Gross gaming revenue for the esports sector is expected to reach $960m by 2026, according to a new white paper released by Abios and Kambi. The whitepaper, entitled ‘Bring esports into play’, discusses how sportsbooks can effectively engage and retain audiences within the esports space, as well as looking at the ways in which operators can “navigate different regulatory requirements …
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Andrew Lyman, Gibraltar’s Chief Commissioner for Gambling, has stated that his department is committed to helping the government remove the British Overseas Territory from the Financial Action Task Force‘s (FATF) ‘greylist’ – ‘in the quickest of time possible’. The statement was made to delegates attending the KPMG Gibraltar e-Gambling Summit this morning, in which Lyman detailed his surprise at the …
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With so many markets opening their doors up to regulated betting frameworks, operators and suppliers must ensure that they localise their offering so that they are in compliance with different legal requirements. This is something that Digitain’s Payment Product Manager Arin Andriazian explained can often present its own set of challenges. However, keeping up to date with ever-changing market dynamics …
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As we all know, esports has undergone tremendous growth over the last five years – more so since the pandemic. With that in mind and with an ambition to become the world’s leading digital sports media group Better Collective has expanded its presence within the esports space with the acquisition of FUTBIN. Henrik Lykkesteen, SVP of Esports, uses this month’s …
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With stakeholders from a wide range of areas in the multi-dynamic environment of sports business, data remains an extremely important asset in various companies’ arsenals. Jens Melvang, Senior Product Manager at Stats Perform, spoke to SBC of the firm’s newly announced series of advanced football metrics with the introduction of live Opta Vision data feeds. For the 2022-23 football season, …
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Becoming a first-mover in the US can have its advantages when it comes to gaining a competitive edge in securing market share. However, this may mean that companies adopt legacy technologies which ultimately cause headaches a few years down the road. In a conversation with SBC Leaders, FSB’s Bob Akeret, VP of Operations, and Mike Van Ermen, VP of Business …
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The debate surrounding gambling research, education and treatment (RET) funding has been heating up significantly ahead of the government’s Gambling Act review White Paper. A range of viewpoints have been expressed on the matter, and notably, calls for the introduction of a statutory levy to support RET operations have been rising, although with some differences as to how this would …
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In the constantly changing online gaming world, there is a vertical which has been shown to have an upwards trajectory: esports. Once considered just the latest phenomenon in gaming, esports has now grown into a robust multi-billion industry with no sight of stopping. So when Spain’s RETAbet Group joined forces with esports provider Oddin.gg, the two planned to make significant …
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Regulus Partners dissects the recommendations and musings of an open letter authored by the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) to DCMS, in which the organisation has provided conflicting guidance on how to establish a balanced public health approach to treat gambling harms… The threat to licensed gambling in Great Britain was set out in stark terms this week …
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Albert Climent, Head of Africa at Yolo Group, discusses how innovative approaches and a crypto-first strategy is helping the operator lead the crypto entertainment revolution. Over the last few months, Sportsbet.io and Bitcasino have welcomed to the team a series of high profile global brand ambassadors from Africa, as we look to expand our footprint not only as the crypto …
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