As many companies have sought to find alternative events to keep their players entertained throughout the last 12 months, Stanislav Mykhailov, Head of B2B Department at BetInvest, highlights the reasons why esports can offer a welcome boost for betting and gaming companies in a post-pandemic landscape. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the world as we know …
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Last week, online gambling trade associations demanded that the European Commission (EC) intervene and order German lawmakers to justify a discriminatory 5.3% turnover tax on online casino and poker verticals. Though market stakeholders may get their desired response on taxes, Regulus Partners states that an EU-level intervention will have little to no impact on Germany’s illogical approach to adopting a …
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Teaming up with Stats Perform’s AI team, football analysis blog TheAnalyst.com has provided its ‘empirical answer’ as to who will win this summer’s UEFA 2020 European Championships (11 June to 11 July). Crunching the numbers on teams past and present performance, against a plethora of factors determining the likely outcome of the tournament’s groups and matches – Stats Perform has …
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Last month, Betsson AB disclosed its intentions to become a new player in Greece’s re-regulated online gambling regime, securing two Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) licences. Starting from ‘Ground Zero’, Betsson aims for growth within the high tax and brand saturated Greek marketplace. Speaking exclusively to SBC, Chief Commercial Officer, Ronni Hartvig, and Greece MD Thanos Marinos stated confidence that Betsson’s …
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Google describes an epiphany as a moment of sudden and great revelation or realisation. It is typically seen as a positive thing, but what if it threatened the entire basis of your company? All-in Global chairman Roy Pedersen was wrestling with such an epiphany before embracing the new future for his company, a combination of artificial intelligence and human editing …
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Consistently found in the top four of Pinnacle’s best performing sports, and even higher with many of its B2B partners, esports has more than proven itself to be a popular betting product explained Ben Cove (pictured), Chief Marketing Officer at Pinnacle. But despite the solid betting trends, some have argued that esports is simply not a ‘betting sport’. Cove gives …
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“If you don’t stop, or if you stand still, you’ll be left behind.” This was one of the warnings from Coingaming Group’s CEO Maarja Pärt as she explained how the company is pushing boundaries within the technology, crypto and investment spaces. This exclusive interview with Pärt kickstarts the third edition of SBC Leaders for 2021, where she touches upon her …
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Major international betting and igaming industry events will finally return when the SBC Summit Barcelona conference and exhibition is staged at Fira de Barcelona on 21-24 September 2021. Opportunities for operators, suppliers and affiliates to meet and do business face-to-face have been almost non-existent since March 2020, but that is set to change when SBC’s flagship event becomes the largest …
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A group of gambling Industry experts has teamed up with global media and events firm SBC to launch a new consultancy service to help companies realise their potential. SBC Advisory Partners has been set up to offer a pioneering consulting and transaction advisory service for the sports, betting & gaming industries. SBC Advisory Partners boasts an unrivalled network of contacts …
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8th December 2020 was a momentous day for all involved with the UK’s gambling industry. It was on that day that the UK Government launched its Review of the Gambling Act 2005 and published its Policy Paper entitled “Review of the Gambling Act 2005 Terms of Reference and Call for Evidence“. There is a very specific reason why the government …
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