As expected, last week’s industry focus was zoned in on a bustling ICE 2024 conference, ending its home stay at London’s Dockland Excel. Yet away from the industry’s conference proceedings, the affairs of European gambling continue to unfold concerning key markets and their respective agendas. Italy’s autonomous regions and municipalities back the government’s proposed ‘reorganisation decree’ – but demand a guarantee on funding to implement key changes… This week, the Dutch Kamer is scheduled to...
Feb 12, 2024•22 min•Ep. 203
In the final episode of the week, SBC Media's Editorial team participated in the iGaming Daily podcast, sponsored by Optimove, on the third and final day of ICE London, which also happened to be the final ICE in the Excel London, as the conference moves to pastures new next year. Joining Ted Orme-Claye to discuss what's been on their agenda throughout the week was Joe Streeter, Editor of CasinoBeats and Lucia Gando, Editor of SBC Noticias. Host: Ted Orme-Claye Guest: Joe Streeter & Lucia Gan...
Feb 09, 2024•19 min•Ep. 201
SBC Media's trio of LatAm ladies are back in the booth for Episode 198 of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, as we give a warm welcome back to Lucía Mouriño, who steps in as host for a conversation recorded at the final ICE London event before the gaming show heads to Catalonia for 2025. Unsurprisingly for anyone who has attended the show this year, or listened to our pods in the previous few days, we're talking about Brazil again. Lucía is joined by our two foremost LatAm experts, Lucía Gand...
Feb 08, 2024•19 min•Ep. 202
Day two of ICE is almost over, and iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, brings you the latest updates from the bustling exhibition floor at the ExCel in London. Back again two days running as host for our ICE special is Joe Streeter, Editor of CasinoBeats & SlotBeats and all-around industry expert, and he's joined by his SlotBeats colleague Danny Lee, attending his first ever ICE, and by SBC Managing Director Andy McCarron, attending his 25th! ICE veteran McCarron gives us a brief history l...
Feb 07, 2024•21 min•Ep. 200
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove. Today Joe Streeter, Editor of CasinoBeats, just joined by Ted Orme-Claye and Isadora Marcante, from the exhibition floor at ICE and to discuss some of the news circulating this morning, as well as what's on their agendas this week. Host: Joe Streeter Guests: Ted Orme-Claye & Isadora Marcante Producer: Anaya McDonald Editor: James Ross Remember, if you are attending the ICE London on 6-8 February 2024 at ExCeL Lo...
Feb 06, 2024•22 min•Ep. 199
On the second episode of Affiliate Leaders show by iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, Julian Pitts is joined once again by Peter Gunni, CCOnat Traffic Labs, to look further into the affiliate marketing sector. In today’s episode the duo are going to be traversing through the secrets of a well-equipped affiliate and what’s in their toolkit, as well as how affiliates craft a user-friendly site. Host: Julian Pitts Guest: Peter Gunni Producer: Anaya McDonald Editor: James Ross Remember, if you ar...
Feb 05, 2024•14 min•Ep. 198
We are in the middle of an inflection point when it comes to US sports betting, particularly when it comes to advertising. While ESPN’s Outside the Lines and 60 Minutes ready to cast a probing eye on the industry this week, the industry is responding with a star-studded list of athletes and celebrities promoting sportsbooks. And one of those names stands out above the rest... Lebron James announced this week that he will be working with DraftKings Sportsbook. Is this partnership more fuel for th...
Feb 02, 2024•23 min•Ep. 197
It's been a while since we were blessed by the presence of our SBC Noticias and SBC Notícias Brasil teams on the podcast, so today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, sees the welcome return of Fernando Noodt who steps into the host's chair in the absence of James Ross, and he's joined by Isadora Marcante of SBC Notícias Brasil and Lucía Gando SBC Noticias of to discuss all the latest goings on in Latin America since we last heard from them. With big news to discuss in Chile, Ecua...
Feb 01, 2024•25 min•Ep. 196
Last September, Scott Sibella announced an abrupt departure from Resorts World, stepping down as its President and CEO for, what was stated at the time, as violating company policy. However, since then, details of what these violations were have been in short supply. This was until Thursday last week, when the Department of Justice reported that Sibella pleaded guilty to failing to file reports of suspicious transactions while working in this role as CEO of MGM Grand and MGM Resorts. This will b...
Jan 31, 2024•30 min•Ep. 195
As the European landscape continues to change for the gambling industry, the sector also sees parallels when it comes to the affiliate space. None more so when it comes to emerging markets. With all eyes focused on the opening of Brazil, a little closer to home sees Finland’s potential opening of an online casino space from either 2025 or 2026. And while Finland or Brazil won’t be the topic of today’s conversation, how affiliates tackle emerging markets, in collaboration with operators, and how ...
Jan 30, 2024•20 min•Ep. 194
The world of sport has witnessed the rise in Saudi-backed investment, whether that be via football clubs like Newcastle United, hosting major boxing events, the creation of LIV Golf or the recent announcement of the first Saudi Arabia snooker invitational. Now the gambling sector has witnessed a rise in Saudi’s neighbour, the United Arab Emirates, which only last year launched a new regulatory authority to manage and licence the industry. The UAE’s impact on gambling and fintech will be the disc...
Jan 29, 2024•20 min•Ep. 193
iGaming Daily's resident SEO expert, Ivana Flynn, is back for another fascinating episode of her SEO specials, bringing you expert discussion on the biggest topics surrounding Google and search engine optimisation impacting not only the industry, but businesses and SEOs around the world. On this episode, Ivana turns her attention to the tech side, and brings in some of the foremost technical SEO experts in gaming, to discuss technical SEO hacks, actionable hacks that can make an impact on your s...
Jan 26, 2024•24 min•Ep. 192
The Big Game is turning into a Big Game for sports betting operators. This year, we are going to potentially see three different Super Bowl commercials from sports betting operators in addition to a ton of promotions and partnerships. With Sin City hosting the NFL’s biggest day, will the power dynamics of sportsbooks shift in favour of the brick and mortar company? This will be the topic on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove , along with why the day after the Super Bowl coul...
Jan 25, 2024•26 min•Ep. 191
Most days we do like to cover the biggest or breaking news circulating the iGaming sphere, but there are the odd few days where raising awareness to a broader topic takes centre stage, and today’s episode will do just that. Last week, SBC held its Affiliates Digital Day, which consisted of five webinars branching off to different topics revolving around the affiliate landscape. This ranged from SEO, acquisition and social responsibility, to name but a few. And joining James Ross on today’s episo...
Jan 24, 2024•29 min•Ep. 190
On Monday, Française des Jeux (FDJ) awakened the gambling sector to its €2.6bn acquisition, tabled to investors of Kindred Group Plc. As proclaimed to the Paris Euronext, FDJ makes a bold and daring move to become “Europe’s second biggest gambling operator” – as it continues its M&A appetite beyond French shores. What is the ripple-effect of FDJ’s transformative bid to acquire Kindred Group, on European markets and its competitive make-up – as a hungry and deep-pocketed French giant awakens....
Jan 23, 2024•27 min•Ep. 189
A flurry of regulatory updates saw separate reports warn the gambling sector of its continued exposure to the threats of money laundering and terrorist financing (TF). Publishing its Independent National Risk Assessment, NRA Report, the government of Malta states that it has addressed all AML concerns of 2019, which saw the key online gambling hub placed on the Enhanced Monitoring Grey-list of MONEYVAL, and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Gambling exposures were further highlighted by th...
Jan 22, 2024•31 min•Ep. 188
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
