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The iGaming Daily team descends on beautiful Barcelona for the biggest SBC Summit ever! Reporting live from the hustle and bustle of the exhibition floor on Day One of SBC Summit Barcelona 2023 is your regular host James Ross, joined by CasinoBeats Editor Craig Davies, Payment Expert Editor Joe Streeter, and SBC Noticias Editor Lucía Mouriño. The guys discuss the fallout, fun and fantastic insight...

Host James Ross, formerly of SlotBeats, returns to his in this episode as he has a chat with award-winning YouTuber, and slots streamer - Chipmonkz.  James and Chipmonkz have an absolutely fascinating discussion about twitch, slots streaming, responsible gaming as a streamer, the government white paper in the UK, and much more.  Chipmonkz has some fascinating and wildly entertaining views on the w...

To celebrate our milestone 100th episode of the iGaming Podcast, this week we have the iGaming Daily trivia quiz extravaganza, where our regular co-hosts James Ross and Jessica Welman quiz each other on industry topics covered over the previous 99 episodes.  Listen in as James and Jess take you on a guided tour of the last 99 episodes, and test each others knowledge on 99 episodes worth of topical...

Brazil has been one of the main topics in 2023, from approving a sports betting regulation to starting an investigation into match fixing and all things in between. However, it was missing something key for the industry to develop: online casinos. While the desire to have an online gambling industry clashed with the reality of Brazil only approving fixed odds sports betting, a recent amendment cha...

On today’s episode of iGaming Daily , we continue our build-up to the biggest SBC event ever, this time we’ll discuss some of what we hope to hear covered on the and what we could expect on the Payments Innovation track at SBC Summit Barcelona. Joining James Ross to go over this panel is Payment Expert , Editor Joe Streeter . Joe will take us through some of the hot topics surrounding the payments...

After five years of moving full speed ahead, you could argue that the US online gambling industry is idling. Or, at the very least, on cruise control. Next week at SBC Summit Barcelona , our very own Sue Schneider will lead a panel discussing what to expect from what many are calling phase two of North American online gaming. On today’s episode of iGaming Daily , we’ll discuss some of what we hope...

RTP, features, mechanics, volatility, reels - these are the components of what make a basic slot title. However, the challenges that studios have faced in recent times are ways in keeping slots varied and dynamic while also innovating and pushing the boundaries forward. This will be a discussion at next week’s SBC Summit Barcelona on the Casino & iGaming Innovation track on a panel session tit...

As we get closer and closer to the biggest SBC Event of all time, SBC Summit Barcelona taking place next week from the 19th-21st of September, here on iGaming Daily we want to put some of the most interesting conference panels under the spotlight. With a focus on Sports Betting, Stage 2 on Wednesday the 20th will host 'The Future of Sports Betting', and we take a look at the track in general and a...

This week witnessed senior figures in the British gambling space, such as Andrew Rhodes, CEO at the UK Gambling Commission and Gambling Minister, Stewart Andrew, address the Select Committee on the recent white paper and gambling regulations.  Being asked searching questions by MPs from various parties, gambling was under the spotlight with focuses on Health Surveys, research, compliance, and adve...

With SBC Summit Barcelona fast approaching, iGaming Daily continues to look deeper into the conference's agenda. Today James Ross will be turning his attention to the Future of Casino & iGaming, with a focus set on the world of aggregators. Working with aggregators can give users access to thousands of titles which otherwise would require individual integration. However, in recent times, the m...

Recent opposition to President Guillermo Lasso's Organic Law on Communications mandate has raised tension in Ecuador. Following the signing of the draft by Lasso on Monday, which mandates "the prohibition of advertising sports betting houses in Ecuador", LigaPro criticised the President’s decisions, arguing they jeopardise its title sponsorship with bookmaker Bet593 and its affiliation with the Na...

Over the years, online casino suppliers have been trying to tackle the multiplayer space in an environment that’s strongly rooted in social play. However, while some try to innovate, others refuse to take a risk.  Until just over 12 months ago when HungryBear Gaming found a breakthrough with Slot Masters. Since launching its product in July 2022, the studio has inked Slot Master deals with the lik...

A conflict brews across European gambling’s regulatory landscape as the Maltese government stands by its decision to sanction the ‘Gaming Amendment Bill’  - commonly referred to as Bill 55.   This controversial Bill has amended Malta’s Gambling Act to allow Maltese courts the power to reject the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, liabilities or enforcements relating to the online ga...

The footballing world has once again found itself engulfed in a betting scandal, this time revolving around West Ham and Brazil's Lucas Paquetá. On the heels of Ivan Toney's suspension for over 232 betting breaches, the FA has now been made aware of irregular betting patterns in his native Brazil on bookings received by Paquetá, who according to the Daily Mail has been under investigation from the...

Canadian operators have been waiting for months to see the outcome of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario's new advertising regulations, and now they have their answer. In a similar move to the one taken by the UK, but perhaps going even further, AGCO have ruled for no more athletes, celebrities or influencers that would likely appeal to minors. What does that mean for operators in Ontari...

With SBC Summit Barcelona a mere few weeks away, iGaming Daily continues to look into the event and what is set to be on show between September 19 to the 21 September.  And today James Ross will be looking at something new for this year’s event, which sees a set of roundtable discussions across the event, where attendees will be talking about a range of topics from global markets, payments and com...

Publishing its full-year 2022/2023 Financial Results recently, Rank Group , the old-boy of UK Gambling scene, told of a ‘Very British Affair’ -  In which its Grosvenor and Mecca venues navigated a year of raising inflation, higher energy costs and the cost of living crisis impacting leisure and hospitality spend.   Yet despite booking £109 million in statutory losses, leadership of Rank is positiv...

With the Women’s World Cup coming to a close this Sunday, there has been a lot of attention on the commercial potential of the league, from betting to broadcasting to sponsorships and more. But as the global event draws to a close, there are discussions around how sports stakeholders such as betting operators can maintain momentum and carry on leveraging the marketing possibilities of women’s foot...

On iGaming Daily, our main aim is to deliver you the biggest stories of the day and dissect them where we can. However, it’s also a platform to raise attention and awareness to other happenings circulating the iGaming sector and today the show will be dipping its toe into the affiliate space on iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, as Host James Ross welcomes Natalie Lees, SBC’s Senior...

Ahead of SBC Summit Barcelona, here at iGaming Daily we thought that it would be good to look closer into the topics that will be on display between September 19-21. With that in mind, today's discussion will centre around convergence of gaming and sport-media and its role in the future of sports betting. Joining stand-in host, SBC News' Senior Journalist Ted Orme-Claye, is Sam Sadi, CEO at Livesc...

Last week, PayPal embraced digital currencies with plans for a stablecoin being unveiled. What does this mean for the growth of digital currencies and how has it been received amongst key political figures.  On potential plans, Dan Schulman, President and CEO of PayPal, stated on the coin: “The shift toward digital currencies requires a stable instrument that is both digitally native and easily co...

Domestic football is now back on our TV screens, and as always this has been accompanied by commercial potential and developments that have likely flown under the radar for some. However, this of course is of massive interest to us at SBC - and the recent news that the Serie A betting data rights to the 2024/25 season will be going to tender particularly caught our attention. It is not yet clear w...

The second quarter financial season is well and truly underway with results coming across the SBC Media news desk thick and fast. On of those financials came from Bragg Gaming, which witnessed records tumbling for back-to-back quarters as the company reported a new revenue high in the second quarter of 2023. And in today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross is...

This week Penn Entertainment shocked the sports betting setor as the firm ditched Barstool Media altogether and rebranding its existing sportsbook ESPN Bet as part of a multi-billion partnership. This fall, the existing Barstool Sportsbooks in the 20 states where Penn operates sports betting will be rebranded as ESPN BET. Joining Jessica Welman on the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by...

The sports betting industry has been revolutionized by Lula signing the provisional measure that paves the way for regulated sports betting in Brazil. While still facing a lengthy process, the industry is sharing the pros and cons of the recently unveiled rules. The biggest talking point so far has been the increase in operator taxes, which rose from 16% to 18% of the GGR, making it one of the hig...