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Andrew Rhodes: UKGC wants a transparent relationship with Gambling operators

SBC News Andrew Rhodes: UKGC wants a transparent relationship with Gambling operators

Andrew Rhodes, Chief Executive of the UK Gambling Commission, has admitted that “the debate around gambling has not become an easier one. I have found myself saying a number of times how polarised different positions sometimes are”. The statement was made at the Commission’s largest-ever gathering of industry stakeholders’, in which Rhodes addressed the audience on common challenges at a …

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Soft2Bet: our gamification features combine innovation with modern technology

SBC News Soft2Bet: our gamification features combine innovation with modern technology

Gamification is more than a “nice-to-have”, it drives substantial revenues and enables igaming companies to keep up with technological advances, writes Yoel Zuckerberg, Chief Product Officer at Soft2Bet.  Gamification is often mentioned as a feature that suppliers and operators should add to their product portfolio, rarely as a key component of their growth strategy that can drive substantial revenues to …

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Automating player engagement: the next big thing?

SBC News Automating player engagement: the next big thing?

Engaging new players has become a big focus for many gambling operators, especially at a time when the industry has become increasingly competitive. But quite often, building and implementing a player engagement strategy can come with its own set of challenges.  So what role can automation play in player engagement? Malou Neguembor, Head of Client Success at Flows, was joined …

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Flutter Q3 growth stumbles on Australian drags

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Flutter Entertainment Plc has adjusted its 2023 full-year EBITDA guidance due to customer-friendly sports in Europe and Australia. Yet the FTSE100 gambling group maintains its core target of securing ‘structural profits’ for its US FanDuel property. Q3 saw revenue rise across the FTSE100 group’s three core segments of the UK and Ireland, the US and International, with company wide income …

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Harris Hagan: Legal Eye – Accountability deepens on PML

SBC News Harris Hagan: Legal Eye - Accountability deepens on PML

The Gambling Review’s White Paper has proposed broadening the scope of duties and requirements for those holding a Personal Management Licence (PML). Chris Biggs, Gaming Associate of Harris Hagan, provides his legal eye on the changes needed by PMLs to meet the White Paper’s new accountability standards and rationale for stricter management of licensed incumbents. Individuals who hold a personal …

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Better Collective acquires Playmaker Capital for €176m to build Americas empire

SBC News Better Collective acquires Playmaker Capital for €176m to build Americas empire

Better Collective A/S has struck definitive terms to acquire Toronto TSX-listed Playmaker Capital for a total consideration of €176m. Executing its second-largest M&A transaction, Better Collective will expand its media network across North and South America, taking control of Playmaker’s extensive coverage of sports portals including FutbolSites, Yardbarker, and The Nation Network. Of distinction, Playmaker’s media portfolio attracts over “200 …

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Vitali Matsukevich: operators must embrace a diversified approach to igaming KPIs

Vitali Matsukevich, COO, SOFTSWISS

Off the back of launching the ‘iGaming KPIs: Casino and Sports Betting Glossary’, SOFTSWISS Chief Operating Officer Vitali Matsukevich sat down with SBC News to discuss some of the factors that igaming operators must consider when assessing performance. Matsukevich pinpointed some of the traps that many betting and gaming companies fall into when looking at different metrics, before explaining why …

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Entain: streamline will answer difficult questions of growth on all fronts

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Regulatory difficulties have dogged Entain’s Q3 performance significantly according to the group’s leadership, particularly in Germany and the UK with the group facing an ongoing HMRC investigation in the latter. Expect headlines…. In his address to investors following publication of the company’s Q3 results, group Chairman Barry Gibson informed that Entain will go before the courts during Q4 and expects …

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Epom: exploring seasonality in advertising and how to deal with it

Epom: exploring seasonality in advertising and how to deal with it

Lina Lugova, Chief Marketing Officer at Epom, shares some deeper insight into the ways that seasonality impacts advertising. In a new survey, 86% of gamers turn off gaming websites because of excessive or irrelevant emails, text messages and push notifications, while influences such as major sporting events, good weather, major holidays, the financial crisis and political figures all have an …

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