Regulus Partners examines the media speculation of who will replace Bill Moyes as Chairman of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) – a regulatory body in need of strategic reforms over PR messaging… The identity of the new chair of the Gambling Commission was the subject of fresh speculation this week as the Sunday Times published a short-list of candidates. The newspaper suggested …
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New iGaming regulations in Germany mean a tough environment for licensed operators who will have to work within strict guidelines when it comes to marketing. However, there are ways they can communicate with their players and add to their experience, writes Enteractive founder and CEO Mikael Hansson. The German InterState Gambling Treaty that came into force at the beginning of …
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“Technology is all about what it can do to the player experience, how it generates excitement and even the social elements that it creates,” Jette Nygaard-Andersen, CEO of Entain, told SBC Leaders as she highlighted the ways technology can enable new consumer behaviours. In an exclusive interview with SBC Leaders, Nygaard-Andersen shone a light on the first six months as …
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In 2021 the sports betting business swiftly returned to a new form of normality, and with that, BetInvest has ramped up both its product development and content services in order to stay ahead of the market, writes Stanislav Mykhailov, the company’s Head of B2B Department. Last year’s events have expedited the progress that was already being made in key areas …
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Operators looking to enter new and emerging markets must keep a closer eye on regulatory changes, which can happen considerably quicker than more mature markets. That was the view of Vadim Potapenko, Head of Sales at Slotegrator, who explained how the company’s jurisdictional services can “get the licensing process squared away”, leaving the operator to focus on marketing and operation …
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Perhaps it’s due to the House of Commons adjourning on 22nd July for the summer recess, but equally it could be down to the easing of travel restrictions opening the door to foreign holidays once more now that the (hopefully) final pandemic lockdown has ended. Come what may, I can’t help but feel that the ding-dong war of words between …
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Most of us can’t imagine going back to life before the digital revolution of the past few decades. Digitalisation has changed everything from the way we communicate, learn and work to the way we travel, shop, watch, listen and even play, writes Meredith Popolo, Head of PR, Communications and Sustainability at Trustly. The World Economic Forum has said sustainability is …
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Darina Goldin, Director of Data Science at Bayes Esports, takes a deep dive into the side advantage in CS:GO as she questions whether it is dictated by the game, or if there are other factors at play. At Bayes Esports, we enjoy analysing esports data to gain new insights into the games and improve our predictive models. We believe in …
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Regulus Partners examines the Chinese government’s crackdown on offshore gambling and real-money games, fulfilling its wider determination to control consumer behaviour and how CCP actions will impact the sector’s regulatory outcomes across Asia. China’s nineteenth-century battles with opium are one of the generally lesser-known but more profound undercurrents of modern history. Two wars with Britain were fought and lost, …
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Italy wasn’t the only big winner from Euro 2020, with a stellar performance for Efootball setting the up and coming esports game up for a more prosperous future. Betbazar CEO Alex Iaroshenko talks us through betting trends this summer, keeping players engaged ahead of the new football season and how stadium traffic might influence Efootball numbers. SBC: Now that the …
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