🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #165 with Igor Samardziski, CEO of TrueLAB Games Studios, Investor & Tech Enthusiast. 🚀 Explore diverse dimensions with our latest episode! We'll navigate through diverse realms, from understanding the intricacies of life on the Spectrum to uncovering the potential of psychedelics as a potential solution for Gambling addictions. Shift gears as we delve into the corporate landscape, shedding light on how companies are implementing AI and exploring how operators are shifting towards emerging trends. Brace yourself for an intriguing chapter on resilience and strategy, as we delve into the challenges of entering the US market despite the lobby challenges. 00:00 Intro 00:56 - Life on the Spectrum 15:36 - How the Spectrum Can Affect Your Professional Career? 20:13 - Leveraging the Spectrum: Success Stories of Tech Start-Ups 30:58 - Clinical Evaluation of Psychedelics 37:57 - Psychedelics as a Potential Approach for Gambling Addictions 42:26 - Controlled micro-dosing 44:58 -Exploring the EGO and Super EGO Concepts 50:17 - Ayahuasca and Revelations of Truth with Yourself 1:06:12 - Social Structures and Alternate Scenarios 1:10:04 - The Concept of Happiness and Purpose in Modern Society 1:14:19 - Igor’s thoughts on AI's future perspective 1:20:00 - Utopian Realities According to Gambling Analogies 1:22:25 - Outcome from Creating AGI 1:25:11 - Deep Dive into Open AI and Sam Altman 1:28:35 - Controversial Events at Open AI Board Management 1:39:20 - New Products Coming Up Next Year in Open AI 1:44:56 - Companies Implementing AI 1:53:53 - The Game’s Costs of Production After AI 1:56:31 - AI's Game Revolution: Projecting Massive Creations 1:59:29 - Operators' Shift Towards Emerging Trends 2:08:42 - Regulators in Europe vs. Regulators in the US market 2:11:05 - Entering the US Market Despite Lobby Challenges 2:17:58 - What markets the industry is leading to? 2:29:15 - Global Markets, and Societal Evolution 💼 ABOUT IGOR SAMARDZISKI: A highly proficient individual, specializing in gaming systems, start-up, operation and efficiency of Online Gaming and E-commerce business models, by expanding product verticals in new and existing businesses. Very entrepreneurial in spirit. Highly knowledgeable in every area catering to an online gaming operation such as Fraud, AMLO, Bonus Abuse and Advantage Play from both an in-depth function perspective as well as management of resources and KPIs with a focus on Customer Service and operations resource management. Founder of Big Data BI analytic software (and logic models) with a key focus on CRM, Churn Management and Customer Reactivation, Macro/Micro-Segmentation models and in-depth player management. Executive consultant to the development of Social Casino Games based on volatility and hit rate metrics. Developed BringIt - an Affiliate Program with a focus on the recruitment and maintenance of key Affiliate partners. The affiliate marketing programs employed by our casino, sports, binary and bingo operations yield an average nROI success rate of 1.7 + per quarter. _____ This episode of the NEXT.io Podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, Co-Founder/MD at NEXT.io, and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Play – Industry-leading content provider.