The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup got underway yesterday, but cricket’s latest attempt to grab the attention of US sports fans came just hours after news broke of the sport’s latest betting-related suspension. The Cricket Regulator announced that Durham and England fast bowler Brydon Carse had been banned from all cricket for 16 months after being charged with placing 303 bets on cricket matches between 2017 and 2019. Joining SBC News' Senior Journalist, Viktor Kayed, on today’s edition of iGaming Dai...
Jun 03, 2024•24 min•Ep. 277
With the club football season almost over, the sports betting industry turns its attention towards the 2024 European Championships. So, we thought we should give our lead sponsors a call, and welcome two of Optimove's brightest to iGaming Daily for a chat about football's big summer in Germany. Insider Sport Editor Ted Orme-Claye takes the reins, as he welcomes Jonathan Inbar (Director of Strategic Services) and Jon Collins (Strategic Services Team Leader) to discuss what operators can do to rea...
May 31, 2024•19 min•Ep. 276
iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, returns to the US for today's episode as Jessica Welman welcomes Charlie Horner to discuss a couple of major recent stories. Thankfully, no deaths to speak of on today's podcast but life's two other guarantees are here. First up, Illinois recently announced a significant change to their taxation structure, with a tiered approach that places their top rate as the second-highest in the US. What's the deal? What's the likely impact, and will other states follow...
May 30, 2024•22 min•Ep. 275
There’s been some interesting developments in Montenegro as its government authorised strict restrictions on payments for its online gambling space, which includes the banning of popular transaction methods. And this will be the discussion in the first half of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, as James Ross is joined by Payment Expert and Insider Sports Editor, Ted Orme-Claye, and Business Journalist, Kieron O’Connor. Then in the second half, we indulge James and Kieron’s ...
May 29, 2024•25 min•Ep. 274
iGaming Daily returns from Malta’s CasinoBeats Summit to the unexpected news that PM Rishi Sunak has declared a General Election on 4th July. Momentum towards a settlement of the industry’s regulatory affairs has been growing, but has the Gambling Review been stalled as government and the Civil Service shut down its engine abiding by the pre-election rules of Purdah. Will a six-week election campaign de-rail the Gambling Review’s outstanding settlements, related to the affordability checks pilot...
May 28, 2024•22 min•Ep. 273
iGaming Daily kickstarts the week in Brazil, as the county's government has revealed a huge update for firms looking to enter the regulated Brazilian gambling market via its newly published ordinance. Issuing Ordinance 827, the government mandated that gaming operators must secure licences by December 21, 2024, or face penalties starting January 1, 2025. The ordinance, which includes ten annexes, sets the licensing fee at BRL 30 million ($5.9m) for up to three brands, valid for five years. The S...
May 27, 2024•26 min•Ep. 272
On the final episode live from CasinoBeats Summit 2024, Joe Streeter steps in to host, and welcomes Aideen Shortt, PR and Marketing Consultant for Curacao Gaming Control Board and longtime industry expert for her debut on iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove. Joe and Aideen discuss her panel appearance at the show alongside UKGC CEO Andrew Rhodes, a session that was inundated with questions from the audience. Additionally, Joe asks Aideen about licensing, working closely with regulators and taps...
May 24, 2024•16 min•Ep. 271
On the final day of CasinoBeats Summit 2024, iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, comes live once again from the bustling exhibition floor at the Intercontinental in Malta. The morning after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the General Election, James Ross summons Martyn Elliott and Conor Porter to discuss their initial thoughts on the announcement of an Independence Day election. Also, James asks Martyn about his panel moderation on the Future of Poker session earlier in the day, and the g...
May 23, 2024•22 min•Ep. 270
iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove comes live from the exhibition floor at CasinoBeats Summit 2024 at the Intercontinental in Malta. With a lineup of gaming heads, James Ross, Craig Davies and Danny Lee spend the first few minutes fanboying over keynote speaker John Romero, who delivered a fascinating opening speech at this morning's event. Craig discusses some of Romero's ideas and points, as well as what came of his panel session with the father of first person shooters that took place just ...
May 22, 2024•17 min•Ep. 269
iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, goes live from Malta on the eve of CasinoBeats Summit 2024, as James Ross welcomes CasinoBeats Senior Journalist Conor Porter, and from SBC Events, Head of Content Masha Tsnompilantze, who welcomed the travelling party to the brand new SBC Office in Malta. Masha takes us through the CasinoBeats Summit build-up, giving a never before seen (or heard) on iGaming Daily behind the scenes look at the SBC Events marketing process. Plus, from a dusty rock to a hard ...
May 21, 2024•20 min•Ep. 268
The Insider Sport team make a welcome return to iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, and it's a timely one, with a huge weekend of sport behind us, host Ted Orme-Claye is joined by Kieran O'Conner and Callum Williams to discuss the 'Ring of Fire', Tyson Fury's heavyweight unification clash with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia, before going on to discuss Kaizen Gaming-owned Betano's increasing portfolio of football partners. The guys chat about William Hill's last minute partnership with the figh...
May 20, 2024•28 min•Ep. 267
We're back on the SEO beat on iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, as Ivana Flynn is back in the host's chair, welcoming a very special guest, Aleyda Solís, SEO Consultant and founder of Orainti. Aleyda is hosting a closed-door SEO workshop at next week's CasinoBeats Summit in Malta, and joins Ivana for a discussion on the Google updates that the whole internet is feeling the effects of. Ivana and Aleyda chat about what's going on with Google, the present and future of AI generated content and ...
May 17, 2024•24 min•Ep. 266
FanDuel was a big winner this week, as the firm reported a successful Q1 that witnessed year-over-year growth but still fell short of Wall Street expectations. And this will be the topic of today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, as SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman, is joined once again by Charlie Horner, to look at how FanDuel's increased focus on iGaming could boost the company's revenue. The duo also delve into the affiliate landscape, where a change from Google could jeop...
May 16, 2024•25 min•Ep. 265
Today's episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, returns to Latin America, which sees the return of the SBC Noticias team. Joining Fernando Noodt to look at the latest developments in Brazil, which is set to see the completion of its new gambling regulations that have sent the industry into a flurry of excitment, and Argentina's own gambling regulations, is Editor, Lucía Gando and Senior Journalist, Isadora Marcante. The trio talk about the final details of Brazil's portarias and, across...
May 15, 2024•24 min•Ep. 264
We’re heading to the Balkans in today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, with Bulgaria witnessing proposals to tighten its gambling regulations in the past month. In April, a new bill to amend the country’s Gambling Act was proposed by Bulgaria’s biggest political party GERB, alongside the Movement for Rights and Freedoms party. The amendments, if approved by the National Assembly, will see a ban on gambling advertisements throughout TV, radio, print and online, as well as all ki...
May 14, 2024•23 min•Ep. 263
The doors of the Meadowlands Center closed on Thursday for this year's SBC Summit North America, the coverage from iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, wraps up today, as today's episode sees CasinoBeats' Editor, Joe Streeter and Isadora Marcante, Senior Journalist from SBC Noticias, recapped the conference week. While the event focused on the North American market, Isadora opened the show to discuss a panel session on Brazil's potential from a US-perspective. Joe also touched on how the land-b...
May 13, 2024•21 min•Ep. 262
On the second, and final, day of the SBC Summit North America 2024 conference, the iGaming Daily team are once again on the conference room floor as SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman, welcomes her Senior Journalist, Justin Byers, for his podcast debut. The duo talk about Justin's first experience at an SBC event, as well as what they got up to on the first day, as well as agenda plans for the final day of the conference and panel sessions they're excited to sit in on. Host: Jessica Welman Gues...
May 10, 2024•21 min•Ep. 261
The doors have opened for SBC Summit North America, as exhibitors flock to the Meadowlands Exposition Center, New Jersey. Joining SBC Americas' Editor, Jessica Welman, on the conference room floor is CasinoBeats Editor, Joe Streeter and Lucía Mouriño, VP Relationships LatAm at SBC, to discuss what's on the agenda for day one and what the trio were up to prior to the start of SBC Summit North America 2024. Lucía Mouriño also delves into the interest in the recently regulated Brazilian market from...
May 09, 2024•18 min•Ep. 260
SBC Managing Director Andy McCarron steps in as host on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, recording live from New York, New York. Andy is joined at Tribeca360 by SBC Americas Editor Jessica Welman and CasinoBeats Editor Joe Streeter at the Player Protection Symposium, on the eve of SBC Summit North America 2024. The three discuss the Symposium, as well as the previous day’s inaugural Capital Markets Forum at the New York Stock Exchange in Freedom Hall. Host: Andy McCarron ...
May 08, 2024•23 min•Ep. 259
In the inaugural episode of Past Posting, from iGaming Daily, SBC's Sue Schneider, VP Growth & Strategy, Americas, makes her podcast hosting debut as she kickstarts her series that delves into names of the past to talk to the veterans and pioneers within the industry, to get a flavours of how things were and how it has evolved. Joining Sue for the first episode, with Mark Blandford, Partner at Burlywood Capital, to discuss how his land-based adventure with Sportingbet, entering the internet ...
May 07, 2024•24 min•Ep. 258
Returning the iGaming Daily for another episode of Indigenous Voices is Kelli Weaver, VP North America - North America at SBC. Following on from her last episode with Jacob Coin, Executive Advisor to Chairman-San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Kelli welcomes Jamie Hummingbird, Chair for the National Tribal Gaming Commissioners & Regulators, to discuss how technology has been welcomed in the tribal scene and the licensing process tribal regulators go through in comparison to States across No...
May 06, 2024•25 min•Ep. 257
This week, gambling social media exploded because of all things Skee-Ball. Just about everyone on X, formerly known as Twitter, had a hot take about an announcement from arcade venue Dave & Buster's that it would be working with Lucra to develop a skill game based option in its app for customers to compete on its games with real money on the line. And while people were heating up online, the commentary from Fanatics and DraftKings as it relates to the court case of Mike Hermalyn got even mor...
May 03, 2024•26 min•Ep. 256
Online casino legislation may have stagnated this year, but the US online casino and lottery industries are anything but passive. The market continues to grow with new entrants coming into states like New Jersey and Michigan, and operators starting to recognise the potential of iLottery in addition to iGaming. On today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman, speaks with Greentube's Director of Global Sales and Key Account Management, Markus Antl, a...
May 02, 2024•24 min•Ep. 255
Signs of clarity come to the UK gambling space as both the Gambling Commission and Betting and Gaming Council offer a clearer insight into how affordability checks will be applied. Announced this morning, the BGC and UKGC, in tandem, unveiled the establishment of a new voluntary code on customer checks’, which is said to minimise friction of financial checks and improve consistencies in know-your-customer duties. In addition, the UKGC also looks set to implement some, quote on quote, ‘light touc...
May 01, 2024•24 min•Ep. 254
iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove welcomes a very special guest in Betsson's Pontus Lindwall, CEO of Betsson AB to the podcast to discuss their promising 2024 Q1 results. Pontus joins Joe Streeter, Editor of CasinoBeats & SlotBeats to discuss a quarter headlined by impressive growth on the iGaming sector. Joe also asks Pontus about Betsson's Francesco Totti-powered launch in Italy, updates in LatAm and particularly Argentina, and how their M&A strategy has furthered their growth. Host...
Apr 30, 2024•16 min•Ep. 253
The UK Gambling advertising discussion once again reared its head, this time at the House of Lords, and Martyn Elliott returns to the host's chair on iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, complete with a strong lineup of UK gambling industry experts to discuss the debate and debate the discussion. Led by Lord Foster of Bath, reformists at the House of Lords demand that the government explain why the Gambling Review’s White Paper is scant on advertising policies and reforms. Martyn and our two Te...
Apr 29, 2024•19 min•Ep. 252
We return to Brazil on today's episode of iGaming Daily sponsored by Optimove, as Isadora Marcante, senior journalist at SBC Notícias Brasil hosts Ari Celia, Director of Institutional Relations at Pay4Fun. Ari, a veteran in the Brazilian market, takes us through the past, present and future of payments in Brazil for the industry and beyond, and the issues gaming companies and players have had with payment processing and digital wallets, financial regulation in Brazil and much more. Isa and Ari a...
Apr 26, 2024•26 min•Ep. 251
Jessica Welman returns to the host's chair for today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, joined by SBC Media Manager Charlie Horner to discuss some rampant legal action in the US and Canada. With the courts in Massachusetts and New York all over DraftKings like a cheap suit, Jess and Charlie are back to their strong suit, explaining complex litigation to the masses. With DK facing two class-actions questioning the operator's marketing tactics, who is bringing this legal action, an...
Apr 25, 2024•22 min•Ep. 250
SBC hosted a Digital Innovation - Casino Day last week on April 17th, delving into the online casino space and addressing the major topics currently facing the sector. Representatives from some of the largest companies in the industry participated in the event, sharing their knowledge and insights on the current trajectory of online casinos and the direction it should pursue. On todays episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove. Host Conor Porter, Senior Journalist of CasinoBeats, is joined...
Apr 24, 2024•25 min•Ep. 249
Last week, saw Dutch reformists claim victory as motions to ban 'high risk online casino games' and 'to implement an outright ban on online gambling advertising' won a narrow majority at the Dutch Kamer. Attention turns to Dutch Legal Protection Minister Franc Weerwind , to whether new gambling motions can be determined as a law. Whether ditched or retained, the KOA Act faces unprecedented changes across all legislative components, compelling Dutch operators to navigate a reversal in the framewo...
Apr 23, 2024•24 min•Ep. 248
