As the second edition of the SBC Boxing Championship, in sponsorship with Oliver’s Wish Foundation, quickly approaches, fighters are putting their final touches on their gameplay to out box and out manoeuvre their opponents. After an epic and emotional night last year, the second iteration of the industry's biggest fight night is ramping up, and looks set to be even bigger. With six fights on the card, including our first ever women's bout, SBC Boxing Championship 2023 is a can't-miss event. 12 ...
Oct 24, 2023•32 min•Ep. 127
In the light of revelations by controversial Italian journalist Fabrizio Corona that exposed a betting scandal in Italian football, iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Latinoamerica, are once again examining the relationship between professional football and the betting industry after it was revealed that Italy internationals Nicolò Fagioli and Sandro Tonali had bet on matches via illegal websites. With rumours swirling that more Serie A stars are soon to be drawn into the scandal, and Juve's...
Oct 23, 2023•33 min•Ep. 126
iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Latinoamerica, drops into the sunshine state today as we take a look at the goings in Florida, as the legal challenges to Florida’s sports betting compact with the Seminole Nation goes to the Florida State Supreme Court, after 2 years at the Federal level. Joining host Jessica Welman is her SBC Americas colleague, Charlie Horner, as they give a basic overview of what is happening in Florida a week removed from the 35th anniversary of the passing of the Indi...
Oct 20, 2023•31 min•Ep. 125
It's Thursday and you know what that means. Once again iGaming Daily turns our attention to Latin America, specifically Peru and Brasil, as host James Ross is joined by Fernando Noodt of SBC Noticias, and Isadora Marcante of SBC Notícias Brasil. First stop, Peru, as the country's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), finally approved the bill laying out the technical and regulatory requirements for gambling operators wishing to offer their services in Peru. The modified Law will come...
Oct 19, 2023•24 min•Ep. 124
After what many people are calling the greatest weekend of rugby action ever, with the World Cup quarter-finals producing four scintillating contests, iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Latinoamerica, examines whether sportsbooks have managed to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the tournament. Our guests look at whether the World Cup format and on-field action has helped to take rugby union to a new audience, and how bookmakers have reacted to events in France. Have sportsbooks...
Oct 18, 2023•21 min•Ep. 123
It’s another milestone moment for the Gambling Act review white paper as the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) consultation on implementation of the research, education and treatment (RET) levy has begun. Projecting that £100m will be directed towards the NHS via the initiative the RET levy, one of the key recommendations of the white paper, will be commissioned by the NHS with all mandatory operator contributions directed towards research, prevention and treatment of gambling har...
Oct 17, 2023•25 min•Ep. 122
Last week, key stakeholders of British Horseracing agreed on comprehensive changes for the heritage sport to adopt in 2024. Led by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) – next year British racecourses will embrace a new fixtures list promoting ‘Premier Racedays’ to grow and engage racing with a wider audience. Declaring further sweeping changes The Jockey Club announced that The Grand National will implement its commitment to rider and racehorse safety, in which Britain’s biggest race will be ...
Oct 16, 2023•22 min•Ep. 121
This week, the American Gaming Association has been at the centre of industry attention as it hosted G2E in Las Vegas. As around 25,000 descended upon the Venetian, the AGA marked the occasion by revealing the economic impact of the gaming industry throughout 2022. Headline figures show that the US industry is worth around $329bn to the national economy, and is one of the most crucial industries in the country. But what does this tell us about the state of US gaming after the rollout of regulate...
Oct 13, 2023•24 min•Ep. 120
The online sports betting scene in Chile has been under fire from a judicial perspective, with the Supreme Court ruling to block betting sites. Now this week, there’s news from the legislative side that could see a requirement for operators not being active for 12 months before receiving a licence. This will be the main topic of discussion on Thursday's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Latinoamerica, where Fernando Noodt joins James Ross to go over the latest developments in Chi...
Oct 12, 2023•17 min•Ep. 119
Few sporting evolutions have been so rapid as combat sports in recent years. From the surge of new sports and martial arts, to the rise of crossover boxing - like it or not, the face of the fight game is changing. This presents a key opportunity for betting operators, as new dynamic markets are opened and combat sports engages a completely new younger audience. Joining stand-in host Martyn Elliott to discuss the emergence of mixed martial arts, the current state of boxing and the appeal of the s...
Oct 11, 2023•32 min•Ep. 118
Today's episode of iGaming Daily takes a different turn as the focus turns towards company culture off the back of a three-part roundtable series on that very topic. Company culture has been increasingly put under the spotlight during the last decade or so, with this exacerbated in recent times after the coronavirus pandemic placed a grip on global freedoms. Joining James Ross to navigate the discussion is the CasinoBeats team with Craig Davies, Conor Porter and Danny Lee. To read the responses ...
Oct 10, 2023•28 min•Ep. 117
Last December, the three parties forming Ireland’s tri-coalition government published ‘The Gambling Regulation Bill 2022’ - settling on definitive terms needed to overhaul the Republic’s near-century old laws governing gambling under the Betting Act of 1931. As pledged, 2023 was marked as the year in which Ireland would finally launch its new gambling regime, to be governed by a dedicated government body and protecting its consumers via a national self-exclusion scheme. Yet since July, the Bill ...
Oct 09, 2023•20 min•Ep. 116
With 1x Champions League, 1x Ballon D'or, 4x La Liga title wins and 4x Serie A title wins between them, James Ross and Luis Figo brought sporting pedigree to the iGaming Daily podcast when they filmed this interview at last month's SBC Summit Barcelona! With Figo in attendance along with Digitain, James caught up with the footballing legend to discuss his time playing for Barcelona and living in the city, as well as his time at Real Madrid, his thoughts on the Portuguese national team and their ...
Oct 06, 2023•6 min•Ep. 115
It's a Daily Fantasy Sport episode on Thursday's iGaming Daily off the back of SBC Americas' interview with Underdog Fantasy CEO Jeremy Levine, that looked at the relationship between DraftKings and FanDuel and why operators seek to shut down 'props style' Daily Fantasy Sports. The latest episode, sponsored by SBC Summit Latinoamerica, saw the return of the dynamic duo of Jessica Welman and Charlie Horner, following a brief period of separation, to take a deeper look at the interview and questio...
Oct 05, 2023•27 min•Ep. 114
We’re venturing to Colombia in today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Latinoamerica, as news yesterday saw the Gambling Authority of Colombia sponsor a bill to better regulate gambling advertising and promote higher industry standards on marketing and communications. The bill sees Coljuegos aim to establish a series of new rules with key recommendations that demand that the Gambling Authority of Colombia become the ‘control authority’ responsible for monitoring all forms of ga...
Oct 04, 2023•23 min•Ep. 113
The sharp ascent enjoyed across the aggregation scene has been clearly visible for all to see in recent times, however could this mass saturation be leading towards an "inevitable" merger and acquisition period? This has been a a thought on CasinoBeats' Editor Craig Davies' mind for far too long, to the point he demanded to have it as a discussion on the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Latinoamerica. Joining Davies was the Host, James Ross, and Craig's fellow CasinoBeats...
Oct 03, 2023•22 min•Ep. 112
Across the board, industry analysts had anticipated a quieter second-half to 2023 trading in light of gambling PLCs adjusting to new compliance demands in European markets and a combined focus on achieving US profitability topping leadership’s agenda. Yet closing September, all narratives were flipped as FTSE100 giant Flutter triggers a €140m investment in MaxBet to lead its Balkans expansion. Just two days later, Flutter re-emerges as a suitor to acquire Italy’s PlanetWin365 – in what analysts ...
Oct 02, 2023•23 min•Ep. 111
James Ross finally gets his dream interview! During the recent SBC Summit Barcelona conference, SBC's Multimedia Editor, James Ross, finally sat down with Brigid Simmonds, Chairman of the Betting and Gaming Council. The discussion ranged from their previous encounter in the British pub scene, the UK Gambling Commission's response to the Gambling Act White Paper and delving into sports advertisement. Later in the episode, Ross also talks about Simmonds's induction into the SBC Hall of Fame earlie...
Sep 29, 2023•30 min•Ep. 110
The government of Chile has ordered sporting bodies and organisations to abide by the ruling of the Supreme Court related to the current legal status of online gambling activities, which will have ramifications for sponsorships from the gambling sector. While the South American nation is in the process of legislating online gambling, in September a Supreme Court judgement upheld a challenge by state-owned lottery and pools operator Polla Chilena de Beneficencia, which urged judges to deem “onlin...
Sep 28, 2023•28 min•Ep. 109
US giants MGM and Caesars both suffered cyber attacks recently, with MGM being taken offline after the attack, reportedly from hacking group Scattered Spider, impacted everything from the customer website to the gaming floor to the electronic room key system to corporate emails. Caesars on the other hand, suffered an attack of their own by the more financially-motivated ALPHV, which may have led to social security numbers being compromised. While both are back online, as a result of the attacks,...
Sep 27, 2023•19 min•Ep. 108
The past year has seen a noticeable trend in English football which has caught a lot of public attention, that being an influx of ‘Asian betting partners’ into the Premier League, including Kaiyun Sports' front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Nottingham Forest. SBC News Senior Journalist Ted Orme-Claye steps into the hosts chair to discuss Kaiyun Sports, Nottingham Forest and the many other sponsorship deals from Asian betting firms with football clubs in both England and the rest of Europe, and ...
Sep 26, 2023•21 min•Ep. 107
As we return from an absolutely epic SBC Summit Barcelona last week, iGaming Daily turns its attention towards Germany and Switzerland today, with one of the big players in the casino world joining for a chat on some of the most unique markets on the continent. SBC News Business Journalist Jessie Sale steps into the hosts chair, joined by Brian Christner, Chief Online Gaming & Chief Marketing Officer at Grand Casino Baden to discuss the German market, being the first casino online in their n...
Sep 25, 2023•9 min•Ep. 106
iGaming Daily's coverage of SBC Summit Barcelona concludes with a Noticias talk as Lucía Mouriño returns, alongside Isadora Marcante and Fernando Noodt, to provide detail on there LatAm meet-up. Host: James Ross Guests: Lucía Mouriño, Isadora Marcante & Fernando Noodt Producer: James Ross & Anaya McDonald Editor: James Ross Make sure to like and follow the iGaming Daily LinkedIn page to be kept up-to-date with the latest episodes. From 31 October to 2 November, industry expert throughout...
Sep 22, 2023•17 min•Ep. 105
All the reaction and fallout from day one and the first part of day two from our iGaming Daily team live at SBC Summit Barcelona. Join host James Ross with Martyn Elliott, Danny Lee of CasinoBeats and Ted Menmuir of SBC News as they chat and discuss the highlights of the show so far. Host: James Ross Guests: Martyn Elliott, Danny Lee, Ted Menmuir Producer: James Ross Editor: Anaya McDonald
Sep 21, 2023•25 min•Ep. 104
The iGaming Daily team descends on beautiful Barcelona for the biggest SBC Summit ever! Reporting live from the hustle and bustle of the exhibition floor on Day One of SBC Summit Barcelona 2023 is your regular host James Ross, joined by CasinoBeats Editor Craig Davies, Payment Expert Editor Joe Streeter, and SBC Noticias Editor Lucía Mouriño. The guys discuss the fallout, fun and fantastic insight from the first day of the show, as well as look forward to tomorrow's Day Two, where we'll see anot...
Sep 20, 2023•16 min•Ep. 103
Host James Ross, formerly of SlotBeats, returns to his in this episode as he has a chat with award-winning YouTuber, and slots streamer - Chipmonkz. James and Chipmonkz have an absolutely fascinating discussion about twitch, slots streaming, responsible gaming as a streamer, the government white paper in the UK, and much more. Chipmonkz has some fascinating and wildly entertaining views on the whitepaper, the UK government's views on slots and streaming, the future of slots, the current state of...
Sep 19, 2023•31 min•Ep. 102
To celebrate our milestone 100th episode of the iGaming Podcast, this week we have the iGaming Daily trivia quiz extravaganza, where our regular co-hosts James Ross and Jessica Welman quiz each other on industry topics covered over the previous 99 episodes. Listen in as James and Jess take you on a guided tour of the last 99 episodes, and test each others knowledge on 99 episodes worth of topical news, as well as some bonus questions and fun chat. Do you think you can keep up with our hosts? Pla...
Sep 18, 2023•30 min•Ep. 101
Brazil has been one of the main topics in 2023, from approving a sports betting regulation to starting an investigation into match fixing and all things in between. However, it was missing something key for the industry to develop: online casinos. While the desire to have an online gambling industry clashed with the reality of Brazil only approving fixed odds sports betting, a recent amendment changed the whole scenario and opened the doors to the regulated online casino world. This week, the Ch...
Sep 15, 2023•23 min•Ep. 100
On today’s episode of iGaming Daily , we continue our build-up to the biggest SBC event ever, this time we’ll discuss some of what we hope to hear covered on the and what we could expect on the Payments Innovation track at SBC Summit Barcelona. Joining James Ross to go over this panel is Payment Expert , Editor Joe Streeter . Joe will take us through some of the hot topics surrounding the payments industry at the moment, where and how they'll be discussed at the event, and what you don't want to...
Sep 14, 2023•19 min•Ep. 99
After five years of moving full speed ahead, you could argue that the US online gambling industry is idling. Or, at the very least, on cruise control. Next week at SBC Summit Barcelona , our very own Sue Schneider will lead a panel discussing what to expect from what many are calling phase two of North American online gaming. On today’s episode of iGaming Daily , we’ll discuss some of what we hope to hear covered in the panel and debate how big a role iGaming will play in the next 18 months. How...
Sep 13, 2023•20 min•Ep. 98
