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The SBC Media Challenges in Compliance Survey, commissioned by leading identity verification platform provider IDnow, is published today, providing valuable insights on the international betting and gaming industry’s biggest issues around compliance, fraud and onboarding processes.  ——————————————————— The challenges faced by betting and gaming operators’ compliance teams are many and varied. As the industry continues its move towards regulation in …

Sky Betting & Gaming may be sitting at the very top of the UK gambling industry, but as its Chief Commercial Officer Steve Birch tells the new issue of SBC Leaders magazine, the business still has big ambitions for further growth. In an in-depth interview – which covers the operator’s close relationship with other Flutter-owned brands, the evolution of its …

Obtaining the required personal financial information is the greatest barrier licensed betting & gaming operators face when onboarding players and the industry fears that mandatory affordability checks will make the situation worse, a new SBC study, commissioned by IDnow, has concluded. The finding emerged as part of the SBC Media Challenges in Compliance Survey, which saw senior compliance representatives from …

The inaugural SBC Player Protection online conference on 8 November 2023 will feature a speaker line-up that includes safer gambling experts from Betsson, bet365, 888, Entain, Fitzdares, Kindred and PENN Entertainment. Part of SBC’s Digital Innovation Series, the conference is designed to encourage the sharing of knowledge and best practice on key responsible gambling issues, with the aim of helping …

Strategies for growth is very much the theme of the new edition of SBC Leaders Magazine, as cover star George Athanasopoulos, CEO of Novibet, explains his approach to expansion. In addition to detailing the company’s launch in Latin America and strong performance in Greece, he reveals the reason its plans to go public via a SPAC deal were cancelled and …

With more US states opening up to a regulated gambling framework, and Ontario recently joining the fold, Issue 21 of SBC Leaders Magazine sets out to shine a spotlight on the developments taking place across North America. Kickstarting this edition of the magazine, Jan Jones Blackhurst takes us on the journey of her career – beginning with the dare that …

The latest issue of SBC Leaders Magazine, number 20, is published this week with a brand new addition to the editorial format. In keeping with the magazine’s remit to pursue news and developments in new markets, it now includes a dedicated Canada section. Kicking off proceedings is an interview with Shelley White who shares her journey into the betting industry …

The Ukrainian Gambling Council (UGC), the body representing the betting and gaming industry in Ukraine, has welcomed SBC as its latest member.  Since legislation was passed in 2020 to legalise gambling in Ukraine, the UGC has emerged as a powerful voice in the industry and an important channel for communication between licensed operators and the government. Its members include Parimatch, …

SBC has announced that its CasinoBeats Summit 2022 conference and exhibition will take place on 24-26 May at the InterContinental in St Julian’s, Malta. The specialist online casino industry event will form part of Malta’s wider Spring iGaming Week (SIW2022), which also includes the KPMG Malta Gaming eSummit and the CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards. Delivered jointly by SBC Events, KPMG …