Altenar appointed Jacob Portelli as sales manager, with responsibility for developing the sportsbook provider’s presence in Asian and African markets. The company said Portelli has five years of iGaming experience and has held business development and customer success roles in several regions.
The appointment gives Altenar a named commercial lead focused on expanding in Asia and Africa.
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Altenar appointed Luana Monje as sales executive, Beatriz De Freitas Lorenção as legal and regulatory affairs associate, and Maria Silvia Sparapan Moral as contracts and customer success associate in Brazil. The company said the hires would support its regional growth and local operator relationships.
7bet said it is launching prediction markets for players in Latvia and Lithuania. Its platform uses technology supplied by Altenar, and the products will cover event contracts including elections, politics, weather and sport. The applicable gambling rules differ between the two markets, and the report says it remains unclear how 7bet's offer fits those requirements.
Vilnius-based 7bet has announced a prediction markets product launch in Lithuania and Latvia.
Altenar said it will provide sportsbook technology for Wildz Group’s planned entry into Finland’s regulated online gambling market. Wildz Group said it had received a Finnish online gambling licence, which will permit operations when the market opens in July 2027; the company described itself as the first operator to announce a licence award publicly.
Wildz Group expanded into sports betting in 2024, selecting Altenar as its sportsbook platform provider, according to the company’s case study. The tailored product included Bet Builder, cash-out, live streaming and personalised odds features, with Nordic-market trading expertise used to adapt the offer.
Wildz Group, whose main business is online casino, expanded into sports betting in 2024 and selected Altenar as its sportsbook platform provider, according to a case study published by Altenar. The implementation used a tailored product rather than a standard off-the-shelf solution, the company said.
Wildz Group said it has received an online gambling licence for Finland, allowing it to operate when the regulated market opens next year. The operator said Altenar, its sportsbook technology partner since 2024, will support its market entry; Wildz Group CEO Sam Brown said the market is expected to open in July 2027.