In the concluding part of a two-episode slots special, CasinoBeats & SlotBeats Editor Craig Davies returns to the hosting chair, and is joined by the rest of the gaming team, CasinoBeats Senior Journalist Conor Porter and CasinoBeats & SlotBeats Business Journalist Danny Lee. Following on from their discussion on Episode #47 from the 27th of June, the guys continue to examine innovation within the sector. Do branded slots have longevity? Is the huge success of Megaways mechanics a hindra...
Jul 04, 2023•25 min•Ep. 53
Germany's Fourth Interstate market (GlüNeuRStv) has celebrated its second birthday since it was forced into existence in July 2021, ending a 12-year deliberation on how Germany would apply its online gambling laws federally across its 16 sovereign Bundeslander. On the ground, 2023 was marked as a year of transition as the newly formed Gluecksspiel (GGL), the new federal authority for gambling would take charge of governing the much-maligned Interstate regime. Yet six months on, the GGL is yet to...
Jul 03, 2023•23 min•Ep. 52
To celebrate the 50th episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, a special bonus episode sees regular hosts James Ross and Jessica Welman sit down to discuss many things regarding the podcast. The duo sit down at the recent Canadian Gaming Summit and offered a back-and-forth question and answer session, revealing the development process of the podcast, from its initial concept to finished product, providing an overview of different style of episodes and the strengths of each re...
Jun 30, 2023•18 min•Ep. 51
The off-season has been busy for sports leagues as they all are taking time to rethink how they approach their sports betting policies. This week the NCAA revised its position on the subject for the first major post-PASPA changes. The NBA also updated its CBA with respect to betting, and the NFL? Well, the NFL apparently has even more players to suspend for violating the betting policy. What do these changes look like? Who’s handling things best? Who’s handling things the worst? Jessica Welman, ...
Jun 30, 2023•24 min•Ep. 50
Thursday's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, will see us ride a wave of innovations and discover the latest payment trends in iGaming. At the recent CasinoBeats Summit in Malta, Nikola Tchakarov, Head of Market Expansion at Noda, participated in a keynote session, exploring significant changes in Open Banking and iGaming, whilst providing real-life examples, industry insights and strategies to navigate this dynamic landscape. Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will ...
Jun 29, 2023•12 min•Ep. 49
Sponsorship deals are increasingly common between football teams and sportsbooks in Latin America, and sports betting regulations in the city and the province of Buenos Aires have paved the way for new agreements between these companies and clubs. Home of football legends like Maradona, Riquelme and, loath or love him, Carlos Tevez, Boca Juniors this week signed a deal with the global operator Betsson, which will stamp its brand on the front of the team’s jersey. This is only the most recent agr...
Jun 28, 2023•22 min•Ep. 48
Guest host Craig Davies (editor of CasinoBeats and SlotBeats ) speaks to the gaming team - Conor Porter and Danny Lee - about the continuing criticism around innovation in the development of casino slots. Where is the innovation in the sector? Is innovation even the correct term to use? Do slot managers even want to be bothered by slots that don't fit neatly into their casino lobby? Or will the slot studios eventually eat themselves by releasing endlessly reskinned clones? Later this year, SBC S...
Jun 27, 2023•21 min•Ep. 47
Previously under reported – ‘regulatory surveillance’ has crept up on the igaming industry’s lexicon and agenda during 2023. A somewhat frightening and all-encompassing term is the regulatory surveillance of gambling licences being defined by governments and authorities across Western Europe’s markets ever-changing regulatory landscape. Tough adjustments followed igaming’s transition from its era of Merger & Acquisition consolidation to its current “age of compliance” and the question on tod...
Jun 26, 2023•20 min•Ep. 46
Who doesn't like awards? There's nothing better than being recognised by your peers as being the best at what you do, all while having a swanky night out with good food, great company and generous helpings of alcohol. But how do you get to that point? Well SBC's Head of Events (Europe) Stuart Duff tells stand-in host (and SBC MD) Andrew McCarron exactly what the process is to get on that ticket and how to make sure you get seen amongst and estimated 1,000 entries for this year's SBC Awards extra...
Jun 23, 2023•18 min•Ep. 45
The industry has been fanatical about Fanatics since the second-wave sportsbook has started to roll out in the States. What was already an intriguing proposition is turning into some salacious gossip as DraftKings has entered a second bid to compete with Fanatics’s offer to purchase the US arm of PointsBet. The $195m offer is 30% higher than the one put forth by Fanatics but it is currently non-binding. However, DraftKings has persuaded PointsBet to at least entertain their bid in advance of a 3...
Jun 22, 2023•24 min•Ep. 44
At the recent CasinoBeats Summit in Malta, Ed Dickerson the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Greco, took to the Leadership and Affiliation stage in a panel titled Bonus Abuse Just Went Viral In Latam. This is what he had to say on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona. Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barc...
Jun 21, 2023•17 min•Ep. 43
Call it déjà vu, but Entain once again dominates industry headlines, as the firm orders a £600m bookbuild to acquire STS Group – Poland’s market leading bookmaker - for £750m. Q2 trading alone has seen it commit almost £1bn in merger and acquisition deals, as STS Group joins 365Scores and Tidal Esports as new properties adding to the ever-expanding portfolio of Entain. The STS deal saw Entain leadership once more pull the trigger on its ‘local hero’ buyout strategy…Yet this time leadership’s M&a...
Jun 20, 2023•16 min•Ep. 42
As part of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario's mission to further protect young people, online gambling advertising standards in the province could witness a revamp this year. However, the AGCO has proposed raising the threshold so the term becomes ‘reasonably expected’ to appeal to youth and children. This will include athletes – whether active or retired – as well as cartoon figures, social media influencers and other celebrities and entertainers. And this will be the topic of today...
Jun 19, 2023•18 min•Ep. 41
In the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Jessica Welman is joined by Steve McAllister to reminisce on his career whilst also looking into all things Ontario and Canadian casino and sportsbook. Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/
Jun 16, 2023•22 min•Ep. 40
The Canadian Gaming Summit is in full swing and on today's episode of iGaming Daily guests will talk panels sessions and their plans for for the two day conference. Joining James Ross once again this week are Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas and Canadian Gaming Business, Craig Davies, Editor of CasinoBeats and Nick Ware, Business Journalist at Canadian Gaming Business. To find out more on panel sessions discussed on this panel, click the following links: https://casinobeats.com/2023/06/14/...
Jun 15, 2023•17 min•Ep. 39
iGaming Daily ventures over to Canada's largest city, Toronto, with the Canadian Gaming Summit set to get underway this week at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on June 13-15, 2023. However, before the conference opens its doors, Tuesday played host to the Player Protection Symposium, which will be the topic of discussion in today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, live in Toronto. Joining James Ross is Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas and Canadian Gaming Bus...
Jun 14, 2023•25 min•Ep. 38
Following its Spring publishing, the recommendations and reforms of the Gambling Review’s White Paper have been put to a summer consultation. Yet amongst all disciplines referred, be it affordability, KYC, customer care, consumer redress stands the reform of the industry’s existing framework on Research, Education and Treatment (RET) – as the most politically charged element of UK gambling proceedings outcomes. A mandatory 1% RET levy will be imposed on all operators, yet can the government harm...
Jun 13, 2023•17 min•Ep. 37
At the recent SBC Summit North America conference, Matt King, CEO at Fanatics Betting and Gaming, formerly of FanDuel, sat down with experienced sports business journalist, Sportico's Eben Novy-Williams in a panel discussion entitled Keeping it Fresh: Revolutionising sports betting and igaming with a fresh mindset. During this conversation, King revealed why Fanatics has an industry edge and how talent with fresh perspectives plan to build a better game for the customer. SBC Summit North America...
Jun 12, 2023•33 min•Ep. 36
This week witnessed betting operator Sky Bet secure five more years of title partnership with the English Football League. Under the new deal, Sky Bet will continue its previous 10-year commitment until at least the 2028/29 season, during which time the sports betting firm will contribute 50% more to the EFL overall development. . There is also a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) being drafted between the entities, revolving around safer gambling and social responsibility. And this will be t...
Jun 09, 2023•25 min•Ep. 35
It’s that time of year when college students across the US are partying the hardest as graduation season is upon us. But college students have been in the news for much less savory reasons recently, notably the relationship between colleges and sportsbooks. Today’s iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, sees Jessica Welman and Charlie Horner of SBC Americas discuss the termination of Caesars’s deals with both LSU and MSU, as well as an NCAA study that explored the popularity of sports...
Jun 08, 2023•25 min•Ep. 34
At the end of 2022 there were three countries from Latin America that had everyone on the edge of their seats - Brazil, Chile and Peru. We all know that the first one is taking its time to regulate the sports betting industry and in recent iGaming Daily episodes we discussed some of the provisional measure details and other developments, but today we’ll be dedicating this space to the other two, Chile and Peru. Both have approved different projects in the last few months and some are completely ...
Jun 07, 2023•20 min•Ep. 33
In October of last year, the online casino streaming landscape changed following Twitch’s introduction of a new set of rules due to concerns of consumer protection. At the time, Twitch noted that, before the new rules, safeguards around gambling content were being circumnavigated and the platform stressed that, post implementation, it would issue bans on content from websites offering slots, roulette or dice games that are not licensed in the US or other jurisdictions that provide sufficient con...
Jun 06, 2023•27 min•Ep. 32
The close of May witnessed the foreseen announcement that France and Holland are set to impose further marketing and advertising restrictions on their respective gambling markets. From July the first, Dutch operators will have to navigate the unspecified complexities of the ‘ban on untargeted advertising’ enforced across all media platforms. Meanwhile in France - the ANJ has published its guidelines and recommendations to limit operators' brand coverage and exposure via sports sponsorships. On t...
Jun 05, 2023•23 min•Ep. 31
North Carolina is on the cusp of being the latest US state to legalise commercial sports betting after both chambers pushed through HB347. Yet, one final hurdle must be overcome as the House must sign off on several amendments that the Senate made to the bill. On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Jessica Welman and Charlie Horner of SBC Americas discuss the components of the bill, how the legislation progressed, and what potential roadblocks there are in the wa...
Jun 02, 2023•23 min•Ep. 30
This week witnessed Crown Resorts and AUSTRAC agree to A$450m penalty over Anti-money laundering failings and SkyCity being instructed to appoint an independent monitor to oversee its Adelaide venue. The latest news down under continues a worrying trend of regulatory issues, investigations and fines in Australia, mainly relating to Crown and Star Entertainment. In today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross is joined by CasinoBeats Editor Craig Davies, who has...
Jun 01, 2023•22 min•Ep. 29
On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Joe Streeter, Editor at Insider Sport, and Charlie Horner, Senior Journalist at SBC Americas, join James Ross once again in a follow up podcast to last week’s Ivan Toney episode. A mere 72 hours after last week's episode, the report from the hearing was published and, once shifting through the 25 page document, the reason for the length of the ban became more apparent. The trio will be going through the report and pinpointin...
May 31, 2023•27 min•Ep. 28
Responding to political pressures, the Premier League has revised its relationship with betting and gambling. As reported by SBC, last week the digital data agency Horizm highlighted the low engagement generated by bookmakers paying multi-million-pound sponsorships compared to other sectors. In the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Jessie Sale Senior Journalist from SBC News and George Harborne Director SBC Sponsorship join James Ross to talk more on the 'low di...
May 30, 2023•21 min•Ep. 27
iGaming Daily has moved on from CasinoBeats Summit and turned its focus to Latin America, which has experienced quite a few match fixing issues when it comes to football, or soccer if you are listening in the US. Previous episodes have briefly touched upon it when focusing on Brazil but following an incident with a second division Colombian team, the Notícias team thought it would be the right opportunity to dive into this a little more. Joining James Ross is joined by SBC's Head of B2B Media La...
May 29, 2023•19 min•Ep. 26
Promotional credit is often cited as a key way for operators to acquire customers in an incredibly competitive environment, but the topic has caused controversy in recent times over its tax status. Several state regulators are prohibiting operators from deducting promotional credit from their GGR, meaning they still have to pay taxes, whilst other states are taking a phased approach. So, what's the big deal with promo credit and how will these changes shape the future of the sports betting indus...
May 26, 2023•25 min•Ep. 25
James Ross is joined once again by the CasinoBeats team, who are on location in Malta, as they dive into CasinoBeats Editor Craig Davies's panel moderating debut, interesting sessions from the second day and provide their picks for this evening's CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards. To read more on Senior Journalist Conor Porter's write-up on the UK market-focused panel, that includes the UK Gambling Commission's CEO Andrew Rhodes, click the following link - https://casinobeats.com/2023/05/25/uk-p...
May 25, 2023•29 min•Ep. 24
