Yesterday (17 October), Entain posted a positive Q3 trading statement, in which the FTSE100 gambling group cited confidence in achieving the year one objectives of its corporate reorganisation and new CEO Gavin Issacs reaffirmed the view that Entain should be viewed as a “highly attractive business”. And this will be the topic for the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Host Martyn Elliott, SBC’s Project Director, is joined by Ted Menmuir, SBC’s Content Director, and...

Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, is back with Charlie Horner, SBC’s Media Manager, for the latest episode of iGaming Daily supported by Optimove. On the agenda for the duo is sweepstakes gaming, which was the hot topic throughout the recently concluded Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. In the wake of the event, members of the Indian Gaming Association and California Nations Indian Gaming Association appeared on a webinar sounding off on the vertical, equating both sweeps and DFS+ with...

It’s all about Brazil on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Fernando Noodt, Senior Journalist for SBC Noticias, was joined by Lucía Gando, editor of SBC Noticias, and Isadora Marcante, SBC’s Relationship Manager - Brazil, to discuss the latest updates from Brazil, as the country draws even closer to the opening of its regulated online gaming market. The trio react to the message from President Lula who warned that he will “end” online betting and gaming in the country...

UK gambling faces a cold Autumn as this weekend news broke that reformist think tanks have urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to squeeze sector taxes. All eyes will be on the chancellor on 30 October as she presents Labour’s first budget in 14 years. One think tank has proposed to double tax on ‘higher risk gambling segments’, whilst the other takes the blunt measure of doubling tax on remote gambling from 21% to 42%. And this will be the topic of the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported...

Casino affiliate website AskGamblers recently revealed that the majority of sports bettors are more inclined to place a bet on a hunch rather than using data.  Out of 1,000 regular UK sports bettors surveyed, over 54% said that they relied on intuition when wagering. On the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, SBC News’ Senior Journalist, Viktor Kayed, sat down with James Ross, SBC’s Multimedia Editor, to delve deeper into the study and also perform a survey of James’...

Introduced by the Payment Systems Regulator in response to rising cases of authorised push payment (APP) fraud, starting 7 October, UK payment firms are now obligated to reimburse victims of APP fraud, with compensation capped at £85,000. And this will be the topic of the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Callum Williams and Kieran O’Connor from the Payment Expert sit down to delve deeper into the new regulations and consider what they mean for the payments...

Our LatAm gang are back for a blockbuster episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, as we not only discuss a huge story in one of Latin America's most traditional markets, but we also get a dial-in live from G2E, the morning after another epic edition of Vegas Baby, from two iGaming Daily favourites.  Kicking things off, Fernando Noodt is in the host's chair, joined by SBC Noticias editor Lucía Gando to discuss a mindblowing story that has shocked the country and wider industry, as...

Spooky season is almost upon us and to get into the mood for it, iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, welcomes back its resident SEO expert, Ivana Flynn to walk us through some of her SEO nightmares. Joining Ivana are Warren Sammut, Head of SEO at Leapsquare, and Natalia Witczyk, International SEO Consultant and CEO of Mosquita Digital, who share their own stories of times when SEO problems made their professional lives harder than usual. The trio discuss some of the main reasons why a...

On Friday, the shareholders of Kindred Group sanctioned the €2.4bn takeover of the Stockholm-listed gambling group by Française des Jeux (FDJ). First announced in January, FDJ’s takeover of Kindred will have a seismic impact on the landscape of European gambling, transforming its competitive makeup across the markets of France, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Belgium. And this will be the topic of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Martyn Elliott, SBC’s Project...

On the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Charlie Horner, SBC’s Media Manager, was joined by Ted Orme-Claye and Kieran O’Connor from the Payment Expert and Insider Sport team to talk about what they learned from their time at SBC Summit 2024. Focusing first on the Payment Expert Summit, Kieran speaks about some of the biggest talking points from a panel on open banking, which discussed the problems with open banking, adoption issues with the technology and what the...

A week has passed since the SBC Summit in Lisbon came to a close. Even though the dust is beginning to settle on the event, talking points from panel sessions and discussions between attendees on the exhibit floor will be in the minds of industry stakeholders for months to come. And on today's episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Conor Porter, Senior Journalist for CasinoBeats, is joined by Joe Streeter, Editor of Casinobeats, and Viktor Kayed, Senior Journalist for SBC News, to...

Playtech, recognised as the ‘old boy’ of igaming, captured industry headlines following positive commercial developments and clever deal-making. On Monday (1 October), the LSE-listed gambling software development company announced its H1 interim results, assuring investors that it is on track to meet its 2024 EBITDA targets. And this is the topic for the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Viktor Kayed, Senior Journalist for SBC News, is joined by SBC’s Content Director,...

Neosurf is once again taking the reigns for the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, and this time the focus is on a research study they helped to produce, alongside Betting Hero, on the betting and payments activities of US bettors in New Jersey, Colorado and North Carolina. Neosurf’s CEO Andrea McGeachin was joined live on location at SBC Summit Lisbon by the company’s North American CEO, Sue Page, to talk about the results of the study, which found that over 50% of...

Ivana Flynn, iGaming Daily’s resident SEO Expert, is back and for the latest episode of the podcast, supported by Optimove, she is joined by Dean Akinjobi, CEO of Football Media, and Jan Struhar, Head of Live Casino at BrainRocket, to answer the question, can you still make original content for the live casino and igaming industry? The trio discuss what makes good content, some of the latest ideas they have for new content and why the 24/7 nature of sports means that it is key to be...

It’s the last day of SBC Summit Lisbon and on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, is joined by Lucía Mouriño, SBC’s VP of Relationships -LatAm, to recap the biggest event in SBC’s history. The duo discuss their experience at the event, who they met and what they learned from the wide range of panel sessions they attended and moderated. Also on the agenda is SBC’s Women’s Empowerment Initiative which was launched at SBC Summit...

In the penultimate episode of iGaming Daily live from SBC Summit Lisbon, James Ross is joined by Kieran O’Connor and Christian Lee, Business Journalists for Insider Sport and Gambling TV respectively, just hours after skateboarding icon Tony Hawk was interviewed live on the MEO Super Stage by Laura Woods. The trio discuss the best moments from the keynote which spanned Hawk’s early career, the building of his brand through partnership and entrepreneurship and how he’s stayed relevant through...

iGaming Daily is once again brought to you live from the SBC Summit Lisbon. Host James Ross was joined by Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, and Payment Expert’s Senior Journalist to recap a busy first day at the event. In the first half of the show, Jess brings us the latest from the ongoing legal battle between Aristocrat and Light & Wonder. Earlier this week, The Nevada District Court ordered Light & Wonder to pull its DragonTrain slot game pending a final ruling in a trade...

Today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove comes live from Benfica’s Estadio Da Luz, the host of this year’s SBC Football Championship. In the first half of the episode, James Ross, SBC’s Multimedia Editor, was joined by Cara Christie, Senior Event Executive at SBC, to discuss the challenges in organising such an event, as well as how she helped to arrange a special appearance from Benfica and Blackburn Rovers icon Nuno Gomes at the tournament. In the second half of the show, a...

Step into a keynote experience like no other in the final Path to Lisbon episode of iGaming Daily! As SBC Summit opens its doors this week, with many iGaming delegates traveling the Lisbon, iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, thought the final episode should reflect on some of the highest profile guests. This comes no further than in the gaming world at the recent CasinoBeats Summit, where award winning game programmer and creator of DOOM, John Romero, held a creative exploration to...

One of the highlights of the first day at SBC Summit Lisbon is the SBC First Pitch Competition. Taking place in Conference Room One on Tuesday 24 September, Match Hype, Random State, SavageTech, StatX Sports and XGENIA will all be pitching in a bid to win a prize valued at over €118,000. And this will be the focus of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, is joined by Jesse Learmonth, host of the competition, and the Betting Startups...

August 20 marked the deadline for the operators to submit their license applications for sports betting and online gaming in order to receive authorisation from the Brazilian federal government by the end of 2024. On the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Isadora Marcante, Senior Journalist at SBC Noticias Brasil, is joined by Antoinette Caruana, Head of Technical Compliance at Sportingtech, to explore how to navigate the upcoming Brazilian markets regulatory...

In a first for the show, Portugal will be on the agenda for the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Some of the latest numbers from the country show record-breaking revenues, particularly in the online casino and sports betting segments. James Ross, SBC’s Multimedia Editor, is joined by Greentube’s Regional Manager for Western Europe, Lisa Sandner to delve deeper into Portugal’s booming online gambling market, specifically looking through the lens of...

Today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, returns to our CRM-focused series as we dive into the world of gamification and more specifically, AI-orchestrated gamification. Optimove has recently partnered with some of the best gamification platforms and the company’s newly announced Senior Director of Partnerships, Adi Dagan, joins SBC’s Multimedia Editor, James Ross, to discuss how these exciting developments will bring AI-driven precision to player engagement and take...

Earlier this month, X, formerly Twiter, was banned in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline set by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative in the country. The row between Brazil and X initially began in April when the platform, and its founder Elon Musk, refused to follow a judge’s ruling to suspend dozens of X accounts for allegedly spreading disinformation.  And this will be the topic for the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Host Joe Streeter,...

Massachusetts regulators broke new ground this week when it hosted a range of speakers to discuss the issue of limiting bettors. They are the first regulator to look into the issue which, depending on who you ask, either affects a miniscule amount of people or is a widespread tactic to ensure any successful bettors can’t wager. On the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, is joined by SBC’s Media Manager, Charlie Horner, to look back...