NEXT.io Podcast

On Air Entertainment promises to challenge the live 'monopoly' with the experienced Andres Rengifo at the helm who talks about the challenges to scale such a complex operation from scratch, the future of the live segment, and the ambitions of On Air Entertainment. ANDRES RENGIFO Andres Rengifo established On Air Entertainment in early 2021 alongside a team of fellow senior live casino professional...

Ozric Vandervelden used to professionally exploit online casinos, but has since turned white hat, working together with the online casinos in order to prevent abuse. Ozric talks about the massive exploit community of more than 200,000 people who actively exploits casinos, and some of the most common exploits. Ozric Vandervelden Having successfully exploited operators for many years the Lovelace te...

"How a 30-year-old female CEO is revolutionising the iGaming industry". Together with Maarja Pärt, we talk about her journey in the iGaming industry and with Coingaming Group. Maarja started out working as a customer service agent and is now the CEO of the company.  

LeoVegas-backed SharedPlay has announced the appointment of Jacqui Gatt as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this podcast, Jacqui Gatt and Karolina Pelc discuss the iGaming industry, live casino, new products, gamification, and Jacqui's journey in the iGaming industry having previously worked for companies like Casumo, Mr Green, and Betsson Group.

🧐Nico Jansen: After his studies in Frankfurt and at Stanford University, Nico joined the IT department of Investment Banking of Commerzbank in Frankfurt and London. Being familiar with the demand of Real Time data in the finance industry and having a passion for Sports and Sports Betting, Nico left Commerzbank in 2012 to start Bet IT Best as a State of the Art and One Stop Shop for the Sports Bet...

Jonas started out as consultant with Internet banking. Then in his early days, he worked as a poker system entrepreneur. After that Jonas got into NetEnt/Betsson doing a poker system & got the taste for slots. It was the same company back in the days. Then he Co-Founded ComeOn and later Co-Founded Nolimit City.

Michael Daly is the CEO for Catena Media, one of the largest lead generation companies for iGaming, Sports Betting, eSports and financial services worldwide. As such he oversees the company’s 400+ team and its global expansion across Europe, LATAM, APAC, and North America, where it is the dominant affiliate by value delivered to operators. Prior to taking the reigns as CEO in March of 2021, Michae...

Karolina Pelc, Founder and CEO SharedPlay, Gaming Consultant for iGaming NEXT #10 - Max Meltzer, CEO, Strive Gaming (Strive to be the best).

Phil Pearson is the COO & Head of sales for iGaming Group - a fully managed casino solution. Not one to shy away from controversy Phil is very outspoken on LinkedIn and other platforms, pushing for a fairer and more open iGaming community. Outside of work Phil enjoys NFL, visiting as many random and remote holiday destinations as possible, and has 22 rubber ducks in a pool.

Luke has a strong background working for some of the world’s largest companies such as eBay and Aviva Insurance. His primary focus has been on Customer Experience and being responsible for contact centres of up to 1000 people. He also has a remarkable track record for low staff attrition and developing a powerful employee branding culture to attract new talent. Nowadays, Luke focuses on strategic...

Over 15 years of experience in gambling in global markets online and offline, including leadership roles for LeoVegas, Betsson and SG Digital as well as interim executive placements for tier 1s via her consultancy firm, Basic Strategy. Specialising in P&L management, product development and commercial strategy as well as start-up and M&A advisory. Author published in EGR and IGB magazines,...

Julian is co-founder of RB Capital. He is an investor & board director to multiple ventures in the gaming, fintech & music industries. He has managed investments, M&As, and exits to date in excess of $500m.

🧐 Steve Birch - I am currently concluding my 14th year serving the teams at SBG and feel very grateful for the journey we have had. SBG has been an accelerator for my career and I have the privilege to work with an awesome team of passionate people. Having joined as an analyst I have subsequently worked in Insights, Programme Management, Marketing and leadership roles before being appointed in th...

Pierre Lindh #65 - Paul Leyland, Partner at Regulus Partners (Evolution Q2 2021 report – Analysis)

Rory Credland #2 - Nic Sulsky, Chief Commercial Officer, PointsBet Canada, and Allan Petrilli, VP Sales and Growth, Intelitics (Getting brand, product, and opportunities right to capitalise on the Canadian opportunity).

From establishing his first venture capital firm in 2017, Tim Heath continues to draw upon two decades of experience within the iGaming and emerging technology industries. He was an early adopter of Bitcoin in 2013 and is also the founder and CEO of the Coingaming Group, which operates the leading, globally recognised crypto gaming brands, Bitcasino.io and Sportsbet.io. He orchestrated the Sportsb...

Two brilliant minds discussing tech, investment, innovation, purpose, entrepreneurship, and the art of enchantment.

Pierre Lindh #64 - Paul Leyland, Partner at Regulus Partners (Relax Gaming Acquisition by Kindred)

Karolina Pelc, Founder and CEO SharedPlay, Gaming Consultant, for iGaming NEXT #8 - Simon Hammon, CPO, Relax Gaming (Relax Gaming Acquisition by Kindred Group)

With over 20 years’ experience working in HR, Fiona has amassed a wealth of HR skills and knowledge in a variety of areas. Fiona’s HR background has seen her work within global organisations with offices around the world. She has gained HR experience in Australia, the UK, and, most recently, Malta. Prior to her current role as Chief HR Officer at Catena Media, and member of the management team, Fi...

Rory Credland #1 - Enrico Bradamante, Founder & Chairperson, iGEN (Implications faced by the iGaming industry with Malta's recent greylisting)

Marcus has 10+ years of experience in Publishing, Marketing, and Partnerships at Blizzard Entertainment, Wargaming, and French cloud gaming platform 'Shadow'. He is currently working at The Sandbox, a decentralized NFT metaverse platform built on the blockchain.

James is a Malta Advocate and a Solicitor of the Senior Court of England and Wales. He has practiced law in the UK and Malta both in private practice and as in house counsel. James provides advice mainly to the Gaming, Financial Services, Real Estate and Hospitality industries. His areas of expertise are: government relations, gambling regulation, devising strategic commercial solutions within a r...

Julian is co-founder of RB Capital. He is an investor & board director to multiple ventures in the gaming, fintech & music industries. He has managed investments, M&As and exits to date in excess of $500m.

Tsachi Maimon has been prevalent in the iGaming industry since 2008, having previously worked at Playtech before joining Aspire Global as a board member and CEO in 2013. Bringing with him a wealth of industry knowledge, Tsachi has played a key role in the major developments the company has seen. Some of these include listing the company on the Nasdaq stock exchange, as well as the acquisition of g...