Tag Archives: USA

Winning Post: NY developments, counting problem gamblers and video gaming

SBC News Winning Post: NY developments, counting problem gamblers and video gaming

Will sports betting come to the rescue for Ney York’s COVID-hit finances? Regulus Partners believes that Governor Andrew Cuomo has a tricky balancing act if he wants to boost coffers with deregulation. And why are regulators changing how they count problem gambling behaviour? US: sports betting regulation – Cuomo takes a bite? There has been a long history of gambling …

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DraftKings expands Sportradar partnership to launch mobile live streaming

SBC News DraftKings expands Sportradar partnership to launch mobile live streaming

US sportsbook DraftKings  has confirmed that it will collaborate with data provider Sportradar to offer live-streamed sports games within its mobile app. The aim, said the firm, is to provide customers with a seamless entertainment experience in one convenient location. Pursuant to state regulations, DraftKings Sportsbook customers who are logged in to their active accounts and have a wallet balance above $0.00 …

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SBC Webinars presents Xtremepush – Taming Strange Animals… Profiling & Engaging U.S. Sports Consumers

SBC News SBC Webinars presents Xtremepush - Taming Strange Animals... Profiling & Engaging U.S. Sports Consumers

The SBC Webinars series returns on Wednesday 15 April with ‘Taming Strange Animals… Profiling & Engaging US Sports Consumers’, an exclusive presentation by multichannel engagement specialist Xtremepush. In the session, Xtremepush’s team will detail the key differences in consumer engagement and retention strategies between European and US markets. While the US represents global gambling’s biggest growth opportunity, its sporting landscape …

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AGA presents a US Betting Overview: Plans, Progress & Partnerships webinar

SBC AGA US Betting Industry Webinar

The Betting on Sports webinar series resumes on Wednesday October 2 when SBC Americas presents ‘U.S. Betting Industry Overview: Plans, Progress & Partnerships’, an exclusive discussion with the American Gaming Association (AGA). Ahead of the G2E Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas (October 14-17 2019), the AGA’s Senior Director of Government Relationships, Jessica Feil, will present an in-depth analysis of …

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Dr Laila Mintas – Stakeholder implications of the NFL’s big bet on Sportradar

SBC News Dr Laila Mintas - Stakeholder implications of the NFL’s big bet on Sportradar

The NFL’s partnership with Sportradar sees all four major US pro-leagues establish official sports betting data partnerships. Although the value and length of the NFL deal have not been disclosed, the exclusive Sportradar agreement will have significant implications for the post-PASPA US sports betting landscape. With NFL matchday 1 kicking-off this weekend, Dr Laila Mintas, Chair of the Advisory Board at …

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Kindred drops Spanish market pursuit

Kindred Group - Nils Andén, Tom Banks

Stockholm-listed Kindred Group Plc has this morning confirmed that it will not pursue its licensing application for the regulated Spanish online gambling market. The European online gambling group details that it had begun its DGOJ licensing application process in December 2018. However, a strict deadline to adjust its platform provisions for Spanish market compliance requirements sees Kindred withdraw its application …

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Martin Lycka: Online gambling regulation – quo vadis?

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In the first of a series of columns on international gambling legislation, GVC’s Director of Regulatory Affairs Martin Lycka takes a look at the history of gambling law and identifies the key elements that link the most successful regulations. When I joined the online gambling industry ten years ago one of the ultimate regulatory goals was to convince the European …

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Winning Post: Is horseracing + slots a cold turkey?

SBC News Winning Post: Is horseracing + slots a cold turkey?

Have global racing stakeholders, hidden the sport’s structural shortcomings through a dependence on gaming machines to generate revenues. Industry strategic consultancy Regulus Partners investigates this complex dependence partnership… ____________________ Horseracing and gaming machines have a curiously intertwined history on both sides of the pond. In the UK, the reduction in LBO gaming machine stakes from this week is already causing a …

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