🟡 FanDuel EBITDA positive in North America 🟡 Entain to pay record UK settlement of £17m 🟡 Disney investor pushes for ESPN spinoff 🟡 Update on California with MLB support The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Thursday at 3PM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Pierre Lindh, Nico Jansen & Jake Evans with occasional guests present the latest news in iGaming along with a deep dive into each topic. All listeners are invited...
Aug 18, 2022•59 min
🎙 Podcast #107 with Pierre Lindh and Bill Pascrell, III (BP3), Partner at Princeton Public Affairs Group, Inc. "Why is online gaming important? Because it's hugely important to tramp down on gambling addiction. It's the most important tool you can use for RG. If you don't do it- it's going to the black market" Pierre and Bill sit down and discuss all things N.America- what is the current state of the American market in regards to the iGaming industry, what expectations does Bill have for the fu...
Aug 18, 2022•51 min•Ep. 107
🎙 Podcast #106 with Pierre Lindh and Ryan Butler, Editor for iGaming NEXT Time for another in-depth quarterley report analysis! Here, Pierre and Ryan take a deep dive into the latest Q2 report to be released, this time from DraftKings, and break down what the results mean, and what we can expect from DraftKings in the second half of the year. ___ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD/Co-Founder at iGaming NEXT and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions. – Lea...
Aug 15, 2022•30 min•Ep. 106
🟡 Special Guest- Ryan Butler, Editor at iGaming NEXT 🟡 Jake Paul enters the iGaming industry 🟡 Underdog hiring for director of trading and risk as sportsbook investment intensifies 🟡 DraftKings stock jumps after beating Q2 revenue and EPS forecasts The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Thursday at 3PM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Pierre Lindh, Nico Jansen & Jake Evans with occasional guests present the latest ne...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min
🟡 Lottery.com may be forced to wind down operations as cash reserves run dry 🟡 Sportsbooks launch new ad targeting "wealthy" tribes as battle for California sports betting legalization keeps heating up 🟡 Smarkets’ SBK slams bookies for casino cross-sell and bad odds in controversial new ad campaign 🟡 Ontario launch contributes minimal revenue for PointsBet in Q4 The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Thursday at 3PM CET across all of our social media platform...
Aug 04, 2022•58 min
🎙 Podcast with Heidi Lofthus and Sacha Borg, Recruitment Manager at Tailwag Recruitment "I'm employing you not to work 40hrs/week, I'm employing you to get the job done" Sacha Borg is a Recruitment Manager who loves helping companies find employees and people find jobs all over the world. He talks about what fascinates him about recruitment, the hardships in finding talent and recruiting all over the world. Borg explains how most of the hardships arise from not finding a common ground between a...
Jul 29, 2022•34 min
🟡 Another iGaming NEXT Editorial Team's Special with Jake Evans & Conor Mulheir ! 🟡 Special Guest Jason Trost , CEO of Smarkets 🟡 Smarkets’ SBK slams bookies for casino cross-sell and bad odds in controversial new ad campaign 🟡 DFS disruptor Underdog pulls off $35m funding round and plans to enter US sports betting 🟡 And much more! The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Thursday at 3PM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted ...
Jul 28, 2022•51 min
🟡 Evolution Quarterly Report Special 🟡 Special Guest Magnus Andersson, Private Investor The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Thursday at 3PM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Pierre Lindh, Nico Jansen & Jake Evans with occasional guests present the latest news in iGaming along with a deep dive into each topic. All listeners are invited to share their opinions and ask questions, making this a great way to catch up and ...
Jul 21, 2022•58 min
🟡 White paper detailing UK re-regulation leaked 🟡 New York rakes in record $302.3m in tax from mobile sports betting in six months 🟡 Netherlands moves to ban all untargeted gambling ads 🟡 Kindred Group unable to award Dutch welcome bonuses due to technical malfunction 🟡 Fake Indian cricket team caught duping Russian gamblers The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Thursday at 3PM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Pierre L...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr
🎙 Podcast #105 with Pierre Lindh, Pini Yakuel, CEO at Optimove & Damien Evans, Co-Founder & CEO at Graphyte A very special podcast including two CEO's in the personalization market. Pini and Damien talk about Optimove's acquisition of Graphyte. Evans presents what is Graphyte and the reason behind starting the company, meanwhile Yakuel talks about discovering the company and the decision to integrate it within Optimove's ecosystem. The two CEOs discuss the synergy found between the two ...
Jul 13, 2022•29 min•Ep. 105
🟡 Exclusive surprise guest- Thomas Wendt , Co-Founder & Director of Apparat Gaming 🟡 Betsson leaving Slots market in Germany very quietly 🟡 Banks could lose big on 888 debt sale as investors pass on bonds option 🟡 Premier League clubs to vote on voluntary gambling sponsorship ban 🟡 Wynn Resorts lays out plans for $2bn UAE resort project The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Thursday at 3PM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, ho...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 1 min
🟡 This episode will be hosted by the iGaming NEXT Editorial Team- Managing Editor Jake Evans and Editor Conor Mulheir; 🟡 Premier League Everton to cut ties with gambling operator Stake.com 🟡 New curbs after Premier Leagues escape the sponsor ban. The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Thursday at 3PM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Pierre Lindh, Nico Jansen & Jake Evans with occasional guests present the latest news ...
Jul 01, 2022•46 min
🎙 Podcast #104 with Pierre Lindh and Ivan Montik, Founder of SOFTSWISS In this podcast Pierre takes a dive into Ivan's history and how he discovered Bitcoin in the very early days, and in turn pivoting SOFTSWISS to be the first platform to offer bitcoin payments to its partners in 2012. They also discuss the time when Ivan was interviewed by a certain Vitalik Buterin in 2012 who later went on to start Etherium, Vitalik is now one of the most famous people on planet earth. Mostly though, they po...
Jun 30, 2022•48 min•Ep. 104
🟡 Special guest- Magnus Andersson; 🟡 Evolution acquires NolimitCity at up to €340m; 🟡 FATF adds Gibraltar to AML grey-list citing ‘strategic deficiencies’; 🟡 BetBull to cease all operations on 3 July. The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Friday at 10 AM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Pierre Lindh, Nico Jansen & Jake Evans with occasional guests present the latest news in iGaming along with a deep dive into each t...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min
🎙 Podcast #103 with Pierre Lindh and Sanjay Thakur, Co-Founder, CEO & CTO at Verdict MMA This episode is all about MMA. Sanjay recalls how he got interested in the sport and how he and his 3 high school friends founded Verdict MMA firstly as a side project. With investors like Ben Askren, Verdict MMA is set to increase the overall experience of MMA fans by giving them a platform to predict results and score rounds live. Sanjay talks about seeking capital for their start up during the pandem...
Jun 23, 2022•57 min•Ep. 103
🎙 Podcast #102 with Pierre Lindh and Tim Heath, Founder of Yolo Group and General Partner of Yolo Investments Tim Heath, shares knowledge and experience gained from over two decades of experience within the igaming and emerging technologies sectors. Pierre Lindh sit down with Tim to talk about making smart investments amidst navigating a turbulent market during recent global events. Tim starts off right off the bat with a powerful statement - “Don’t invest more than you can afford to lose.” But...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 102
🎙 Podcast #101 with Pierre Lindh and Ian Turnbull, EVP Betting & Gaming at DAZN Group We’ve seen the meteoric rise of DAZN Group starting from a streaming service offering coverage of Japanese J.League football to adding La Liga and quickly acquiring rights to many obscure leagues and sports not usually covered, and bringing them to mainstream attention. They very soon went from offering their services in Austria, Germany and Switzerland to being available in over 200 countries and territor...
Jun 17, 2022•44 min
🟡 Malta removed from FATF grey list; 🟡 FanDuel dominates US sportsbetting market; 🟡 Stockmarket enters bear territory - what's next for the iGaming industry?; 🟡 Unibet closing down German Sports Betting. The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Friday at 10 AM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Pierre Lindh, Nico Jansen & Jake Evans with occasional guests present the latest news in iGaming along with a deep dive into eac...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 3 min
🎙After a brief hiatus while things really ramped up with her own startup BeyondPlay, Karolina returns to podcast hosting with her guest Francesco Borgosano, CEO and Co-Founder of Huddle. Huddle have recently received investment from Las Vegas Sands. Here Karolina talks with Francesco more about that, as well as about startups and the challenges they face when searching for investment _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is hosted by Karolina Pelc, Founder and CEO at Beyond Play and is...
Jun 14, 2022•40 min
Swedish authorities search LeoVegas head office amid insider trading investigation Stake.com continues aggressive marketing drive Las Vegas Sands unexpected M&A strategy Kindred shares jump 10% on NL news Dan Bilzerian ousted as GGPoker ambassador 📺 Watch the Weekly News on Youtube to see the lovely faces of our hosts: https://youtu.be/8zhJ3pFQVks The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Friday at 10 AM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessi...
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 2 min
🎙 Podcast #100 with Pierre Lindh and Todd Haushalter, Chief Product Officer at Evolution In this special landmark episode, we decided to shake things up a bit and headed to one of the most exciting bars in Malts - La Luz! The 100th podcast is a bit a different - you get to meet a different side of the two most known names in the industry. Today they sit down as friends just having a conversation as they recall the times where it all began, having their friendship start at the begginning of Pier...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 100
In this episode, Heidi Lofthus sits down with Thomas Mahoney, Cheif Marketing & Operations Officer at ARize Group. Thomas explains employee branding and why it's important for every business. The concept has evolved and lived through two ‘generations’ of employer branding with a third one on its way. What is certain is that employer branding has become an integral part of company structures, however, we do experience high staff turnover levels due to the mis-aligned implementation of this co...
May 19, 2022•37 min
🎙 Podcast #98 with Pierre Lindh and Julian Buhagiar, co-founder of RB Capital Listen in as Julian Buhagiar joins Pierre Lindh once again to dissect quarterly reports. This time we take a look at the Q1 reports of 2022 from some of the biggest names in the industry, Evolution, Kambi, Kindred and Betsson! ABOUT JULIAN: 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 ...
Apr 29, 2022•52 min•Ep. 98
🎙 Podcast #96 with Pierre Lindh and Benjie Cherniak, a private investor within the iGaming industry. In this podcast, Pierre Lindh and Benjie Cherniak dive deep into the vibrant startup landscape of the American online sports betting and iGaming industries. Join them as they discuss what it takes for an entrepreneur to make it and why not everyone is up for the task. ABOUT BENJIE: Benjie Cherniak is currently an investor and advisor to emerging companies in the sports betting space. Previously,...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 97
🎙 Podcast #11 with Heidi Lofthus and Mika Peltola, Co-Founder of Siffi Listen as Mika sits down with Heidi to discuss mental wellbeing in the workplace, and how since going remote the need for self reflection has increased. They talk about the need for digital on-demand solutions to aim towards increasing this awareness and removing the stigma of mental illness in a safe environment for the employee and the ease and measurable data to the employer. ABOUT MIKA: Mika Peltola is a Finnish serial e...
Apr 21, 2022•38 min
🎙 Podcast #96 with Pierre Lindh and Magnus Andersson, a private investor within the iGaming industry Pierre Lindh got the opportunity to probe Magnus Andersson on his extensive knowledge in the investment and iGaming sectors, discussing everything from Bull / Bear market strategies, investments and the future. ABOUT MAGNUS: Magnus Andersson is a private investor and stock writer. He has been an investing for around 40 years, with almost 20 years of investing in iGaming itself. In his native Swe...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 96
🎙 Podcast #95 with Pierre Lindh and Edo Haitin, Managing Director of Live Casino at Playtech Edo Haitin once again joins Pierre Lindh for an exciting podcast discussing Live Casino. Listen as they discuss what the future holds, incorpariting future technologies into the player experience, creating bespoke games and creating the 'WOW' factor ABOUT EDO: With nearly a decade of experience across various gaming technology companies, Edo joined Playtech as the CEO of Euro Live Technologies in 2016 a...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 95
🎙 Podcast #94 with Pierre Lindh and Lyudmila Milenina, President & CEO at First Sports Media We have all seen the ongoing invasion of Ukraine across news and social media, and read the stories of people having to evacuate their homes, cities and country to escape. We have heard of colleagues within the industry that are caught in this conflict, and heard from companies that are working on ways to help their staff find safety and supplies. We spoke with Lyudmila Milenina, CEO at First Sport ...
Apr 07, 2022•56 min•Ep. 94
🎙 Podcast #93 with Pierre Lindh and Paul Burns, President & CEO at Canadian Gaming Association This week on Monday 4th April, we saw the launch of Online Sports Betting and iGaming in the state of Ontario, Canada! President and CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association, Paul Burns, sat down with Pierre Lindh to discuss the launch. This is an exciting time for the future of the Canadian markets that will be wrought with great rises, but also with challenges. Will we see similar results as earli...
Apr 05, 2022•38 min•Ep. 93
Morgan Stanley gaming analyst Thomas Allen joins iGaming NEXT co-founder and MD, Pierre Lindh, to discuss the future of iGaming and sports betting investment in the burgeoning United States market. Managing Director Thomas Allen sets out why he believes that the current share prices of publicly listed gambling firms in the US do not reflect their value in the mid- to long-term, as he expects the market to turn to profit by 2025. The pair discuss the challenges faced so far by operators in the ma...
Apr 05, 2022•42 min•Ep. 92
