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New investors will enable Skores Media to continue product development and M&A as key growth pillars, co-founder Christian de Cailleux tells SBCNews correspondent Jake Pollard.  French sports media group Skores Media has brought in the investment funds Stags Participations and MI3 as new shareholders and restructured its corporate financing in partnership with the leading French financial institutions Société Générale, BNP …

As France’s web 3-JONUM bill secures its official sign off, the subject of iCasino regulation remains front of stakeholders’ minds of an evolving French gambling marketplace.  France’s digital safety bill was voted through by its parliament nearly two weeks ago and with the approval of the regulations surrounding the web 3 crypto-based gaming products called JONUM bringing to an end …

SBC checks in on bookmakers’ nerves pricing the homestretch of matchdays of an enthralling Premier League 2023/2024 season. With all outcomes yet to be decided, which team or final result has bookmakers restless, as punters place bets on a record-breaking end of season… SBC: With just Six Premier League matchdays remaining, will all PL season 2023/2024 outcomes be resolved on …

In a noteworthy move last year, SBC announced the relocation of its flagship event to Lisbon. However, beyond the focus on the move, the real narrative unfolds in the transformative changes that come with this shift in location. Set against the backdrop of Feira Internacional de Lisboa, SBC Summit, scheduled for the 24-26 of September definitely takes on a fresh …

Following a short break in Q1, Jake Pollard’s Market Make-up series returns with Propus Partners dissecting the online sportsbook trends of dynamic CE markets of Poland and the Czech Republic. Vying  for a larger slice of market share in Poland and the Czech Rep, sportsbooks have deepened their offerings of secondary sports such as MMA, ice hockey and esports, spearheaded …

Martyn Hannah, MD of online casino comparison site, Comparasino, says that punters and players are searching for new brands based on the payment options in the cashier and the speed at which payouts are processed  Bonuses. They have long been used by online casino and sportsbook operators to drive customer acquisition. This is because bonusing is effective. Players and punters …

Thomas Holland, Product Director at Genius Sports, outlines how automated trading technology is enabling operators to use real-time liabilities across correlated markets to drive margin growth at scale, reducing reliance on manual limit settings to minimise risk. _________________ In many ways, the growth of 24/7 betting content has been both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, the 250% …

The leadership team of Allwyn International believes that the global lottery sector is at a ‘point of intersection’ driven by digital transformation and societal change. The thoughts and opinions of Allwyn’s leadership team were published in a report titled “The Future of Lottery: A Game for Change,” produced by the research agency The Future Laboratory. Allwyn commissioned the report to …

Yoel Zuckerberg, Chief Product Officer at bespoke casino and sportsbook platform provider Soft2Bet, offers some useful insight into the process of platform integration and migration. Efficiency and speed, he believes, are just two of the key elements required for onboarding new clients. SBC: Tell us about your experience and expertise in platform integration and migration. Yoel Zuckerberg (CPO of Soft2Bet): …

Novibet’s tech and product leadership team of Lambros Sialmas (COO) and Sotiris Haritos (CTO) have provided SBC an exclusive insight into the pan-European igaming group’s growth strategy driven by the fundamental pillars of consolidating leadership positions, enhancing product offerings and customer experience and maximising operational efficiencies.  To Novibet’s advantage, its strategy leverages  its ‘Greek-engineered’ GameTech platform to export domestic success …