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Novibet focused on international growth strategy

Novibet CEO George Athanasopoulos

There are few industry challenges that Novibet CEO George Athanasopoulos has not faced in the last two years, he told Issue 28 of SBC Leaders magazine, but the business remains on a significant growth path as it expands into new markets far away from its European base.  ——————————————————- Anyone at the head of an ambitious business can expect to be …

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Daria Petrus, BetInvest: The key esports betting trends in 2024

SBC News Daria Petrus, BetInvest: The key esports betting trends in 2024

Daria Petrus, Business Development Team Lead at BetInvest, tracks developments in esports, notably the rapid rise in betting on a genre that’s set to be worth nearly $12bn by the end of this decade.  Once a niche interest, esports has rapidly transformed into a global phenomenon, capturing the attention of millions. In 2022, the worldwide esports market grew to be …

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Entain’s Peter Marcus: Building a protective ARC

Entain

If state-of-the-art technology and marketing expertise can be used in combination as a highly-effective player acquisition tool, they can do exactly the same for player protection, Entain’s Group Operations Director Peter Marcus told Issue 27 of SBC Leaders magazine.  ——————————————————- When a member of the Entain’s management team says that, “the board are 100% supportive of it. I would say …

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Market Make-up: German books conform but do offer variety

SBC News Market Make-up: German books conform but do offer variety

The Market Make-up series continues as Jake Pollard and Propus Partners monitor German sportsbook offerings.  Though Germany sees a conformity on margin controls, bookmakers contrast by offering a wide range of unique betting markets and features like bet builders, and significant variation in the number of markets and overrounds applied across different operators. ____________________ As part of its ongoing series …

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ComeOn Group’s Juergen Reutter pursuing the sporting life

ComeOn Group CEO Juergen Reutter

ComeOn Group may be best known for its casino brands but, as CEO Juergen Reutter told Issue 28 of SBC Leaders magazine, sportsbook is a central part of the operator’s growth plans.  ——————————————————- When musicians try to do something different to what made them famous, it can go very badly – think Metallica’s dalliances with orchestras and Lou Reed, or …

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Brazil Deputies reauthorise casino modalities for Lula’s final sign-off  

Brazil’s IBGR lambasts Lula administration’s betting tax ‘burden’

Brazil will launch a federal sports betting marketplace, which will include modalities to regulate online casino games. Yesterday, the final session of the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill PL3626/23 to be sent for its federal sign-off from President Lula da Silva.  Bill PL3626/23 was returned to the Chamber of Deputies on 13 December following an inconclusive review by the Senate, …

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CMS Committee: PL ‘must go further’ than White Paper gambling ad proposals

SBC News CMS Committee: PL ‘must go further’ than White Paper gambling ad proposals

MPs have urged that the Premier League and other sports governing bodies should commit to cutting the volume of gambling adverts in stadiums. The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee has published its report on the Gambling Act review White Paper, particularly urging the government to do more to minimise children’s exposure to gambling advertising.  MPs have called for the …

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Justin Cosnett: Continent 8 Technologies’ year in numbers – 2023

SBC News Justin Cosnett: Continent 8 Technologies’ year in numbers - 2023

100 locations, 85% of operators on the EGR US Power Rankings are customers, and 10,000 LinkedIn followers – these are just some of the number highlights from the past 12 months highlighted by Justin Cosnett , Chief Product Officer at Continent 8 Technologies.  This has been a significant year for Continent 8 Technologies. It saw us celebrate our 25-year anniversary …

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Viktoriya Zakrevskay: Notes from Tbilisi… Ukraine gambling is still to play for

SBC News Viktoriya Zakrevskay: Notes from Tbilisi... Ukraine gambling is still to play for

CIS gambling expert, Viktoriya Zakrevskay, Founding Member and Deputy Chair of the Ukrainian Gambling Council (UGC) shares her insights from the SBC Summit Tbilisi, as regional stakeholders still view Ukraine’s market ambitions positively. The recent symposiums held at the SBC Forum Tbilisi, sparked an illuminating discussions centered on Ukraine’s burgeoning gambling industry. Nestled on the border between Eastern Europe and Central …

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Varun Sudhakar: BetDEX decentralised model questions all conservative elements of sports betting

SBC News Varun Sudhakar: BetDEX decentralised model questions all conservative elements of sports betting

2023 proceedings reflect  the growing dominance of Tier-1 sportsbooks on their respective markets across Europe and North America.   Whilst many believe this to be the reality of competing in consolidated markets, Varun Sudhakar CEO and Co-Founder of the BetDEX Labs, states that a decentralised sportsbook model offers challengers the best opportunity to disrupt a conservative status quo, which stifles …

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