The US federal excise tax has existed long before the repeal of PASPA, but it is a subject that is rarely discussed—until now. Last week, federal lawmakers introduced the Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act, or GRIT Act, which proposes using the money collected through the federal excise tax to support Responsible Gaming (RG) causes. However, the measure was not well-received by operators, as the American Gaming Association has come out against it. Why would the industry o...
Jan 19, 2024•26 min•Ep. 187
A busy morning saw Flutter publish its full-year 2023 pre-close trading update, as industry and city eyes closely monitor the giant’s developments ahead of its New York listing on Monday 29th January. Dissecting results, analysts picked up on the continued growth of FanDuel in the US, despite its revenue targets being impacted by costly, customer-friendly results. Meanwhile, in the UK, Flutter remains ahead of the pack, as its legacy brands deliver double-digit growth, withstanding a year of tou...
Jan 18, 2024•28 min•Ep. 186
In todays episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove , we're going to be tackling very different, but very multi-dynamic developments taking place on the opposite sides of the Atlantic. In the first half of the show we’ll be in the UK where BetMGM has put its sports marketing into overdrive as the new-ish market entrant seeks to build up visibility, most recently in horse racing. In the second half of the podcast we’ll head over to the US where a significant story has emerged regarding Bitc...
Jan 17, 2024•28 min•Ep. 185
We’re in a New York state of mind in the first half of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove as late last week, the concrete jungle once again introduced legislation with a hope to legalise online casinos in the Empire State. Put forward by Senator Joseph Addabbo, the 2024 bill is said to be similar to the one submitted last year, with a slight few changes. Joining James Ross to talk through this bill and what it might mean for online casino in New York is CasinoBeats Editor, J...
Jan 16, 2024•28 min•Ep. 184
The second business week of 2024 rang in the sounds of change as Flutter Entertainment announced that its long-term stalwart, Richard Flint, will leave the company's boardroom ahead of the firm's NYSE dual-listing at the end of the month. Coincidentally, 24 hours following Flint’s resignation, industry trade body the Betting and Gaming Council declared changes to its leadership and boardroom, announcing that Brigid Simmonds had stepped down from her duties as Chair. Today IGaming Daily reviews t...
Jan 15, 2024•24 min•Ep. 182
As a bonus episode of the iGaming Daily podcast, sponsored by Optimove , listeners are treated to a reflection of the most recent Behind the Badge podcast. Joining Ted Orme-Claye, Editor of Insider Sport, was Behind the Badge Co-Hosts, George Harborne and Joe Streeter, to reflect on their recent discussion with David Adams, Head of Partnerships at Kansas City Royals, which looked into the state of play for the MLB side as we take a look at the commercial landscape for sports betting in the US. T...
Jan 15, 2024•24 min•Ep. 183
On the 21st December, the Chamber of Deputies provided the gambling sector an early Christmas present, approving regulation, which witnessed the reintegration of online games, which the Senate wanted to exclude as part of over 100 amendments. Then to round off the New Year in style, President Lula sanctioned the Bill that will now see regulation of sports betting and iGaming in Latin America’s biggest country. And this will be the topic on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, appropriately sponsore...
Jan 12, 2024•27 min•Ep. 181
The launch of North Carolina sports betting has been a waiting game as the state lottery is working to approve and license interested operators with the hopes of launching in time for March Madness. While launch is still a couple of months away, there have been some interesting developments out of the Tar Heel State including some new partnerships and the first foray of Underdog into the sports betting space. On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman, is joined onc...
Jan 11, 2024•22 min•Ep. 180
The world of darts experienced a monumental shift over the Christmas period as the 2024 PDC World Championship drew in huge crowds, mainly down to the success of a then unknown 16-year-old - Luke Littler. Taking the darts world by storm, Littler overcame all the odds to reach the Darts World Championship where he lost to pre tournament favourite Luke Humphries. During the tournament, Prostate Cancer UK and the Professional Darts Corporation launched the big 180 campaign, in partnership with Flut...
Jan 10, 2024•25 min•Ep. 179
It’s a mere two weeks into 2024 and already there’s big noises coming out of UK giants bet365 and Entain. Publishing its 2022/2023 financial accounts, bet365 declared corporate losses of £60m, as the UK’s biggest online gambling brand expanded its corporate resources to overcome new regulatory duties and enlarged its tech unit to execute ‘localised expansions’ within new markets. Beginning a new year, the board of Entain confirmed via an internal memo its exit from 140 markets to comply with its...
Jan 09, 2024•24 min•Ep. 178
iGaming Daily returns after a brief hiatus over the Christmas period as we’re refreshed, recharged and ready to tackle some of the biggest topics and news five-days a week. Monday to Friday. Today’s topic of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio, topic will come in the form of SEO as Ivana Flynn, SEO Director at ComeOn Group and renowned industry SEO expert, returns in her monthly episode, delving into all things Search Engine Optimization. Joining Flynn to look into what the betting indust...
Jan 08, 2024•23 min•Ep. 177
Detailing the operator’s expansion plans across several continents, with a focus on Latin America and Brazil, Campeón Gaming’s Group CCO, George Merodoulakis, explains the need for operators to be “smarter, faster and adapt better” when entering new territories. Taking time out of a busy SBC Summit Barcelona, Merodoulakis joined SBC’s Multimedia Editor James Ross, to discuss the aims for LatAm and Brazil, whilst also embracing their Mancunian and Liverpudlian rivalry.
Jan 01, 2024•9 min•Ep. 171
At the recent SBC Summit Barcelona conference, Xtremepush's CEO, Tommy Kearns and John Smith, VP of Sales, Gamification, and Loyalty, sat down with then Editor of Payment Expert, now Editor of CasinoBeats, to discuss the acquisition of Thunderbite. As part of the discussion, Kearns and Smith explained the benefits of the merger, the importance of first party data and tailoring its product to users in various jurisdictions.
Dec 29, 2023•14 min•Ep. 170
The SBC Leaders podcast is back with a bang as Betfred Group CEO Joanne Whittaker and Betfred USA CEO Kresimir Spajic join SBC Managing Director Andy McCarron for an in-person, sitdown interview recorded at this year's SBC Summit in Barcelona. Joining for a discussion on life, business and many things in between, Joanne and Kresimir discuss Betfred's transition from a UK retail juggernaut into a multi-national business, their aggressive moves for expansion in the USA, how the market has progress...
Dec 28, 2023•26 min•Ep. 169
As the lottery operator prepares for a milestone moment in the new year, Allwyn’s Chief Operating Officer, Jan Matuska, provided an overview of the group’s international activity at the SBC Summit Barcelona. Speaking to then SBC News’ Senior Reporter, now Editor of Payment Expert and Insider Sport, Ted Orme-Claye, Matuska explained that Allwyn is on a mission to transform the UK’s National Lottery. To read more on the interview, click on the following link: https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/202...
Dec 27, 2023•8 min•Ep. 168
During this year’s edition of SBC Summit North America, the team had the chance to sit down and talk about the latest trends in sports marketing with some of the biggest players in the space. Multimedia editor James Ross invited SGG Media’s CEO, Troy Paul, for a one-to-one conversation on how working with different sports betting operators across various social media platforms can shape the business relationship between sports and gambling going forward. Paul also went on to dive into SGG’s stra...
Dec 26, 2023•12 min•Ep. 167
In the first of a soon to be regular feature, SEO Director at ComeOn Group and renowned industry SEO expert Ivana Flynn takes the helm of the iGaming Daily podcast to discuss the latest trends and hottest talking points related to all things search. Today's episode sees Ivana joined by the Betsson Group's very own SEO Expert, Aurimas Marcinkevičius, to discuss three fascinating-sounding new features rolled out by Google. What are they? How can they be used, or abused? And are they here to stay? ...
Dec 22, 2023•23 min•Ep. 175
The new year is upon us but before we take a break to spend some holiday time with the family and ready for 2024, here at iGaming Daily we are going to look back on 2023. The repeal of PASPA celebrated its fifth birthday, IGRA celebrated its 35th birthday, and the online gambling industry in the US continued to grow and develop. On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Americas Editor Jessica Welman, alongside her colleague Senior Journalist Charlie Horner, take a look at the biggest headlines a...
Dec 21, 2023•26 min•Ep. 176
In the third episode of Bets & Balance Sheets, in collaboration with SBC Media and Aurum Solutions, Vasco Rodrigues, CMO at Aurum Solutions is joined by Robert B. Stoddard, Partner at KPMG and Paulo Andrade, Delivery Manager at Aurum Solutions. The trio focus on the financial dynamics of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the gambling sector. Discuss recent M&A deals and their rationale, how consolidation impacts the competitive landscape and market share, and analyse the financia...
Dec 20, 2023•26 min•Ep. 174
The sporting calendar sets a unique tone during the Christmas period, with an influx of festive football combined with a plethora of other sporting fixtures that take centre stage for the holiday season. This presents a challenge for operators though, whether this be trading around the Christmas period or engaging new bettors. For today’s episode of the iGamingDaily, Conor Porter is joined by Ted Orme-Claye and Danny Lee to discuss the calendar at this time of year and what it means for sports b...
Dec 19, 2023•19 min•Ep. 173
Recently, the Premier League has announced it has agreed a landmark TV deal with domestic broadcasters to now cover more live games than ever before. The newly agreed broadcast deal will last until the end of the 2028-29 season and sees up to 267 live games to be shown per season, with Sky Sports landing the most games with 215 after being awarded four live rights packages. And this will be the topic on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio, as SBC's Insider Sport team, T...
Dec 18, 2023•19 min•Ep. 172
The Baby Boom, Generation X, Millennials and now Gen Z, names given to define different generations. However, it’s the latter of the four that has captured the attention of the igaming industry over the last 12-months. As fresh developments and tech innovation continue to accelerate across the globe, the challenges with attraction and retaining users soars to new heights. And this will be today’s topic of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, as James Ross is joined by Conor Porter and Danny Lee of ...
Dec 15, 2023•24 min•Ep. 163
Bonus bets, promo dollars, sign-up offers, extra action, whatever you do just don’t call them free bets. Whatever you call them though, promotional spending is a huge part of every US sportsbook, particularly when it comes to launching a new state. On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Americas Editor Jessica Welman, alongside her colleague Senior Journalist Charlie Horner, delve into promo spending to look at what sportsbooks are offering, what kind of bang they are getting from their buck, ...
Dec 14, 2023•26 min•Ep. 166
There’s winds of change happening across the gambling sector as Entain’s troubled 2023 looks set to bring in new leadership and Brazil’s ongoing sports betting bill gets stuck in limbo. And these two will be the topic of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, where James Ross is joined by Charlie Horner and Edward Menmuir for the first half of the show to talk about Entain. In the second half, Charlie and Edward will be replaced with SBC Noticias Brazil Journalist, Isadora Marcante, to walk through t...
Dec 13, 2023•22 min•Ep. 165
The progress for getting new states to legalise online casino may have stagnated in 2023, but the iGaming industry itself's year growing and launching a wide range of new products, verticals, and partnerships. One of the most active brands on that front was BetMGM. On today's episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman is joined by BetMGM’s VP of Gaming Angus Nisbet, to talk about the brand’s busy 2023 and what to expect in 2024. To read more on the topic discussed in today's e...
Dec 12, 2023•33 min•Ep. 164
Earlier this month, the Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine province of Santa Fe approved the regulatory project for online gaming and sports betting. Following a day of debate, which saw 38 votes in favour and six against, this regulation, promoted by deputy Fabian Bastia and first introduced by his party colleague Marcelo Gonzalez, has now been sent to the Senate in order to obtain full approval. Yet, what does this regulatory project include, what impacts will it have if approved by the Sena...
Dec 11, 2023•29 min•Ep. 162
Andrea McGeachin, CEO at Neosurf , returns in back-to-back episodes to conclude the week in Friday's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio. Joining Andrea are Head of Group Payments at Pinnacle Sports, Isabelle Delisle and Rahul Das, Director of Payments at LiveScore, with all three previously participating on the Emulating ecommerce: Payment Leaders' acquisition challenge panel at the recent SBC Summit Barcelona Payment Innovation stage. The discussion in today's podcast touches...
Dec 08, 2023•23 min•Ep. 161
Andrea McGeachin, CEO at Neosurf , returns to take control of hosting duties on Thursday's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio, as she is joined by Vladimir Malakchi, the outgoing CCO at Evoplay, where the conversation started with Andreas' first encounter with Vladimir, relationships with people in the industry and what inspires each other. To read the SBC Leaders article with Vladimir, click on the following link: - https://issuu.com/sbc.global/docs/sbc_leaders_27_-_web?fr=sN...
Dec 07, 2023•22 min•Ep. 160
German gambling sees no serene end-of-year as conflicts come to the forefront of the governance of the Fourth Interstate Market. A frantic November saw the trade bodies of DSWV (sports betting) and DOCV (online casino) publish the ‘Schnabl Report’ outlining the abject failure of the Interstate regime to protect German consumers citing that 50% of German gamblers engaged with licensed providers. The report was dismissed by Gluecksspiel (GGL), the federal authority of German gambling that stands b...
Dec 06, 2023•18 min•Ep. 159
On today’s episode of iGaming Daily we’ll be showcasing a new podcast that SBC Media has been working on, in collaboration with Aurum Solutions. Part of a three-part series, the video podcast, entitled Bets & Balance Sheets, will look into, M&A activity in the gambling sector, market trends and financial risks and rewards in expanding into new gambling markets. In the first episode of Bets & Balance Sheets, Vasco Vaz Rodrigues, CMO at Aurum Solutions, is joined by Ivo Doroteia, CEO a...
Dec 05, 2023•20 min•Ep. 158
