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Dylan Mitchard: Betgenius – Live basketball betting a data-driven success

SBC News Dylan Mitchard: Betgenius - Live basketball betting a data-driven success

As turnover on in-play basketball continues to rise, Dylan Mitchard, Business Development Manager at Betgenius, looks at how further investment into data capture technology will deliver an even more engaging and profitable product for bookies… ______________ A regular in the top-three betting sports in key European markets, basketball’s importance to bookmakers has never been greater. The majority of our clients …

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Martin Lycka: Online gambling regulation – quo vadis?

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In the first of a series of columns on international gambling legislation, GVC’s Director of Regulatory Affairs Martin Lycka takes a look at the history of gambling law and identifies the key elements that link the most successful regulations. When I joined the online gambling industry ten years ago one of the ultimate regulatory goals was to convince the European …

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Simon Lidzén: Fast Track – Reshaping CRM as a responsibility discipline

SBC News Simon Lidzén: Fast Track – Reshaping CRM as a responsibility discipline

 As social responsibility and sustainability drive the industry’s operational agenda, how should betting incumbents restructure CRM as a core operator discipline? Simon Lidzén Co-Founder and CEO FAST TRACK, a technology seeking to disrupt standard  CRM industry practices, details to SBC that current frameworks will not safeguard betting from its present and future challenges in engaging consumers safely… ______________________ SBC: Fast Track …

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Winning Post – Different defensive strategies will lead to the same outcome

SBC News Winning Post - Different defensive strategies will lead to the same outcome

Industry strategic consultancy Regulus Partners reviews a week of conflict and consequences for UK betting incumbents adjusting to new FOBTs and social responsibility realities. _______________________ Last week saw optically conflicting news coming from the GB LBO sector as to the impact of the B2 ban (primarily) on likely shop closures. First, William Hill guided that around 700 shops (30% of …

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Round table – Metric Gaming: The future of sportsbook personalisation

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Some of the leading suppliers to the sports betting industry offered their insights into the future for sportsbook personalisation based on automated customer segmentation, advanced behavioural analysis and predictive AI-driven models. The next round table participant was Metric Gaming, represented by its Chief Commercial Officer, Keith Hayes. SBC: What role does pricing and risk have to play in the differentiation …

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David Clifton: Licensing Expert – Question Time… A review of the UKGC’s second ‘Enforcement Report’

SBC News David Clifton: Licensing Expert - Question Time… A review of the UKGC’s second ‘Enforcement Report’

I have lost count of the number of times over the last year that I have urged clients, potential clients, conference audiences (and, quite frankly, anyone else involved in the UK gambling industry who is prepared to listen) to read the Gambling Commission’s first-ever Enforcement Report, published back in June 2018. I’ve told them that it is essential reading material …

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Betinvest: Why sports mad Brazil is ready to be LATAM’s next Colombia

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Valentyn Kyrylenko, VP of Business Development at Betinvest, discusses the huge potential of sports betting in Brazil, which of Peru and Brazil is better prepared to take the next steps towards regulation, and why betting operators need to be aware of the key betting habits across LATAM, where the average stake “totally differs” from Europe. SBC: You said in a …

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Eugene Delaney: Racing Post B2B – Quality Control… Content as a betting discipline

SBC News Eugene Delaney: Racing Post B2B – Quality Control… Content as a betting discipline

2019 realities see bookmakers face the toughest operating and market demands, as incumbents fight for betting scale efficiencies. Operating in cut-throat times, Eugene Delaney Director of Racing Post B2B details to SBC readers the importance of treating ‘content as a discipline’, having secured Betfred as the first content partner of  Racing Post B2B provisions. _________________ SBC: Hi Eugene, can you detail …

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The future of pre-game betting: Should we pay our last respects?

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The development of technology in the 21st century, particularly from a sports betting standpoint, has been geared around providing customers with instant rewards. As Jakub Myszkorowski, Chief Commercial Officer at STATSCORE, aptly puts it. “We’re living in a time where people do a few push-ups and expect that the very next day they will turn into strongmen. The betting industry …

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