CHILE TRACKS UPGRADE WAGERING SYSTEMS
January 8, 2013
Club Hipico de Santiago
Two major thoroughbred
racetracks in Chile—Club Hipico de Santiago and Sociedad Hipodromo Chile—have
purchased pari-mutuel wagering systems from New Haven, Conn.-based Sportech
Racing, further strengthening the company’s position in South America. Chile
now joins Jockey Club Argentina and Jockey Club Peru as the third Sportech
customer in South America deploying a Quantum System.
In 2011, Sportech Racing completed the upgrade of its
Quantum System pari-mutuel wagering software and hardware to Jockey Club
Argentina to provide centralized wagering processing for the 970 wagering
terminals located at Hipodromo de San Isidro and over 300 agencies and
off-track betting locations. Also in 2011, Jockey Club Peru began receiving
central pari-mutuel processing services—including the ability to commingle with
global pari-mutuel racing pools—from Sportech’s Quantum Data Center located in
Sacramento, Calif.
In Chile, Sportech’s Quantum System pari-mutuel software
and hardware supports wagering operations for the two major thoroughbred
racetracks in Santiago, Chile—Club Hipico de Santiago and Sociedad Hipodromo
Chile—which, in turn, provide totalizator services to the three other
racetracks—Valparaiso Sporting Club, Club Hipico de Antofagasta and Club Hipico
de Concepcion.
In addition to Quantum System, Sportech also delivered
an interactive wagering platform consisting
of an Interactive Voice Response phone
wagering system and a customized Internet wagering website allowing the
racetracks to extend online pari-mutuel
wagering, information and unified account management services to more players in Chile. New equipment will allow players to
access account wagering and services at the racetracks and off-track betting
locations.
“Sportech Racing is
pleased to provide our latest generation pari-mutuel wagering technologies to
our customers in Chile,” said David Haslett, managing director of Sportech
Racing.
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