In the latest episode of iGaming Daily’s Path to Lisbon limited series, we’ll be looking back at the Affiliate Leaders panel held earlier this year at SBC Summit Rio. Moderator Gilda Caldas, Afiliapub’s Marketing Manager for Brazil, was joined by executives from Better Collective, Clever Advertising, GR8 Tech and Traffic Balance to discuss how affiliate marketers can find success in the Brazilian market. Culturally in Brazil, customer acquisition is driven by influencers, streamers and alternati...
Aug 23, 2024•29 min•Ep. 337
Today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, heads to Brazil to examine the latest developments ahead of the imminent launch of its nationwide regulated market. Just months ago, Brazil’s government, led by President Lula, took a historic step by signing into law the regulations that will soon govern sports betting and online gaming across the country. As a result, we’ve seen an influx of gambling licence applications, with over 113 companies racing to secure their place in what is po...
Aug 22, 2024•19 min•Ep. 336
On today's episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, we will be immersing ourselves in the complex and fascinating ongoing legal story involving Resorts World Las Vegas. The Nevada Gaming Control Board has filed a disciplinary complaint against the casino and its parent and affiliated companies, as well as individuals working at the property. The probe focuses on the conduct of Matthew Bowyer, the bookie caught up in the Shohei Ohtani scandal, who was allegedly able to lose over $1.2m at ...
Aug 21, 2024•24 min•Ep. 335
UK-based gambling company, bet365, has just become the first ever sports betting brand to sponsor the UEFA Champions League tournament. From the details known so far, the three-year deal covers the men’s competition and is well-positioned to bring net commercial positives for the biggest European football event on the calendar, and to a wider extent football in general. On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, SBC News’ Senior Journalist, Viktor Kayed, is joined by his fellow ...
Aug 20, 2024•22 min•Ep. 334
After a busy summer of sports with the European Championships, Copa America and Paris Olympics, normality resumed over the weekend with the return of the Premier League season. And with that, the Fantasy Football season also got underway after a month of everyone switching and changing their teams ahead of the Manchester United vs Fulham kick-off on Friday evening. And Fantasy Football will be the topic of conversation today as I’m joined by Insider Sport’s Editor, Ted Orme-Claye and CasinoBeats...
Aug 19, 2024•25 min•Ep. 333
In the latest episode of iGaming Daily’s Path to Lisbon limited series, we’ll be looking back at a panel session titled, which took place at SBC Summit Barcelona last year, talkSPORT Bet: Leveraging brand and media. SBC’s Managing Director, Andrew McCarron, was joined by BV-Group’s Chief Commercial Officer, Brent Almeida and the two discussed how TalkSPORT & BetVictor can leverage each other as a huge media presence and trusted betting operators to create a new betting brand and gain a compe...
Aug 16, 2024•21 min•Ep. 332
This morning Evoke Plc, the rebranded business of 888 Holdings, announced interim trading losses of £146m. The figure represents a 300% increase in H1 losses and reflects the myriad of challenges faced by the firm’s new leadership team. Moving into the second half of the year, all eyes are on Evoke's ability to execute its short-term actions value creation plan which aims to improve the earnings efficiencies of the business Joe Streeter, Editor of CasinoBeats, is joined by SBC’s Content Director...
Aug 15, 2024•22 min•Ep. 331
Just as quickly as DraftKings announced a surcharge on winning bets in high-tax states, the operator rowed back on the policy following an outcry on social media and a series of earnings calls from competitors who spoke out against the charge. On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, is joined by SBC’s Media manager, Charlie Horner, to discuss the change of heart by DraftKings and how operators in general handle high tax markets. In the ...
Aug 14, 2024•24 min•Ep. 330
We are heading down under for the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. In Australia pressure mounts on the Labor government to stick to its principles and enforce a blanket ban on gambling advertising across all media platforms as the media reports that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his party are in favour of watered-down measures. The voice of reformists grew louder this weekend as 60 prominent Australians, including four former Prime Ministers, signed an open letter de...
Aug 13, 2024•16 min•Ep. 329
Google's decade of SEO dominance may be coming to an end after the tech giant was found to have violated US antitrust law with its search business. This comes after US District Judge, Amit Mehta, ruled that Google 'is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly' following the decision by the US District Court for the District of Columbia. And this will be the topic of today's episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, as our SEO expert, Ivana Flynn, is joined by CEO and ...
Aug 12, 2024•23 min•Ep. 328
iGaming Daily closes the week by dissecting the interim results of global gambling’s most speculated firm… Entain. Headline performance saw FTSE100 firm upgrade its year-end EBITDA guidance (excluding US activities) to above £1bn mark. Yet under the bonnet, interim results detailed scars of no financial growth across its UK business, whilst underlying profits continue to be hampered by legal costs concerning its legacy business affairs. H2 trading sees Entain enter a make-or-break period, as dea...
Aug 09, 2024•26 min•Ep. 327
As SBC Summit Lisbon draws ever closer, attention turns to the greatest show in gaming. As part of a new limited series under the iGaming Daily banner, called Path to Lisbon, we will be showcasing past panel sessions to update and inform listeners ahead of what will be discussed throughout the summit, which is set to see 25 thousand delegates experience around 450 speakers and 600 exhibitors. The first episode of our series will focus on last year’s SBC Summit Barcelona Keynote from world-renown...
Aug 08, 2024•24 min•Ep. 326
On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, host James Ross is joined by CasinoBeats’ Editor, Joe Streeter, and Senior Journalist, Danny Lee, to explore the latest news in the gaming industry. The UK Gambling Commission recently revealed a substantial increase in online total gross gambling yield in the first quarter of the 2024 financial year, and the trio discuss the driving factors behind this growth, the implications for the online gambling market and what this means for the ...
Aug 07, 2024•22 min•Ep. 325
Gambling twitter blew up last week after DraftKings announced a customer surcharge on every winning wager in four different states (Vermont, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York). With the internet abuzz about the wagering giant offloading some of the added tax cost onto their winning customers, Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, invited her former colleague, and industry newsletter and podcast extraordinaire Steve Ruddock (of Straight to the Point) to iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. W...
Aug 06, 2024•23 min•Ep. 324
With 2024 nearing its final stretch, final regulation in Brazil becomes imminent and we are close to seeing a proper framework set for a market that is soon to become one of the largest in the world. On today’s iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove Fernando Noodt, Senior Journalist at SBC Noticias, is joined by the Editor of SBC Noticias, Lucía Gando, and his fellow Senior Journalist at SBC Noticias, Isadora Marcante, to examine the latest updates in the journey to a regulated Brazilian market. T...
Aug 05, 2024•24 min•Ep. 323
It’s going to be a long, dry season for those who participated in DraftKings NFT marketplace and Reignmakers contests as the company abruptly ceased operations on the project this week. On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, is joined by Charlie Horner, SBC’s Media Manager, to examine why the operator is giving up on the crypto space amid a class action lawsuit in the federal courts in Massachusetts. In the second half of the show, the...
Aug 02, 2024•23 min•Ep. 322
The term NFTs may have faded in the memory of many, however, they reappeared in the news this week when US giant DraftKings announced the closure of its NFT marketplace, Reignmakers. On today's episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Payment Expert’s Editor, Ted Orme-Claye, and Senior Journalist, Callum Williams, react to the news and also look back on the rise and fall of NFTs. The duo discuss the differences and similarities between NFTs and crypto, how NFTs crossed into the world of ...
Aug 01, 2024•22 min•Ep. 321
A frantic week of gambling developments saw the FA, Premier League, EFL and Women’s Super League agree to a new code of conduct on gambling agreements. To be enforced from the start of the upcoming football season, stakeholders have agreed to apply the four pillars of protection, social responsibility, reinvestment and integrity on gambling sponsorships Martyn Elliott is joined by Ted Menmuir, SBC’s Content Director, and Ted Orme-Claye, Editor of Insider Sport, on the latest episode of the iGami...
Jul 31, 2024•27 min•Ep. 320
H1 financial reports continue to flood in as BetMGM becomes the latest operator to release its performance in the first half of 2024. Reporting a strong H1 2024, BetMGM revealed that net revenue from its operations reached one billion dollars, which the firm’s CEO Adam Greenblatt stated was “laying the groundwork for BetMGM’s future”. During the first half of today’s iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, host James Ross, SBC’s Multimedia Editor, is joined by Conor Porter, Senior Journalist at Ca...
Jul 30, 2024•22 min•Ep. 319
The way we search the internet is changing thanks to the rise of AI. Google is currently developing its search generative experience powered by generative AI and ChatGPT recently announced plans to create its own search engine, dubbed SearchGPT. On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, our very own SEO guru, Ivana Flynn, is joined by industry veterans Dagmar Janssen, Marketing Director at Mega Block Gaming, and Valentina Diaco, Marketing and igaming Consultant, to discuss the ...
Jul 29, 2024•25 min•Ep. 318
There is arguably no US sports betting market that has faced more criticism than Washington, D.C. However, it appears to be a new dawn and a new day for the district as a change in laws is opening up the online betting market at last. DraftKings, Caesars and BetMGM have all been given the green light to operate in the district since the law change and Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, is joined by Charlie Horner, SBC’s Media Manager, on the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Opt...
Jul 26, 2024•26 min•Ep. 317
The UK Gambling Commission has published its first-year statistics and datasets of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain for 2023. Replacing the previous datasets provided by the NHS on problem gambling prevalence, the survey is a key directive of the commission, which in 2021, launched a pilot programme to re-model how data is collected on adult gambling participation and problem gambling prevalence statistics. And this will be the topic of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimov...
Jul 25, 2024•22 min•Ep. 316
Online Casino's biggest payout, the reclaiming of a top spot, the company's biggest launch ever and an $85m acquisition. These are just a few things to describe Evolution's second-quarter activities. Yet why did the firm's CEO, Martin Carlesund, describe their Q2 performance as just solid? This is what we will be exploring on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, with your host James Ross, SBC’s Multimedia Editor, and CasinoBeat’s Senior Journalist, Danny Lee. The pair dive de...
Jul 24, 2024•18 min•Ep. 315
Women’s sports is experiencing new heights in the worlds of football and basketball. With UEFA bringing Two Circles onboard to find new sponsorship and revenue opportunities, the WNBA is expected to earn up to $2.2bn in its next broadcast rights deal. Joining Callum Williams, Senior Journalist at Insider Sport on Tuesday's episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, is the rest of the Insider Sport team, Editor Ted Orme-Claye and Business Jounalist, Kieran O'Connor, will look into which Eur...
Jul 23, 2024•21 min•Ep. 314
Last week, Betsson published its H1 2024 accounts which revealed record results matched against peak comparatives. Q2 trading saw Betsson achieve online casino revenues of €191m, up 16% year-on-year, and sportsbook revenues of €79m, up 13% year-on-year, when matched against peak comparatives. In the first half of today’s iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Vikor Kayed, Senior Business Journalist at SBC News, was joined by Betsson’s CEO, Pontus Lindwall, to discuss the company’s positive perfor...
Jul 22, 2024•23 min•Ep. 313
Everyone loves a good discount. Whether that’s a renowned Black Friday offering that consumes most of the Western world every November or free money offerings in iGaming. It’s fair to say, on the outset, marketers use these methods as an effective acquisition tool. However, do firms need to focus on their marketing generosity and look to keep it in check? This will be the topic of the latest episode of our CRM focused series, on iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, where SBC's Multimedia Editor...
Jul 19, 2024•26 min•Ep. 312
On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Joe Streeter, Editor of CasinoBeats is joined by John Gordon, CEO of Incentive Games, to discuss the launch of Incentive Games’ bespoke pay-to-play crash games vertical. The duo also recap a successful summer for the brand following the conclusion of Euro 2024 and Copa America, how simplifying products can lead to greater success and the benefits of implementing a four-day week. Host: Joe Streeter Guest: John Gordon Producer: Anaya McDo...
Jul 18, 2024•26 min•Ep. 311
Very few would have put the Philippines on their 2024 bingo card to make big waves in 2024. However, the year has witnessed continuing developments in the Philippines, as the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, has made a valiant effort in cracking down on illegal gambling activity since the turn of the year. This includes locking horns with other countries, such as China and South Korea in a battle against cross-border gambling. And this will be the focus of today’s episode of iGaming ...
Jul 17, 2024•18 min•Ep. 310
The world is full of various national and international appreciation days. From the serious and sombre to the likes of National Pie Day on 23 January, people everywhere like to mark down a certain day in their calendar for something that means a lot to them. Today is yet another one of these days - tech enthusiasts around the world are taking note of AI Appreciation Day, looking at generative AI’s achievements and development so far, and the unlocked potential of the technology. This is exactly ...
Jul 16, 2024•22 min•Ep. 309
The UEFA Euro 2024 championships have concluded on the somber note that football will not be coming home for UK audiences. The end of the six-week tournament marks European gambling’s entering its summer break, as bookmakers lower betting activities and regulators enter recess periods. Yet prior to a well-earned break, Europe sees developments on western and eastern fronts. In Italy the ADM has submitted its official plans to launch a new regime for online gambling concessions priced at a hefty ...
Jul 15, 2024•22 min•Ep. 308
