iGaming Daily

iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove welcomes a very special guest in Betsson's Pontus Lindwall, CEO of Betsson AB to the podcast to discuss their promising 2024 Q1 results. Pontus joins Joe Streeter, Editor of CasinoBeats & SlotBeats to discuss a quarter headlined by impressive growth on the iGaming sector. Joe also asks Pontus about Betsson's Francesco Totti-powered launch in Italy, updates...

The UK Gambling advertising discussion once again reared its head, this time at the House of Lords, and Martyn Elliott returns to the host's chair on iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, complete with a strong lineup of UK gambling industry experts to discuss the debate and debate the discussion. Led by Lord Foster of Bath, reformists at the House of Lords demand that the government explain why t...

We return to Brazil on today's episode of iGaming Daily sponsored by Optimove, as Isadora Marcante, senior journalist at SBC Notícias Brasil hosts Ari Celia, Director of Institutional Relations at Pay4Fun. Ari, a veteran in the Brazilian market, takes us through the past, present and future of payments in Brazil for the industry and beyond, and the issues gaming companies and players have had with...

Jessica Welman returns to the host's chair for today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, joined by SBC Media Manager Charlie Horner to discuss some rampant legal action in the US and Canada.  With the courts in Massachusetts and New York all over DraftKings like a cheap suit, Jess and Charlie are back to their strong suit, explaining complex litigation to the masses.  With DK facing...

SBC hosted a Digital Innovation - Casino Day last week on April 17th, delving into the online casino space and addressing the major topics currently facing the sector. Representatives from some of the largest companies in the industry participated in the event, sharing their knowledge and insights on the current trajectory of online casinos and the direction it should pursue. On todays episode of...

Last week, saw  Dutch reformists claim victory as motions to ban 'high risk online casino games' and 'to implement an outright ban on online gambling advertising' won a narrow majority at the Dutch Kamer. Attention turns to Dutch Legal Protection Minister Franc Weerwind , to whether new gambling motions can be determined as a law. Whether ditched or retained, the KOA Act faces unprecedented change...

Geolocation is an essential tool to have to be an effective and compliant business in the North American online gaming space. Being able to identify where players are located and whether they are indeed within the state lines is crucial to comply with state laws. With Radar, the geolocation platform provider with years of experience servicing varying sectors now offering its services to the US mar...

In the post-PASPA era we’ve seen major betting scandals across the MLB, NFL and NCAA but none come close to the story of Jontay Porter, the former Toronto Raptor who has now been permanently banned from the NBA. On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman, is joined by Insider Sports Editor, Ted Orme-Claye and Senior Journalist, Callum Williams,...

The Grand National, arguably Britain’s biggest betting event and the most important in the racing calendar, took place over the weekend, but horse racing is at a crossroads when it comes to securing its future sustainability and growth.  The sport’s attendance numbers have been falling in recent years, the impact of COVID continues to bite into its finances, and stakeholders are concerned about ho...

iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, heads to the Romania capital Bucharest in today's episode as SBC's Media Manager, Charlie Horner, jumped on a plane and headed to the newly opened office of EveryMatrix, to have a chat with the firm's CEO, Ebbe Groes. The duo talk about the history of EveryMatrix and how the company expanded across the globe, as well as discussing new opportunities for the iga...

iGaming Daily's CRM-focused series returns with its latest episode! Joining James Ross once again in the series is Optimove's CEO, Pini Yakuel, with the duo talking about the firm's new Position-less Marketer, inspired by NBA star, LeBron James' famous statement - “I’m not a point guard, shooting guard, small forward, or power forward. I’m a basketball player.” Pini delves into what a Position-les...

The iGaming Daily podcast returns after its brief week break! And in today's episode, supported by Optimove, Joe Streeter takes over the hotseat with an interview conduct during the brief hiatus with Incentive Games' CEO and Co-Founder, John Gordon, to discuss free to play games, such as Match5, and their importances in the current igaming landscape. As well as exploring the topic of player retent...

iGaming Daily's resident SEO expert, Ivana Flynn, is back for another fascinating episode of her SEO specials, bringing you expert discussion on the biggest topics surrounding Google and search engine optimisation impacting not only the industry, but businesses and SEOs around the world. In Ivana's latest episode, the focus turns towards the upcoming UEFA EURO 2024 competition and how gambling fir...

Two years ago the Canadian province launched its open market to much fanfare. Over the past two years, the province has grown and developed into a robust and successful market. What hasn’t grown though is the momentum for other provinces to follow suit. And this will be the topic of today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, where Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, is joined by...

Today’s episode is the long-overdue second part of our discussion with Optimove’s CEO, Pini Yakuel as part of our CRM-focused podcast.  So James Ross and Pini decided, during the last podcast, that the duo should probably revisit the current state of CRM due to only managing to get through two topics but, in hindsight, providing a brilliant educational session for listeners of this CRM series that...

Easter’s four-day break sees the global gambling sector return to the news that Canadian fintech and payments darling Nuvei has been acquired by PE Group Advent International for $6.3bn.   Going private, what will be the ramifications of Nuvei’s takeover be on gambling incumbents? Taking into account the fast rise of a multi-billion enterprise primarily built on servicing the high-risk payment and...

In the inaugural episode of Indigenous Voices by iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, SBC's VP Relationships - North America, Kelli Weaver, makes her iGD hosting debut in a sub-series that explores all the topics surround both the Tribal and First Nation sector. Joining Kelli on today's episode is Jacob Coin, Executive Advisor to Chairman-San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, to explore differences...

When Penn Entertainment offloaded Barstool Sports, the suits at the company inevitably exhaled thinking that the long list of PR gaffes were a thing of the past. However, this weekend, Rece Davis created a problem of “Can’t Lose Parlay” proportions when his off the cuff remark about wagering on ESPN Bet blew up the internet. Is this just a public snafu or is this a matter that could result in regu...

Throughout gaming, online casino games are one of the most popular hobbies around, with people from various generations and professions indulging in what's offered. They truly do stand the test of time.  Yet why do these games remain so popular? The answer is quite simple, it’s the knowledge the iGaming sector has taken from its video game counterpart and incorporated various components to its suc...

A busy morning saw markets updated with the respective full-year 2023 results of gambling giants Flutter Entertainment and 888 Holdings. Flutter's revenue is going from strength to strength across most of its markets following a business transformation in 2023. Yet Flutter’s stellar metrics are dragged by corporate losses of $1.2bn.  Meanwhile, 888 is now undergoing a proposed rebrand to become Ev...

iGaming Daily welcomes back Martyn Elliott fresh from a trip to Romania and Ceaușescu's Palace of the Parliament, and after visiting one of the great structure's from one of the most notorious Communist head's of state, Martyn chairs a relevant discussion on gambling surveillance. The subject of the surveillance of gambling operators and their customer activities has crept-up once more on European...

Joe Streeter returns to the hosts chair once again on the iGaming Daily podcast, sponsored by Optimove, as he welcomes Payment Expert & InsiderSport's Ted Orme-Claye and Kieran O'Conner, to discuss the buzz from this week's Pay360 conference in London, and what the payments industry are discussing. The guys also speak about Nottingham Forest's recent points deduction, the new PSR (Profit &...

Jessica Welman welcomes Charlie Horner back to iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, to discuss iGaming's impact on land-based casinos, a debate from ten years ago that has recently raged back to life with a wide range of studies telling us a wide range of stories about iGaming’s cannibalization. With even labor unions inserting themselves into the debate, who is right and who is wrong? Join Jess...

After the sun and champagne of Rio, the Noticias team return to the daily grind to update the latest news happening around Latin America on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove. In the latest episode, Fernando Noodt and Isadora Marcante provide updates in Chile regarding iGaming and sports betting regulations and Brazil's match fixing investigation in sports betting update.  The...

The Middle East is one of the few unexplored frontiers when it comes to the gaming industry, but what are the prospects for industry growth in the region? Host Conor Porter is joined by his CasinoBeats & SlotBeats colleagues Joe Streeter and Danny Lee, dig into this topic on today's episode of iGaming Daily sponsored by Optimove, and put the spotlight on the Middle East and in particular the U...