Andreas Hartmann, Co-Founder and CEO of Vaix, a Sportradar company, shares his plans for next week’s ICE event at ExCeL London.  What trends are you anticipating seeing at the event?  I’m expecting to see a big focus on both in-play and micro betting. There’s tremendous potential for operators in these areas, particularly with the integration of AI-driven personalisation tech, which …

Industry training provider iGaming Academy has announced the relaunch this week of its flagship Anti Money-Laundering & Counter-Terrorist Financing and Responsible Gaming training courses.  The Malta-based firm has made the eLearning courses available in a “plug-in” format for businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions. Learners take ‘foundation’ modules followed by a tailored combination of ‘jurisdiction-specific’ and then ‘supplementary’ modules.  The updated …

Robbie Sexton, Director of Partnerships and Sports Betting and Gaming at Xtremepush, is attending this year’s ICE Totally Gaming conference in London (February 7 to 9). During a brief pre-event chat with SBC, he shared some of his key thoughts and expectations of the show. How do you prepare for an event as important as ICE? As a team, we …

Esports data provider Data.Bet has confirmed its status this week as an official headline sponsor of the ESIC Global Esports Summit, taking place on February 9 and 10 at ExCeL in London.  CPO Alex Kozachenko will join the opening day’s Main Stage Panel discussion on “Esports Data and its Risk Landscape”. A fan of esports, Kozachenko is currently in charge …

Sports betting affiliate 22BET has secured the services of well-known New Zealand all-rounder Brendon Barrie McCullum as its new brand ambassador according to a statement from the firm this week. The move, it said, adds value to “India’s leading sports gaming site”.  Announcing the news, 22BET revealed that the move to appoint McCullum had been speculated “for a long time”, …

Will Hansen, New Business Account Executive at omnichannel customer engagement platform Xtremepush, drives home the crucial message that when it comes to getting players on board, timing is of the essence. Get it right and you’ll deliver a seamless, rewarding and engaging experience. The purpose of this article is to identify when to engage players. The obvious question, we suppose, …

Online casino and sportsbook software developer Slotegrator offers up a few thoughts on how the igaming sector can find new ways to surprise and capture the attention of players in an ever-growing and increasingly saturated marketplace. There’s a formidable set of statistics around the online gambling market, with expert estimates suggesting a valuation of circa $93bn by the end of …

Igaming software solutions provider SOFTSWISS has cited a record-breaking year in its appraisal of 2022. According to the firm, while it’s been a year full of challenges, it has shown rapid growth on all fronts.  Reviewing the last 12 months, Co-CEO Andrey Starovoitov said: “We are closing the year on a high note, and we are confident that  2023 will …

In a bid to “secure its business flows” in what is currently a tense international climate, the global poker software developer Connective Games has made a strategic review of its business operations worldwide. Consequently, the firm has decided it will close its studio in Russia and withdraw from the country. In a statement confirming the closure, Connective Games said that …

With an unprecedented winter slot – and kick-off times that weren’t exactly favourable for a US audience – this year’s World Cup competition presented some interesting challenges for American sports bettors. It raised a lot of questions, as Kambi Head of Soccer Jonathon Hurst explained. For the last few weeks, the sporting world has been focused on the 2022 FIFA …