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On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Joe Streeter, Editor at Insider Sport, and Charlie Horner, Senior Journalist at SBC Americas, join James Ross once again in a follow up podcast to last week’s Ivan Toney episode. A mere 72 hours after last week's episode, the report from the hearing was published and, once shifting through the 25 page document, the reason for...

Responding to political pressures, the Premier League has revised its relationship with betting and gambling. As reported by SBC, last week the digital data agency Horizm highlighted the low engagement generated by bookmakers paying multi-million-pound sponsorships compared to other sectors.   In the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Jessie Sale Senior Journalist...

iGaming Daily has moved on from CasinoBeats Summit and turned its focus to Latin America, which has experienced quite a few match fixing issues when it comes to football, or soccer if you are listening in the US.  Previous episodes have briefly touched upon it when focusing on Brazil but following an incident with a second division Colombian team, the Notícias team thought it would be the right op...

Promotional credit is often cited as a key way for operators to acquire customers in an incredibly competitive environment, but the topic has caused controversy in recent times over its tax status. Several state regulators are prohibiting operators from deducting promotional credit from their GGR, meaning they still have to pay taxes, whilst other states are taking a phased approach. So, what's th...

James Ross is joined once again by the CasinoBeats team, who are on location in Malta, as they dive into CasinoBeats Editor Craig Davies's panel moderating debut, interesting sessions from the second day and provide their picks for this evening's CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards. To read more on Senior Journalist Conor Porter's write-up on the UK market-focused panel, that includes the UK Gamblin...

The conference schedule waits for no one as many from the industry jump on a flight to sunny Malta with the CasinoBeats Summit currently underway at the Intercontinental Malta. Joining James Ross live on location is the CasinoBeats team that consists of its Editor Craig Davies as well as Senior Journalist Conor Porter and Business Journalist Danny Lee, who discuss the first day of the event. To re...

Last week witnessed Ivan Toney, the Premier League striker who plays for Brentford Football Club, handed an eight month suspension after admitting 232 breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules. On Tuesday’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross is joined by Insider Sport and Payment Expert Editor Joe Streeter, as well as SBC Americas Senior Journalist C...

A generational change has been called by Kindred Group as Henrik Tjärnström ends his 14-year tenure as Chief Executive – to be replaced by Nils Anden on an interim basis. On today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross, SBC's Multimedia Editor, is joined by Ted Menmuir, Content Director at SBC and Ted Orme-Claye, Senior Journalist at SBC New, to talk about Tjärns...

iGaming Daily returns to Brazil as the country finally experiences sports betting movement with the release of its provisional measure. The podcast will also catch a flight to Madrid where SBC's Senior Media Manager Martyn Elliott provides details on why he's in the Spanish captial. Joining James Ross to provide the latest updates in Brazil is SBC's Head of B2B Media LatAm Lucía Mouriño and Isador...

Fanatics announced earlier this week that it would be buying PointsBet US for $150m. Making a big splash into the US sports betting market, Fanatics will gain market access into 14 US states as well as gain PointsBet's Banach technology. But what about the price tag?  On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas and Charlie Horner, Senior Journalist at SBC Americas,...

This week the UK’s National Health Service, the NHS, published the second part of its 2021 Health Survey for England that describes gambling participation and the prevalence of at-risk and problem gambling.  This chapter of the report looks at the types of gambling activities that Brits aged 16 or over have taken part in throughout the last 12 months. According to the NHS, this is defined as havin...

Alongside the UK government publishing its long-overdue White Paper - the first quarter of 2023 saw further legislative reforms announced in the markets of Spain, France, Sweden, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. Ted Menmuir, Content Director at SBC and Ted Orme-Claye, Senior Journalist at SBC News, take to the mics to offer their takeaways from West Europe's never-ending transition of legislati...

After Aristocrat's lengthy $2.7bn pursuit of Playtech collapsed in early 2022 following the latter's shareholder rejection, the ASX-listed firm today entered into a definitive combination agreement with NeoGames, totalling approximately $1.2bn. This is set to see the Australian-based company bolster its operations across various markets and is the focus of today's conversation on the latest episod...

On the final day of SBC Summit North America, James Ross is joined by slots legend Anthony Singer, CEO of High 5 Games, who reminisces on his career while also delving into the future of slots. Check out CasinoBeats to find out more about other news circulating the igaming & casino industry - https://casinobeats.com/ Andrew Rhodes, CEO of the UK Gambling Commission, will also be in attendance...

The SBC Summit North America kicks-off in New Jersey as James Ross is once again joined by SBC Americas Editor Jessica Welman, Charlie Horner, Senior Business Jouralist at SBC and Lucia Mourinho, Head of B2B Media LatAm in the hustle and bustle of the Meadowlands Center to talk about key takeaways from panel sessions of the day. To read more on Jessica Welman's one-on-one interview with Fanatics B...

The iGaming Daily podcast hits the bright lights of New York City as James Ross is joined in the big apple by Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, along with Senior Journalist at SBC Charlie Horner and Lucía Mouriño, Head of B2B LatAm. In the latest episode, the three talk about each panel session they sat in on at the Player Protection Symposium, headline sponsored by Entain, and provided thei...

In the year 2020, COVID-19 transformed how the gambling sector operated and the event side of the industry was no exception. The following 12-18 months saw the industry shift its focus from in-person conferences to its online counterpart. Today's episode of iGaming Daily, James Ross speaks to Natalie Lees, Senior Conference Producer at SBC, about adapting to an unprecendented period, the lessons t...

Puerto Rico is a region in North America that gets underappreciated as a gambling opportunity. On the latest episode of the iGaming Daily podcast, Joe Streeter, Editor of Payment Expert and Insider Sport, takes the reins of hosting duties today and is joined by Lucía Mouriño, Head of B2B Latam and Ferndando Noodt, Business Journalist at SBC Noticias, to talk more about the region and the opportuni...

Dissection of the White Paper continues on the iGaming Daily, as we take a closer look at a polarising subject in affordability checks.  Integral to safer gambling frameworks, there’s a fine balance to be struck between social responsibility and not being overly intrusive and driving punters to the black market.  On today's podcast James Ross is joined by Joe Streeter, Editor of Payment Expert and...

This time last year, US gambling operators were reporting some big losses in the wake of an expensive New York sports betting launch during their Q1 earnings reports. So far in 2023 though, the results have been much rosier. Major operators are cinching the marketing purse strings and the motto of the moment appears to be “the path to profitability.” On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Americ...

While our focus on the iGaming Daily podcast is to report on the biggest news circulating the gambling sector around the globe, it also provides us with a platform to discuss special features produced on the vast array of sites under the SBC Media banner. So, with that in mind, today’s episode of the iGaming Daily sees a return to Brazil, following last week’s introduction to the market, to dissec...

On today’s iGaming Daily podcast, after a period for our journalists to dig deeper into the White Paper, James Ross is joined by Ted Orme-Claye, Senior Journalist for SBC News and Joe Streeter, Editor at Insider Sport and Payment Expert, to talk through the regulatory updates’ possible implications for sports betting marketing and sponsorship dynamics. Check out SBC News to find out more informati...

Over the past few years, Latin America has been looking promising following a regulatory trend taking place across several countries. Regulators that had opposed gambling began considering how regulation could restore the economy post-Covid. And as part of that regulatory process, player safeguards must be developed.  Joining James Ross to talk about player protection throughout Latin America is L...

The NFL was mired in controversy last week when it emerged that five Detroit Lions stars had been judged to breach league rules around gambling. Today’s iGaming Daily, with SBC Americas Editor Jessica Welman, Insider Sport Editor Joe Streeter, and SBC Americas Senior Journalist Charlie Horner, dissects the news and examines if enough is being done to protect the integrity of the sport and the athl...

After 28 months in development and overseen by the tenure of three Prime Ministers, three Secretaries of State and six junior Ministers, the Gambling Act review White Paper has finally been released this afternoon. Andy McCarron, SBC's Managing Director, provides his initial reaction to Lucy Frazer's statement in the House of Commons and first impressions of the White Paper. Check out SBC News to...