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. …
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Innovation: fuelling the industry’s growth or simply a buzzword?
The word ‘innovation’ is somewhat inescapable when working in the igaming industry. There isn’t a day when the term isn’t used on LinkedIn or in a press release announcing a new product launch. But what does it mean to be truly innovative? And have we reached a point where we’re innovating too much? In a roundtable discussion, GR8 Tech CEO …
Read More »Bets & Balance Sheets: Streamlining Transactions in the Gambling Industry
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 …
Read More »Genius Sports: Driving dynamic, automated liability-based odds adjustments at scale
Thomas Holland, Product Director at Genius Sports, talks about betbuilders, risk management, and how innovations are driving change in sportsbooks in an exclusive interview with SBC News. SBC: Managing liabilities has become complex, with products like betbuilder creating exposure across millions of outcomes. How do you effectively manage risk in today’s world? Thomas Holland: Managing liabilities has always been complex, …
Read More »Styliana Kalogreadou: Motivational Engineering – much more than a buzzword for Soft2Bet
Gamification, or Motivational Engineering as it’s known at Soft2Bet, may well make it into the top five phrases for the gambling industry in 2023. And as gaming providers look for new and innovative ways to engage with players, it’s only going to become even more popular in 2024. But how many gaming companies can honestly say they’re ‘getting it right’ …
Read More »Digitain’s Margarita Cruz: Preparing for the LatAm opportunity
Latin America has emerged as one of the key growth areas for the sports betting and igaming industry, and the 2024 Copa América is likely to provide the perfect opportunity for international operators to make their mark in the region’s varied markets. Here Margarita Cruz, Senior Sales Director for platform provider Digitain, shares her expertise on what operators need to …
Read More »PA Betting Services and iRace Media: a game-changing deal for Racing
In October, content and sports betting data supplier PA Betting Services announced the acquisition of racing data provider iRace Media. SBC speaks exclusively to PA Betting Services’ Director Eugene Delaney and iRace Media’s Founder and CEO Steve Levar about the opportunities the deal presents for both sides, the structure of the combined group and how it could potentially grow with …
Read More »Bets & Balance Sheets: Risks and Rewards of Expanding into New Gambling Markets
SBC Media, in collaboration with Aurum Solutions, has launched the latest three-part series, video podcast, entitled Bets & Balance Sheets, which will look into, M&A activity in the gambling sector, market trends and financial risks and rewards in expanding into new gambling markets. In the first episode of Bets & Balance Sheets, Vasco Vaz Rodrigues, CMO at Aurum Solutions, is …
Read More »Kambi: Under the Hood… Sports integrity and compliance
Kambi goes ‘Under the Hood’ again this week courtesy of Director of Operational Compliance Paul Finnigen, who focuses on the technology behind sports integrity and compliance. Paul Finnigen (Director of Operational Compliance, Kambi): The future of sports betting hinges on the crucial element of trust that consumers must place in sporting events. The role that Kambi and other sportsbooks around …
Read More »Domenico Mazzola, Flows: advanced tech & data key to ensuring player welfare
In a world where engagement, acquisition and retention have arguably been key topics of conversation for many years, the necessity of ensuring a safe environment for players is one that has eclipsed all of these to be placed front and centre of the industry’s attention. With the role of automation in player engagement previously examined by Flows, Sales Director Domenico …
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