With domestic European football just underway and the realisation that Qatar 2022 will be here before we know it, Ebbe Groes, Group CEO at EveryMatrix, digs into the vital issue of sportsbook profitability. Whether it is professional football, table tennis or FIFA, one aspect of a sports fan’s passion is always placed above all else. It isn’t the skill of …
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What to expect when entering the US market: unpacking the benefits and challenges
2021 heralds a new era for iGaming in the US market. To call it a “gold rush” is probably an understatement; online casino, sportsbook, daily fantasy sports, and esports betting brands around the world have embraced the enormous opportunity that arose when the federal ban on online gambling was lifted in 2018. The race for supremacy is on. Despite having …
Read More »Living and learning: Inside the Coingaming Management Development Programme
Jim Hogan, Head of Learning and Development at Coingaming, on how the company’s pioneering Management Development Programme builds company culture and encourages promotion from within. One of the secrets behind the growth of the Coingaming Group – from 40 employees to more than 600 in a few short years – has been our reliance on the individual growth of our …
Read More »SOFTSWISS Anti-fraud Team collects ICA Certification
The Managed Services Anti-Fraud team at SOFTSWISS has obtained the International Compliance Association (ICA) certification for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD). The certification, said SOFTSWISS, will help it to increase the level of support it provides for its partners by building up expertise in the field of KYC procedures and applying the acquired knowledge in practice. …
Read More »Going with the Flows: The building blocks to free up fast innovation
“If you can think it, you can flow it..” Mike Broughton, CTO for new igaming software as a service (SaaS) start-up, Flows, treated me to a demo of the technology, which aims to empower gaming industry employees with the agnostic building blocks to drive innovation quickly and at scale. Notice I chose the wider term of employees – and not …
Read More »BtoBet consolidation helps Aspire to record Q2 returns
BtoBet’s proprietary sportsbook is becoming a key competitive advantage when talking to new as well as existing partners, said Aspire Global as it reacted to recording ‘all-time high’ revenues and EBITDA in Q2 2021 (April to June). Aspire’s platform and managed services business line grew by 7.7%, with the sub-segment Aggregation and Games (Pariplay) up 72.2%, while BtoBet – consolidated …
Read More »NSoft: Overcoming security challenges in the betting industry
Security breaches and data theft are ‘omnipresent’ in today’s world, said NSoft CTO Nikola Rakic, with the betting industry being no exception. Writing for SBC News, Rakic – who heads up a tech team of more than 300 in a dynamic working environment at NSoft – explained why security challenges have been exacerbated by changes to the way businesses now …
Read More »Enteractive: Tough new regulations in Germany can be addressed
New iGaming regulations in Germany mean a tough environment for licensed operators who will have to work within strict guidelines when it comes to marketing. However, there are ways they can communicate with their players and add to their experience, writes Enteractive founder and CEO Mikael Hansson. The German InterState Gambling Treaty that came into force at the beginning of …
Read More »TrueLayer hires former Trustly executive Roberto Villani
Open banking platform TrueLayer has hired former Trustly executive Roberto Villani as its new Head of iGaming A highly experienced commercial and payments specialist, he will define and manage TrueLayer’s strategy for iGaming alongside the company’s Chief Revenue Officer Max Emilson and UK Country Manager Jamie Morton. Responding to his appointment on LinkedIn, Villani said TrueLayer was in a ‘hyper-growth …
Read More »Societal shift: Is sustainability the new digitalisation?
Most of us can’t imagine going back to life before the digital revolution of the past few decades. Digitalisation has changed everything from the way we communicate, learn and work to the way we travel, shop, watch, listen and even play, writes Meredith Popolo, Head of PR, Communications and Sustainability at Trustly. The World Economic Forum has said sustainability is …
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