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Andryi Liulko, Chief Sales Officer at Epom, takes an in-depth look at some of the best practices that operators should be adopting when building brand loyalty through advertising over the next 12 months.  Though necessary to reach local player bases, celebrity endorsement deals can be expensive endeavours that may not always yield strong brand loyalty. How should operators activate celebrity …

Svenska Spel has announced the inbound appointment of Anna Johnson as the new CEO of Sweden’s state-owned gambling and lotteries group. As declared by the board of Svenska Spel, Johnson will join the company in June 2024, succeeding outgoing CEO Patrik Hofbauer, who is set to become the Chief Executive of Telia Company, Scandinavia’s largest telecommunications firm. Johnson joins Svenska …

For traders, Christmas represents a hectic Premier League fixture pile-up, with teams playing three games in just 10 days; fans happily sit back with a turkey sandwich, whilst trading floors are faced with numerous challenges. Charlie Linford, industry veteran and Director of Trading at Metric Gaming is well versed in this schedule having traded on the frontline for many years. …

Italy’s government has been warned not to proceed with the ‘reorganisation decree of online gambling’ as proposed by the Ministry of the Economy and Finance (MEF). The demand was made by the Italian online gambling trade association Logico, hosting a press conference last week, expressing ‘unified concerns’ about key proposals endorsed by MEF to overhaul Italy’s stagnant online gambling laws. …

The Canadian Gaming Summit, Canada’s premier gaming and betting event, is slated to return to the Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, from June 18th to 20th, 2024. The event will act as a central hub for industry leaders seeking to enhance their understanding and strengthen their footprint in the dynamic Canadian market. In continued collaboration with the Canadian Gaming Association …

In the second of three Bets & Balance Sheets, Vasco Rodrigues, CMO at Aurum Solutions, is joined by Anschana Caravaca-Sasse, VP Specialist Markets at Kushki and Laurent Reysbosch, COO at Paytently. The trio delve into the evolving landscape of payment solutions within the gambling sector and discuss the financial benefits of adopting modern payment solutions, such as APMs, e-wallets, and …

GambleAware has published new insights into the lived experience of gambling harms suffered by members of minority communities across Great Britain. New findings have been published in the ‘Minority Communities & Gambling Harms: Qualitative and Synthesis Report‘ authored by the research teams of Ipsos UK and Clearview. Research was conducted as GambleAware recognises that “gambling harms need to be understood …

Long-awaited study confirms estimates of illegal market as 3 million French players visit unlicensed sites , as study estimates play on illegal casino to be between €748m and €1.5bn in GGR… Illegal online casinos targeting France are estimated to generate between €748m and €1.5bn in GGR, according to a study commissioned by the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the country’s …

 Aspire Global has been accused of breaching business contracts by the Co-Founders of BtoBet. A legal challenge filed in the High Court of England & Wales has been brought against Aspire Global, the former Stockholm Nasdaq igaming platform and solutions provider acquired by NeoGames in 2022 for €400m.  The legal dispute, initiated by BtoBet Co-Founders Alessandro Fried (CEO) and Igor …

GambleAware has called on the UK government to ensure the protection of essential treatment support services for gambling harms commissioned by the partners of the National Gambling Treatment Service (NGTS). The demand follows GambleAware’s publication of the annual statistics of the NGTS, detailing that “Gambling harm support delivered by third-sector partners helped nine out of ten improve their conditions.” Recognised …