iGaming Daily

Following on from last week's Cheltenham Festival, the iGaming Daily podcast, sponsored by Optimove, go through the talking points from another newsworthy week at the biggest race meeting over the fences on the British calendar. Joe Streeter hosts SBC News Editor Ted Menmuir and Senior Journalist Viktor Kayed to discuss what we learned in Gloucestershire last week, including where the interest lev...

Latin American gambling markets are growing. In fact, the region is expected to grow a CAGR of roughly 18% until 2028, according to ResearchAndMarkets.com. Countries such as Brazil, which is finalising its regulation of sports betting and online games, Chile, which is preparing to vote on the bill that regulates the market, and Colombia, the pioneer of the online gambling industry in the region wh...

With it being Problem Gambling Awareness Month in the US, today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, takes a closer look at some of the challenges the industry are facing surrounding problem gambling. And joining SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman, to discuss his recent LinkedIn Newsletter, titled 'The Problem with Problem Gambling', is Jonathan Michaels, Principle, Michaels Strateg...

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 today's episode, iGaming SEO expert, Ivana Flynn, once again takes the reigns of the iGaming Daily podcast,...

iGaming Daily takes to the ring as the conversation turns to the recently announced boxing fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, set to be streamed live on Netflix. Sponsored by Optimove, the latest episode will see CasinoBeats Editor, Joe Streeter, joined by Martyn Elliott, to discuss their thoughts on the announcement, Netflix's big step into live sports showcasing and how betting partnerships...

Last Thursday, Entain published its full-year accounts revealing the scars of a problematic 2023.   The long-awaited results of the LSE gambling group left no place for hiding as leadership declared corporate losses of £900m.   Though Entain maintains that its dire 2023 results were down to legacy failings. Yet  under the bonnet accounts detailed across growing concerns across all markets includin...

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 Friday's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, Ivana is joined by Warren Sammut, Head of SEO at S...

As SBC Summit Rio 2024 comes to an end, that doesn't mean there's still not big news to reveal! Joining Fernando Noodt, once again, for the second day of iGaming Daily's coverage of SBC Summit Rio, sponsored by Optimove, is Isadora Marcante and Lucía Gando, to discuss what else they got up to after recording yesterday's podcast, as well as what's on their agenda for day two. And as a special guest...

iGaming Daily hits the sunny shores of Rio de Janeiro as the inaugural SBC Summit Rio event gets underway. Sponsored by Optimove, SBC Noticias' Business Journalist, Fernando Noodt, takes over hosting duties and is joined by his colleagues, Isadora Marcante and Noticias Editor, Lucía Gando, to discuss what the trio have been up to since getting off the plane and their plans and excitement for the f...

We are going to talk about winners and losers today on iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove. In the first half of the show, Jessica Welman, Editor at SBC Americas, is joined once again by SBC's Media Manager, Charlie Horner, to dicsuss how the skill game lobby in Virginia turned a losing hand into a winning one during a year where other verticals are struggling to make progress. Then, in the secon...

iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, reviews a consecutive week of breakneck developments concerning UK gambling’s regulatory future.   Last Monday, Parliament hosted its long-anticipated debate on affordability checks, showcasing a raft of distinct opinions on the Gambling Review’s most divisive matter. Attention turns to the Gambling Commission initiating its two-tier pilot scheme to test affor...

With SBC Summit Rio quite literally around the corner, and Brazil at the tip of everyone in the industries collective toungues, our resident expert, SBC Notícias Brasil's Isadora Marcante welcomes Greentube's Michael Bauer (CFO/CGO) and Julia Schagerl (Regional Manager, Germany, Latin America and Scandinavia) to iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove. Isa gets Michael and Julia's thoughts on Brazil,...

SBC Americas Editor Jessica Welman has Georgia on her mind on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, as the Peach State, notoriously averse to gambling, feels like one of the only states with momentum in this legislative session. Joined by Media Manager Charlie Horner, iGaming Daily digs into where we're at in Georgia, how this compares to last year's progress, and what is holdin...

We're getting ready to say bem vindo ao Brasil on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, as we welcome back the SBC Noticias team for the final time before next week's SBC Summit Rio. SBC Noticias Editor Lucía Gando joins host Fernando Noodt, an Argentinian trying his best to pronounce everything correctly in Portuguese and English, and iGD's resident Brasil expert Isadora Marcan...

The UK and the Netherlands betting industries have a lot on their plate regarding payments at the moment, as policymakers in both countries prepare to initiate finance risk checks as an essential part of the customer journey. These are not the only countries where we’ve seen significant regulatory developments however, as this week the Financial Action Task Force removed four countries from its ‘g...

Following four years of speculation, UK Gambling appears to be exiting its regulatory purgatory as clarity begins to appear on its regulatory future.   iGaming Daily reviews a frantic week of affairs for UK Gambling’s regulatory proceedings, as the government announces that £2 and £5 stake limits will be applied from September onwards…   Elsewhere, the Gambling Commission announced that it will be...

As he says himself, every ship needs its captain, and our captain on today's episode of the iGaming Daily podcast sponsored by Optimove is SBC Noticias Journalist Fernando Noodt Molins, joined on the good ship iGD by SBC Noticias Editor Lucía Gando, and SBC Notícias Brasil's Isadora Marcante. Fernando first gets Isa's thoughts on a recent shakeup in the regulatory picture in Brazil, as José Franci...

Jessica Welman returned from her Carribean cruise to a tidal wave of news in the industry, and hops into the iGaming Daily hosting chair to discuss as much of it as possible with SBC Media Manager Charlie Horner. Firstly, the month of February has not been kind to the daily fantasy sports industry, as the hits just kept coming for the likes of PrizePicks, Underdog, and others offering DFS+ content...

Avid listeners of the iGaming Daily podcast would have been teased the start of our CRM-focused podcast with Optimove’s CEO, Pini Yakuel and today will see the start of this series.  And on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, a first of two parts, James Ross is joined by Pini Yakuel, where the two discuss Pini's ventures into the boxing ring, James' rollercoaster Fantasy Premi...

Branded slot games have been around for decades with its popularity catapulted by the rise of online casino.  The compelling mix of popular franchises, iconic characters, and beloved pop culture is a recipe for success and an important onboarding tool for attracting and retraining new players. And this will be the conversation on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, where James...

The closing days of February will see Sweden's Riksdag begin its review of Swedish gambling taxes, in which the Budget of 2024 has proposed to increase gambling’s base tax from 18-to-22% of income.   Following a year of costly compliance adjustments, imposed on Sweden’s Gambling Act - Licensed operators believe that they have been left in the cold as a tax increase threatens to disrupt Swedish gam...

Today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, will be slightly different than usual as James Ross will be looking at a future series that is set to launch under the iGaming Daily banner.  Joining James to discuss this is Optimove’s CEO and founder, Pini Yakuel, who will be joining James on a monthly basis for our special CRM focused podcast. Host: James Ross Guest: Pini Yakuel Producer:...

SBC Americas has been back on the litigation beat in recent weeks after a case between a former employer and employee came to light. DraftKings sued its former SVP of Growth Michael Hermalyn after accusing him of plotting to steal company secrets and move over to rival operator Fanatics, just days before Super Bowl 58 - the biggest betting day in the US calendar.  Hermalyn denied these claims and...

This weekend saw the conclusion of three different tournaments on three different continents - in North America, the NFL season came to an end with the Super Bowl, an ocean away AFCON gripped African audiences, and in the Middle East the Asian Cup final saw Qatar claim the trophy. With the betting industry’s global extent being the largest it's ever been, the commercial, media and marketing potent...

Catena Media has stressed patience following a difficult fourth quarter with the firm undergoing a strategic reboot.  The Stockholm-listed igaming media group published its full-year 2023 results, reporting a dire close to year trading, registering Q4 revenues of 14.5 million euros, a decrease of 41 percent to 2022 comparatives of 24.5 million euros. And this will be the topic of today’s episode o...