A huge thank you to our sponsor, EveryMatrix! They offer a sportsbook platform—OddsMatrix Sports Betting Software Solutions—that covers sports and esports, paired with real-time data and unmatched accuracy. Whether you're looking for complete solutions or specific features, EveryMatrix has your back. Thanks for powering our podcast!   Optimove is the ace up your sleeve! When it comes to keeping track of players, promotions, and everything else in iGaming, you couldn’t have better CRM...

In this episode (The Gambling Files RTFM 184), Jon Bruford and Fintan chat with Kate Chambers to discuss the science behind trade shows in the gaming industry. They explore the importance of evaluating trade show effectiveness, the changing landscape of events, and the power of partnerships and community.    We'd like to give a special shoutout to our sponsor, EveryMatrix, and to their OddsMatrix Sports Betting Software Solutions! If you're in the world of sports betting, their top-notch...

In this episode (The Gambling Files RTFM 183), Jon and Fintan talk with the CEO of Transform Gaming. They discuss the company's mission to create safer, free-to-play casino-style games for problem gamblers. They also explore how new technology could be used to detect risky gambling behaviors and offer solutions that promote responsible gaming.   Today’s guest is Sina Azeri, a man on a mission to help problem gamblers by creating safer gaming environments. With a passion for innovative...

You bet, we thank our sponsor, Optimove! We hit the ultimate payout with Optimove! With their CRM software, you’re not just tracking customers—you’re managing high-rollers and casual gamers with the finesse of a blackjack dealer. Now you can double down on personalized offers and never worry about going bust. Thank you Optimove for stacking the deck in our favor!   Also big thanks to our sponsor Clarion Gaming and ICE Barcelona 2025 for not only keeping the gaming world connected 365 days a...

Let’s take a spin and land on the perfect CRM marketing solution for iGaming—Optimove! Thanks to Optimove’s software, iGaming and Sports Betting operators can keep track of everything without rolling the dice. They make customer retention feel like hitting the jackpot every single day, and for that, we’re throwing confetti their way!    In this episode (The Gambling Files RTFM 181), Fintan interviews a seasoned affiliate marketer and entrepreneur to discuss his journey from building a...

Have you ever needed a toaster that also walks your dog? Yeah, us neither (well, maybe Jon). But you know what you do need? Optimove’s awesome CRM marketing solution. Also, you definitely need to check out Clarion Gaming’s cool network and brands. They actually make useful stuff for gamers!   How has the integration of AI changed the landscape of online poker? What is the future of poker in a world where technology, regulation, and player behavior are constantly evolving? In today’s...

If we were forced to choose between Optimove and Clarion Gaming, we’d be screwed—because we can’t live without Optimove’s awesome CRM marketing solution or without Clarion Gaming’s cool network and brands. Hey sponsors, we see you, and we thank you.   Today’s guest is Isabelle Zanzer, a Regulatory Compliance Specialist and Sustainability Integrator with CompliancePlay, a regulatory consultancy firm for the iGaming industry.  Isabelle discusses her unique approach to compliance, focusing...

Fintan and Jon were this close to broadcasting from a cardboard box when Optimove and Clarion Gaming burst in with their sponsorships, amazing CRM marketing solution (Optimove), and awesome multi-platform network of live and digital brands (Clarion Gaming). They’re the real MVPs—Most Valuable Podcasters!    How is artificial intelligence currently being used in gambling? Also, in the future, what do we have to look forward to (and to fear)?  Your hosts spoke with two AI/gambling experts...

Just when Jon and Fintan thought they had run out of brilliant yet awkward banter, Optimove and Clarion Gaming swooped in and saved the day! Faster than a speeding bullet, more reliable than a Wi-Fi connection, they’re the hero sponsors we all need!    Rosalind Wade is today’s guest. Roz is the CEO of Winna Media, which creates small, intimate, bespoke events that promote relationship building and networking (as compared to ginormous expos that often fail at actually building meaningful...

Three cheers to the peeps at Optimove and Clarion Gaming for helping The Gambling Files Podcast share our wisdom directly into your earbuds or onto your screens.    Today’s guest is Malcolm Wilkinson, the founder of We The Bookie, a socially responsible bookmaker. You might ask: How responsible are they? Well, at the end of each month, We The Bookie returns 50% of all gross revenue back to customers.  In a nutshell: * Jon learns that he’s got an avoidant attachment type of personality...

Behind the scenes with gambling, what happened with the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship and England’s loss to Spain?   One of our wonderful sponsors—Optimove—provided us with this episode’s guest. But that doesn’t mean that we’re any less grateful to Clarion Gaming for also helping us bring you The Gambling Files Podcast.  Optimove’s Jonathan Collins joins Fintan in the Gambling Files studio today. Our guest is a Strategic Services Team Leader at Optimove, a leading customer...

Have you clicked on our sponsors yet? Don’t do it. Optimove is here, and Clarion Gaming is here. Whatever you do, don’t click on ’em, thanks. (Please let us know if our reverse psychology worked on you ... or didn’t!)    The UK’s Gambling Commission recently released some statistics on the prevalence of problem and at-risk gambling. What do these stats mean? And how are these stats different from the results of previous studies?  Returning to the show to discuss these messy numbers is...

Thanks to our awesome sponsors Optimove and Clarion Gaming for helping us bring The Gambling Files Podcast to you.    In this episode, Jon, Fintan, and their guest Björn Nilsson explore options for companies that have no operations or legal footprint in particular regions of the world, yet can still earn revenue related to traffic exchanges between brands in different markets. With over 20 years in the online gaming industry, Björn is the CEO of FTDx, a platform that converts visits from...

Thanks to our awesome sponsors Optimove and Clarion Gaming for helping us bring The Gambling Files Podcast to you.    In this episode, we chat about important stuff, like Dutch clogs, James Bond, secret super yachts, and knitting. Occasionally, we even talk about gambling. Oh, and we’ve also got two guests on today’s show—Paul Sculpher and Harry Lang.  Paul is a consultant who works on existing and proposed casino projects all around the world.  Harry is a marketing guru who transforms...

Thanks to our awesome sponsors Optimove and Clarion Gaming for helping us bring The Gambling Files Podcast to you.    This episode opens with tales of accidentally sending very personal messages to colleagues. Oops.  That silliness out of the way, Jon and Fintan get into the heart of the episode—a chat with Christina Cook, a compulsive gambling addict who is living in recovery and is three years gambling-free. In a nutshell: * Christina shares her personal story of being a gambling...

We bring The Gambling Files Podcast to you thanks to our tremendous sponsors Optimove and Clarion Gaming. As we gear up for the complete sexification of the podcast (next week!), we thought we would do a news roundup episode because there was quite a lot of interesting news going on. Unsurprisingly, Fintan and Jon disagree about it. Oh well. Anyway, discussion in the episode includes Jon’s birthday cake, a national ad framework for sports betting advertising in Canada, a pub closing in...

We bring The Gambling Files Podcast to you thanks to our kind, generous and loving sponsors Optimove and Clarion Gaming. We kick off with Jon and Fintan joined by Naomi Barton, portfolio director at Clarion Gaming. They discuss the upcoming iGB Live! event in Amsterdam and the plans for the event in London in 2025. They also talk about the importance of face-to-face networking in the iGaming industry and the various activities and parties that will be taking place at the event. The...

We bring The Gambling Files Podcast to you with the benevolence of our virile sponsors Optimove and Clarion Gaming. No intro this episode, so no need to press that 'skip' button! We dive straight into the action with this special episode. We have joined forces with one of our beautiful sponsors Optimove to talk stats, the Euros, and what operators can do during this crazy summer of sport. And we’re not even doing it because they’re sponsors, but because IT’S INTERESTING. I know, right! Jon...

As ever we begin by thanking our benevolent sponsors, who are not only more handsome than their competitors, they also spend more time with elderly relatives, and petting animals. We are talking about the legendary Optimove and Clarion Gaming, and their loveliness and fluffiness is what makes podcasts like ours possible. Oh, and of course iGB Live! is right on the doorstep. Get on it! This episode, we have Fintan and Jon talking a bit before the guests arrive [0:00 – 24:27], then they’re...

Special thanks as always to the two Euro 2024 finalists, Optimove and Clarion Gaming. It’s fair to say that no matter what the outcome, football is the only true winner today. We kick off with Fintan and Jon doing that thing they do [0:00 – 10:48], then we’re joined by two guests: Herd Capital’s Jason Ziernicki and Kyle Scott, to talk turkey. Well, affiliates. And other stuff. The conversation covers the recent changes in Google's newspaper partnerships and the impact on media publishers...

Special thanks as always to our two top of the league sponsors, Optimove and Clarion Gaming. Both utter legends and, funnily enough – total coincidence, too – Optimove’s CEO and founder is on this episode! First up there is a short intro, in which both Jon and Fintan completely lose it because of some inappropriate comments [0:00 – 6:05]. And they’re comments for which Fintan certainly apologises. Then we meet Pini Yakuel, of Optimove CEO fame. Our conversation covers a wide range of...

Fintan and Jon take to the stage in Amsterdam to interview Frank Kastelijns of Circus.nl, an online and land-based operator, to discuss the doom and gloom surrounding the country's industry following several knee-jerk decisions from those in power. Frank doesn't hold back… And this is our first-ever live performance with the podcast, so it was interesting.  Feedback always appreciated. Enjoy the episode. 

"We're making licenses and regulations worthless." So says Washington Post journalist Gus Garcia-Roberts. And you know what, he may have a point. In conversation with Jon, Gus delves into the scandal involving baseball player Shohei Otani, his interpreter, and a bookie named Matt Boyer. The conversation explores the role of casinos in money laundering and the lack of regulation and enforcement in the gambling industry. They also touch on the cultural impact of sports betting and the...