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AstroPay: Rising to the ‘Indian Challenge’

AstroPay: Rising to the ‘Indian Challenge’

The Indian market has been tipped as ‘one to watch’ in 2021 as the country begins to open its doors to a legalised framework. However, that’s not to say that entering this lucrative market doesn’t come without its own set of challenges.  By drawing on their previous experience of entering emerging markets, Mikael Lijtenstein – AstroPay CEO – explained why …

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Self-service terminals: the key to retail’s recovery in 2021?

Self-service terminals: the key to retail’s recovery in 2021?

In recent years, there has been a considerable shift towards ‘humanless betting’ – particularly through the use of self-service terminals. With the social distancing measures introduced as a result of the pandemic, this is a trend which is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. With people likely to feel apprehensive about human contact in the coming months, BetInvest …

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Winning Post: Playing it straight on black market threats

SBC News Winning Post: Playing it straight on black market threats

Regulus Partners sets the record straight on how betting incumbents should represent black market threats, where the emphasis should be placed on understanding player habits and protecting integrity over market size impacts.   Whenever a regulator or government seeks to make ‘illiberal’ changes to gambling policy, the dangers of a black market will almost inevitably be wheeled out in evidence …

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SBC Digital India: Where gaming and technology meet

SBC Digital India

Next week’s SBC Digital India conference and exhibition is set to deliver an in-depth examination of the link between India’s world-renowned technology industry and its rapidly growing gaming sector.  The online event on 27-28 January 2021 will bring together international operators and leading figures from all sectors of the Indian real-money gaming industry, including a strong contingent of technology experts. …

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Making betting safer: Why Mindway AI is the perfect fit for Better Collective

SBC News Making betting safer: Why Mindway AI is the perfect fit for Better Collective

Better Collective kicked off 2021 with the exciting news that it had purchased a further 70% of shares in problem gambling detection specialist Mindway AI – a deal which the sports betting media group says will form a key part of its strategy to ‘make betting safer’. In this month’s Better Collective Spotlight, we sat down with Mindway AI’s CEO …

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Peter Murray: W2 affordability takes central role in the safer gambling arena

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The ‘laser-like’ focus of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) on player protection, combined with the likely compliance updates from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) led review of the UK Gambling Act, could mean that adoption of W2’s new real-time affordability solution becomes vital for the country’s gaming operators. We spoke to W2 Head of Sales Peter …

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Pronet Gaming: It pays to stay alert to live sports changes

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As disruption to the live sports calendar continues, Pronet Gaming Sportsbook and Trading Director Thomas Molloy examines what lessons the industry has learned from last year.  The shockwaves that resounded from last year’s shutdown of elite sport across the globe still resonate. Leagues and events that would in normal times be enjoyed by millions, not only inside stadiums but also …

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Gaming company founders join SBC Digital India speaker line-up

SBC Digital India speaker line-up

The speaker line-up for the SBC Digital India conference and exhibition is set to feature the founders of some of the market leaders in the country’s fast-growing real-money gaming industry. The conference agenda for the online event on 27-28 January 2021 will address many of the major issues influencing the future of India’s online skill game, sports, esports, lottery, and …

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Winning Post: US tribes scrabble for market advantage

SBC News Winning Post: US tribes scrabble for market advantage

Regulus Partners observes that US wagering’s heritage stakeholders are playing unsustainable word games to maintain market advantages… __________ Among all the drivers shaping sports betting adoption in the US, a very important factor often left out of accumulating lists is grammar and the meaning of words. On one level the importance of what words mean to the evolving landscape is …

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