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As esports markets grow in wagering popularity, PandaScore’s Head of Sales Oliver Niner, details why the ‘catch-all-model’ of the traditional BetBuilders will not serve esports unique audiences.   With 2022’s product development behind many suppliers in the space, 2023 is the year for suppliers and operators to harness the power of esports-specific BetBuilder products. Feature-wise, BetBuilders are all about building …

Andrew Rhodes has shed light on the imminent future of British gambling and how the  UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is ready to implement the changes of the White Paper following its final consultation phase. The headline speaker of Day-1 of The CasinoBeats Summit in Malta, Rhodes was interviewed by Licensing Expert David Clifton as he reflected on his tenure to …

Regulus Partners comments on the loss of gambling’s voice in Parliament following the All Party Parliamentary Betting and Gaming Group’s decision to close its ranks. UK gambling requires a new approach to engage with MPs on pending matters.   The paper tiger of gambling’s ‘powerful industry lobby’ emitted a plaintive meow this week, as the All Party Parliamentary Betting and Gaming …

The proposals of the DCMS White Paper on the Gambling Act review are far from concrete, with a series of further consultations with relevant stakeholders scheduled, but change is on the horizon for the betting space, including for affiliates. In the aftermath of the report, prominent betting and gaming affiliate firms Better Collective and QiH shared opinions on the White …

Affordability checks have long been a part of the discussion surrounding the Gambling Act review and, as of this month, the government has clarified that the UK will soon be introducing ‘finance risk checks’ for online gambling.  Writing for SBC News,  Sonny Cott, Commercial Director at beBettor, looks at the proposed financial risk checks in the recently published UK Gambling …

In a sector where players have so many options to choose from and different tastes depending on the day, SBC sat down with Sabov Evgeniy, BETER Sports Head of Trading to discuss how player demands are constantly changing, what it means for the company’s trading team and for the industry moving forward. I’ve been at BETER since its days as …

The UK Gambling Commission has recently set out an ambition for its voice to be “authoritative, trusted and impartial”.  Yet its good intentions are undermined by an impending muddle on problem gambling prevalence rates… In a little over a week, the NHS will publish Part Two of its Health Survey for England 2021 – a dataset that includes estimates of …

The unique intricacies of catering to local customers make international expansion no easy feat for betting operators. As such, Will Westcott, Head of Business Development at Genius Sports, underlines the importance of fostering a go-local approach on pricing and risk management to meet new market challenges, demands and variables. With new markets across Asia, Latin America and the U.S. on …

Last week’s White Paper on UK gambling law reform contained numerous proposals for change, some of which were unexpected, others which were less surprising – such as the creation of an industry ombudsman. Establishment of a single body to handle customer complaints and redress was widely reported by several outlets, including the BBC, as a likely outcome of the review …

For the past two years, affordability checks have cast a long shadow over the UK gambling industry, with many stakeholders uneasy about the potential impact such measures could have. With the publication of the Gambling Act review White Paper last week came clarity on a number of issues, including affordability with the introduction of ‘finance risk checks’ for online gambling. …