To the surprise of industry observers, Italy’s government has sanctioned a decree to reorganise the laws of the gambling sector. Positive prospects appear on the horizon for Italian gambling, yet how will the government’s ‘special delegation’ approach fixing Italian gambling’s decade long conflicts impacting licensing, regulatory governance and the market’s consumer transition from retail to online? Those are the questions that will be touched on the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by...
Jul 24, 2023•19 min•Ep. 67
Here at iGaming Daily we thought it would be great to start looking a little closer into the topics that will be gracing the conference floor from 19th to 21st of September at SBC Summit Barcelona. And the panel session that we’ll be looking at today on iGaming Daily will take place on 21st September, 3pm local time, is titled - Betting on sustainability: the rise of ESG in iGaming. Joining James Ross to look deeper into the session and the topic at hand is Shelley White, CEO at the Responsible ...
Jul 21, 2023•19 min•Ep. 66
Publishing its Interim H1 2023 results, Betsson achieved 'another recording-breaking quarter' with the brand hails its confidence as the firm sees its portfolio continue to expand within new markets. Generating Q2 revenues of €237m up 27% on 2022 comparative results of €186m, Betsson highlighted its revenue from locally regulated markets where the Stockholm-listed firms betting duties increased by 32% to €86m. Joining CasinoBeats Editor, Craig Davies, on iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Ba...
Jul 20, 2023•17 min•Ep. 65
With the FIFA Women's World Cup set to get underway in Australia and New Zealand this week, iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, thought today's podcast would be the perfect place to talk all things soccer down under. Joining host Joe Streeter, Editor of Insider Sport, was SBC's Head of B2B LatAm, Lucía Mouriño, as well as Dean Akinjobi, CEO and Founder of Sport Media and Christina Thakor-Rankin, Principal Consultant at 1710Gaming, as they delve into the 2023 tournament, the importa...
Jul 19, 2023•33 min•Ep. 64
On paper, Betr sounded like a true disruptor in the sports betting space. The huge clout and popularity of Jake Paul, the focus on the growing field of micro-betting, a paradigm-shifting app, and a fresh approach to responsible gambling. People continue to believe Betr can be that game-changer. The company recently completed a $35 million funding round that pushed its valuation to $300 million. Yet, when you look at the results so far, could they be better? On the latest episode of iGaming Daily...
Jul 18, 2023•25 min•Ep. 63
Hollywood may be in the midst of an actors and writers’ strike. Yet, for those seeking drama and intrigue, SBC recommends tuning into Gambling companies upcoming interim results, published this summer. H1 trading has seen European gambling publicly limited companies navigate the toughest of regulatory adjustments across multiple markets amid a backdrop of business conflicts impacting investor relations and future options. Pressure mounts on the leadership of European plcs to deliver blockbuster ...
Jul 17, 2023•24 min•Ep. 62
After a winter filled with spending, it’s been a volatile summer for Chelsea as the blues search for a new sponsor and prepare for a season without European football following the conclusion of its recent three-year £40m deal with the mobile network Three. Chelsea’s search for a sponsor saw them take the unprecedented step of releasing a shirt without a sponsor. Rumours were circulating that Chelsea could sign a front-of-shirt partnership with Stake.com however, according to reports earlier this...
Jul 14, 2023•23 min•Ep. 61
Brazil is often introduced as a sleeping giant, but many fail to see that it’s already awake and almost fully working. While it’s only pending a set of rules, operators, suppliers, associations and government officials, have joined efforts to work around the regulations and take advantage of all the possibilities as soon as possible. Meanwhile, operators are shaping their marketing strategies to get market share even before the industry officially launches in Brazil. Today on iGaming Daily, spon...
Jul 13, 2023•22 min•Ep. 60
Attention turns to the UK Gambling Commission, as last week executive director for policy development Tim Miller announced that the regulator was ready to publish its first series of Gambling Review Consultations. As such the UKGC is expected to publish four consultations on regulatory outcomes related to age verification, remote games design, direct marketing and cross-selling, and financial risk and vulnerability checks. The publishing of the White Paper’s consultations will mark the end of th...
Jul 12, 2023•21 min•Ep. 59
We’re just over midway through 2023 and already the last seven months have belonged to technology, with this trajectory not set to change in the near future. AI has burst onto the scene this year, most noticeably to fanfare over ChatGPT, but no more is this technology in the hands of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs but now accessible to the general public and industries through various sectors across the globe. However, 2023 has also seen a continuation on the discussion of the metaverse as web 3 a...
Jul 11, 2023•23 min•Ep. 58
Age-gating is one of the topics du jour in US sports betting and online gambling but is it an instance of all action and not enough talk? Massachusetts recently took unprecedented steps around sports betting logos in sports arenas. Meanwhile, across the pond, the UK Advertising Standards Authority said a sportsbook using Jake Paul for engagement was unacceptable given his young audience. But do we even know that these actions will have an impact? That will be the topic of today’s discussion of i...
Jul 10, 2023•22 min•Ep. 57
The Metaverse is often described as the “next generation of the Internet”, but many are confused when it comes to exactly what it is, when it might emerge, the technologies require, and most of all, how it will change the world. Metaverse trailblazer, best-selling author, and entrepreneur Matthew Ball walks us through these questions and more, bringing clarity, inspiration, and this next frontier to attendees. Host - James Ross Speaker - Matthew Ball Producer - Mollie Chapman Matthew Ball will b...
Jul 07, 2023•37 min•Ep. 56
Following on from yesterday's Brazil focus, we're heading approximately 5,000 miles north today with Jessica Welman in the drivers seat, joined by Nick Ware of Canadian Gaming Business and Charlie Horner of SBC Americas to discuss two new bills in Canada, with the Senate to discuss national gambling advertising guidelines as well as a First Nations bill that would grant exclusive authority to license, conduct and manage gaming operations on reserves. Additionally, Ohio passed their budget, which...
Jul 06, 2023•25 min•Ep. 55
InsiderSport editor Joe Streeter returns to host today's episode of the iGaming Daily podcast, and he's brought in the big guns for a discussion on sports sponsorship in Brazil. Joined by SBC Noticias Senior Journalist Fernando Noodt-Molins, SBC Sponsorship Director George Harborne, and the marketing director at Brazilian agency AllSports Events, Marcel Hein. The guys discussed the current state-of-play with regards to gambling sponsorship, with the majority of clubs in the top two tiers already...
Jul 05, 2023•35 min•Ep. 54
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
