Podcast by Jesper Kärrbrink with Gustaf Hoffstedt, General Secretary at BOS _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is sponsored by: ⭐️ Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. For more info, click here: https://bit.ly/3lSy1B5 ⭐️ Pragmatic Play https://www.pragmaticplay.com ⭐️ Alea https://alea.com
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Podcast by Karolina Pelc with Savvas Fellas, Founder and Managing Director of Lindar Media (MrQ Casino) About Savvas Fellas Savvas Fellas is a Founder and Managing Director of Lindar Media, the company behind one of the fastest-growing casino brands in the UK, MrQ.com. Prior to launching MrQ in 2018, Savvas operated a portfolio of white label bingo and casino sites, working with multiple suppliers before the company decided to build their own platform with an emphasis on the underlying technolog...
Nov 01, 2021•38 min
Weekly iGaming news roundup (29 Oct) by Pierre Lindh & Nico Jansen, CEO, Bet IT Best. The iGaming NEXT Weekly iGaming news roundup is sponsored by: ⭐️ Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. https://pragmatic.solutions ⭐️ Alea - https://alea.com ⭐️ Pragmatic Play - http://pragmaticplay.com/ - - - - - 🧐Nico Jansen After his studies in Frankfurt and at Stanford University, Nico joined the IT department of Investment Banking of Commerzbank in Frankfurt and London. Being fami...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Robin Eirik Reed, founder of GiG and current CEO and co-founder of happyhour.io is one of the sharpest minds of the iGaming industry, with experience of running major organisations both from operator and supplier level. Together with Pierre, he analysis the Q3-21 reports of the scandinavian giants Evolution, Kindred, Kambi & Betsson
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Podcast by Pierre Lindh with Pontus Lindwall, CEO at Betsson AB It’s been a big couple of days for Betsson! Yesterday, the operator announced the welcome news that chief executive Pontus Lindwall would not resign from his position as planned in September. And today, the business released its Q3 interim report 2021, showing steady growth despite challenges in key markets such as the Netherlands and Germany. This morning, Pierre Lindh sat down with Pontus Lindwall to discuss recent developments in...
Oct 26, 2021•31 min
Podcast #75 by Pierre Lindh with Tamas Kusztos, CCO at Playson Together with Tamas, CCO of the game studio Playson, we explore how player behaviour has changed in the last 10 years, and how it will continue to evolve into the future . TAMAS KUSZTOS Highly self-motivated individual with a can-do attitude and a wide understanding of Casino and Online Gaming Industry. Over a decade of proven leadership qualities within and outside of Gaming Industry including target setting, evaluation and motivati...
Oct 14, 2021•42 min
Weekly iGaming news roundup (8th Oct) by Pierre Lindh & Nico Jansen, CEO, Bet IT Best. The iGaming NEXT Weekly iGaming news roundup is sponsored by: ⭐️ Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. https://pragmatic.solutions/?utm_sour... ⭐️ Alea - https://alea.com ⭐️ Pragmatic Play - http://pragmaticplay.com/ - - - - - 🧐 Nico Jansen After his studies in Frankfurt and at Stanford University, Nico joined the IT department of Investment Banking of Commerzbank in Frankfurt and Lon...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Podcast by Rory Credland with Aaron Speach, CEO and Founder at Esports Technologies Aaron Speach, CEO and Founder at Esports Technologies talks about the recent acquisition of Aspire Global’s B2C Business and what impact this key partnership will have on the industry. _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is sponsored by: Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. https://pragmatic.solutions/ Pragmatic Play https://www.pragmaticplay.com/...
Oct 05, 2021•13 min
Weekly iGaming news roundup by Pierre Lindh & Nico Jansen, CEO, Bet IT Best. ✌️Pierre’s iGaming NEXT Weekly iGaming news roundup is sponsored by Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. For more info, click here: https://pragmatic.solutions/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=ambassador 🧐Nico Jansen After his studies in Frankfurt and at Stanford University, Nico joined the IT department of Investment Banking of Commerzbank in Frankfurt and London. Being...
Oct 02, 2021•54 min
Podcast by Michael Pedersen with Eitan Gorodetsky Director of Digital Performance at Betsson Eitan Gorodetsky is the Director of Digital Performance at Betsson. Every day, he is dealing with more than 20 brands across many markets, complex to say the least. This is an honest talk with Eitan on how to navigate this complexity and set a winning strategy, which to him is not possible without a strong focus on people and execution. EITAN GORODETSKY Eitan is an SEO and Igaming veteran having worked i...
Sep 30, 2021•59 min
Igor Samardzisk i is an iGaming expert, having years of experience in the online gambling industry. Since the last two decades, he has worked on multiple projects including ownership and development of the pioneer iGaming affiliate network and senior strategic roles for multiple Tier 1 companies. In 2011 Igor became the co-founder of Max Entertainment, followed by a launch of a network of productive casino operations and white label brands, such as SlottyVegas.com and numerous others. Igor has b...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min
On Air Entertainment promises to challenge the live 'monopoly' with the experienced Andres Rengifo at the helm who talks about the challenges to scale such a complex operation from scratch, the future of the live segment, and the ambitions of On Air Entertainment. ANDRES RENGIFO Andres Rengifo established On Air Entertainment in early 2021 alongside a team of fellow senior live casino professionals with a shared passion for shaking up the industry. A guiding light of On Air Entertainment’s visio...
Sep 27, 2021•42 min
Ozric Vandervelden used to professionally exploit online casinos, but has since turned white hat, working together with the online casinos in order to prevent abuse. Ozric talks about the massive exploit community of more than 200,000 people who actively exploits casinos, and some of the most common exploits. Ozric Vandervelden Having successfully exploited operators for many years the Lovelace team decided to turn white-hat to help operators tackle abuse of their promotions. After 2 years of co...
Sep 22, 2021•54 min
"How a 30-year-old female CEO is revolutionising the iGaming industry". Together with Maarja Pärt, we talk about her journey in the iGaming industry and with Coingaming Group. Maarja started out working as a customer service agent and is now the CEO of the company.
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 22 min
LeoVegas-backed SharedPlay has announced the appointment of Jacqui Gatt as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this podcast, Jacqui Gatt and Karolina Pelc discuss the iGaming industry, live casino, new products, gamification, and Jacqui's journey in the iGaming industry having previously worked for companies like Casumo, Mr Green, and Betsson Group.
Sep 08, 2021•36 min
🧐Nico Jansen: After his studies in Frankfurt and at Stanford University, Nico joined the IT department of Investment Banking of Commerzbank in Frankfurt and London. Being familiar with the demand of Real Time data in the finance industry and having a passion for Sports and Sports Betting, Nico left Commerzbank in 2012 to start Bet IT Best as a State of the Art and One Stop Shop for the Sports Betting industry. In 2015 Bet IT Best received a seat at the Web Summit Alpha program for one of the mo...
Sep 03, 2021•40 min•Ep. 1
Jonas started out as consultant with Internet banking. Then in his early days, he worked as a poker system entrepreneur. After that Jonas got into NetEnt/Betsson doing a poker system & got the taste for slots. It was the same company back in the days. Then he Co-Founded ComeOn and later Co-Founded Nolimit City.
Sep 02, 2021•54 min•Ep. 70
Michael Daly is the CEO for Catena Media, one of the largest lead generation companies for iGaming, Sports Betting, eSports and financial services worldwide. As such he oversees the company’s 400+ team and its global expansion across Europe, LATAM, APAC, and North America, where it is the dominant affiliate by value delivered to operators. Prior to taking the reigns as CEO in March of 2021, Michael was the VP of North America for Catena Media, growing that business to over 50 affiliate sites, ge...
Aug 26, 2021•48 min•Ep. 69
Karolina Pelc, Founder and CEO SharedPlay, Gaming Consultant for iGaming NEXT #10 - Max Meltzer, CEO, Strive Gaming (Strive to be the best).
Aug 23, 2021•33 min•Ep. 11
Phil Pearson is the COO & Head of sales for iGaming Group - a fully managed casino solution. Not one to shy away from controversy Phil is very outspoken on LinkedIn and other platforms, pushing for a fairer and more open iGaming community. Outside of work Phil enjoys NFL, visiting as many random and remote holiday destinations as possible, and has 22 rubber ducks in a pool.
Aug 13, 2021•37 min
Luke has a strong background working for some of the world’s largest companies such as eBay and Aviva Insurance. His primary focus has been on Customer Experience and being responsible for contact centres of up to 1000 people. He also has a remarkable track record for low staff attrition and developing a powerful employee branding culture to attract new talent. Nowadays, Luke focuses on strategic development for a variety of clients – whether it’s in talent development, training, 360Feedback or ...
Aug 12, 2021•49 min•Ep. 6
Over 15 years of experience in gambling in global markets online and offline, including leadership roles for LeoVegas, Betsson and SG Digital as well as interim executive placements for tier 1s via her consultancy firm, Basic Strategy. Specialising in P&L management, product development and commercial strategy as well as start-up and M&A advisory. Author published in EGR and IGB magazines, voted IGB 2019 Top 10 Most Influential Women and featured by Facebook in their #shetalksgames video...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 67
Julian is co-founder of RB Capital. He is an investor & board director to multiple ventures in the gaming, fintech & music industries. He has managed investments, M&As, and exits to date in excess of $500m.
Jul 23, 2021•55 min•Ep. 66
🧐 Steve Birch - I am currently concluding my 14th year serving the teams at SBG and feel very grateful for the journey we have had. SBG has been an accelerator for my career and I have the privilege to work with an awesome team of passionate people. Having joined as an analyst I have subsequently worked in Insights, Programme Management, Marketing and leadership roles before being appointed in the role as CEO in 2020. The team that I originally joined of 350 people is now over 1500 and Sky Bet ...
Jul 23, 2021•30 min•Ep. 9
Pierre Lindh #65 - Paul Leyland, Partner at Regulus Partners (Evolution Q2 2021 report – Analysis)
Jul 21, 2021•42 min•Ep. 65
Rory Credland #2 - Nic Sulsky, Chief Commercial Officer, PointsBet Canada, and Allan Petrilli, VP Sales and Growth, Intelitics (Getting brand, product, and opportunities right to capitalise on the Canadian opportunity).
Jul 16, 2021•30 min•Ep. 2
From establishing his first venture capital firm in 2017, Tim Heath continues to draw upon two decades of experience within the iGaming and emerging technology industries. He was an early adopter of Bitcoin in 2013 and is also the founder and CEO of the Coingaming Group, which operates the leading, globally recognised crypto gaming brands, Bitcasino.io and Sportsbet.io. He orchestrated the Sportsbet.io principal sponsorship of the English Premier League team Watford FC, which included placing a ...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 63
Two brilliant minds discussing tech, investment, innovation, purpose, entrepreneurship, and the art of enchantment.
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 1
Pierre Lindh #64 - Paul Leyland, Partner at Regulus Partners (Relax Gaming Acquisition by Kindred)
Jul 02, 2021•39 min•Ep. 64
Karolina Pelc, Founder and CEO SharedPlay, Gaming Consultant, for iGaming NEXT #8 - Simon Hammon, CPO, Relax Gaming (Relax Gaming Acquisition by Kindred Group)
Jul 02, 2021•21 min•Ep. 9