NEXT.io Podcast

Michael Pedersen sits down with Mike Cooper from Trinity McQueen to speak about consumer research and customer insights, and why they are important. The macro-environment of the iGaming industry and how to have the last 2 years impacted it. The shift from linear TV to the organic content, how to better understand the consumer’s needs and much more. About Mike Cooper, Head of Betting and Gaming Ins...

We were very lucky to get Per Hellberg on the Weekly News today live. Former CEO of Catena Media , now CEO of PlayStar to discuss GiG's acquisition of AskGamblers from Catena Media. Additionally, Per explained how he managed to close a $15m investment round to his US-facing operator Playstar under extremely tough market conditions. The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a live stream held every T...

🎙 Podcast with Michael Pedersen and Martin Bradley, Director of MTM Sports Its no secret that our industry as a whole could do a lot better when it comes to market research and customer insights. In this podcast Michael and Martin break down all the usual barriers like costs, lengthy processes and more. And how to take customer insight data and turn that into a narrative.  ABOUT MARTIN BRADLE...

🎙 Podcast #123 with Pierre Lindh and Russell Mifsud, Director & Gaming Lead of KPMG Pierre sits down with Russell to talk about iGaming trends in Europe, how the industry is holding up after the recent market crash and expectations for 2023/2024, how various companies deal with regulations, will Malta remain the capital of iGaming in the future and much more. One of the biggest questions talke...

- With Special Guest Frank Op de Woerd, Editor in Chief at CasinoNieuws.nl   - A Deep Dive into Netherlands One Year Post-Regulation   - Channelisation in Germany   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 Jake Evans & Conor Mulheir with occasional guests presen...

🎙 Podcast #122 with Pierre Lindh and Endre Nesset, President of Coolbet Pierre sits down with Endre to talk about his professional upbringing before joining Coolbet and all things professional sports betting. The two friends shared stories about their own crazy betting stories and playing poker.   They also speak about Coolbet’s current situation, evaluate the economic situation, and muc...

🎙 Podcast #121 with Pierre Lindh and Robbi Jade Lew, Professional Poker Player   Pierre invited Robbi to the studio to talk about her life as a professional poker player: the poker world, how she got started, the hand that changed her life and what happened afterwards, misogyny and what's next.   ABOUT ROBBI JADE LEW:  Robbi Jade Lew is an American poker player who became an instant...

- The demise of the US Online Sportsbetting supplier ecosystem?    - A special edition with Pierre Lindh & Nico Jansen   ...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 by Jake Evans & Conor Mulheir with occasiona...

🎙 Podcast #120 with Pierre Lindh and Pontus Lindwall, CEO of Betsson AB   After reporting the best quarterly report in Betsson's history, Pierre invited Pontus to talk about performing so well during the current financial turmoil. Lindwall expresses his take on harmful gambling and how Betsson ensures safe gambling.   Pontus Lindwall talks about Betsson's different entrance in the US mar...

🎙 Podcast #119 with Pierre Lindh and Jose Micallef, COO at Bombay Group & Hub88   Pierre invited Jose to our brand new studio to talk about a particular way of how Yolo Group operates- building their ecosystem. They discuss the overall goals and visions of the many brand company, as well as one of their brands in particular: Bombay Group and their niche position in the live studio market....

🎙 Podcast #118 with Pierre Lindh and Steven Myers, Managing Director at Praxis Consulting and Advisory   This episode is all about ESG- environmental, social and governance investing. Pierre sits down with Steve to talk why is ESG important, how the iGaming industry can become ESG compliant and the purpose of our industry in society. Myers explains the prime reason to be ESG friendly and how...

-  Gambling industry fights back against New York Times’ coverage of US sports betting sector   - With special guest Steve Ruddock, iGaming Analyst at Gambling.com and Editor-in-Chief at Gaming Law Review   ...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. T...

🎙 Podcast with Michael Pederson and Troy Paul, Co-Founder and CEO of SGG Media   Michael returns with a very interesting guest to talk about using micro-influencers. What is a micro-influencer? Why use them instead of the macro-influencers like Kim K? A ll of this and much more are discussed during the podcast.   You'll learn all about this new marketing landscape, how to utilize influen...

🎙 Podcast #117 with Pierre Lindh and Valentina Bagniya, Chief Marketing Officer at SOFTSWISS   In this podcast Pierre Lindh sits down with Valentina Bagniya to discuss Brand Strategy. Listen as they take a deep dive into Brand Strategy, including how to build a strategy from scratch, the differences between the brand strategy in iGaming and other industries, and planning long-term brand strat...

US Sports Betting Market Monitor: BetMGM most likely challenger to FanDuel’s US crown   New York breaks monthly sports betting revenue record in October  MaximBet shutters US sportsbook amid “challenging macroeconomic conditions”     ...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...

🎙 Podcast #116 with Pierre Lindh and Igor Samardziski, CEO of TrueLAB Games Studios, Investor & Tech Enthusiast Pierre sat down for an emergency podcast with Igor Samardziski to talk about the groundbreaking collapse of one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world FTX. In just a matter of days, the crypto market witnessed a complete crash of one of the most powerful players in the industry...

🎙 Podcast #115 with Pierre Lindh and Phil Pearson, COO & Head of Sales at iGaming Group, Head of White Label Casinos   For this episode, Pierre sat down with Phil Pearson to talk all things iGaming. They kicked off with the comparison of two known game provider companies- Pragmatic Play and Evolution. Can the fast-growing provider reach the heights of the leader of many years in the space...

- Regulation in Brazil with special guest Bernardo Moreira, Co-Founder & CBO at Odds Scanner   - California Defeat    - Flutter/FanDuel Q3 results    ...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 by Pierre Lindh, Nico Jansen & Jake...

🎙 Podcast #114 with Pierre Lindh and Matthew Shaddick, Head of Political Markets at Smarkets   Pierre sits down with Matthew Shaddick to talk about the upcoming US Midterm Elections 2022, which are taking place Tuesday, 8 November, 2022. They discuss the possible outcomes and the surprising results of past US elections and raising the question- will this year provide results contrary to the o...

🎙 Podcast #113 with Pierre Lindh and Magnus Andersson, Private Investor   Pierre Lindh sits down with Magnus Andersson, a loyal investor of Evolution to take a deep dive into Evolutions Q3 report. The company crushed all expectations, but investors haven't reacted so positively- the two enthusiasts discuss why. _____  This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD...

- With Jake Evans & Ryan Butler  - A secret special guest  - Q3 Updates  (Kambi, Kindred, Evo & Betsson) - US state developments  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 late...

🎙 Podcast #112 with Pierre Lindh and R obin Eirik Reed, CEO & Co-Founder of Happyhour.io Twitch announces their "unsafe" gambling ban outlining their enforcement policy and Pierre Lindh, together with Robin Eirik Reed sit down to discuss the big news. They talk about the decision, what it will result in, what's going to happen next and give out their speculations for the possible future outcom...

- With Jake Evans & Conor Mulheir   - Special guest Brad Allen, Senior Analyst at Eilers and Krejcik - FuboTV shuts down gambling business and sportsbook to protect long-term profit target   ...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 b...

🎙 Podcast #111 with Pierre Lindh and Tom Waterhouse, Founder, CEO & Investor at Waterhouse VC   In this episode, Pierre sits down with Tom Waterhouse, one of Australia's notorious businessmen. Tom talks about his bookmaker legacy, being  the fourth generation of the Waterhouse racing dynasty and the grandson of one of the first official bookmakers in Australia.   Personal brand...

- MaximBet marks second US entry with Indiana sportsbook   ....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 by Pierre Lindh, Nico Jansen & Jake Evans with occasional guests present the latest news in iGaming along with a deep dive into each topi...