advising established brands and new entrants on go to market strategy, organisational structure and digital transformation.
His work at iGaming.bet
At iGaming.bet he signs the in depth analyses, the interviews in the More Than a Game series and the opinion pieces on regulation and market structure. He also sets the editorial criteria of the site and oversees daily coverage.
Beats
- Online gaming regulation in Latin America, with a focus on Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Central America, the United States and Europe.
- Compliance and anti money laundering at licensed operators.
- Structure of the technology supplier market.
- Responsible gambling and problem gambling prevention policy.
- Industry events and regional market dynamics.
Languages
He works regularly in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Industry participation
- SBC Summit Rio 2026
- SBC Summit Americas 2025
- SBC Latinoamérica 2024
- IGB Affiliate London 2020
- EGR Power Latam Summit 2020
- G2E Las Vegas 2019
- Juegos Miami 2019
Contact
Personal contact
Commercial contact
- Email: info@igaming.bet
- LinkedIn: company profile on LinkedIn
- Based in: Montevideo, Uruguay