Cross-operator deposit limits remain a key part of plans to strengthen safer online gambling provision in Spain, but Mikel Arana, Director General of the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), admits that there are significant obstacles to overcome before the scheme becomes a reality. Arana used a keynote address at the Gaming in Spain conference in Madrid to detail …
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Ahead of Kambi’s Festival of Sportsbook on 6-9 June, SBC News caught up with the company’s SVP Marketing & Communications, Gerard Starkey, to find out what delegates can expect from the 2023 edition of the event. SBC: What is Kambi’s Festival of Sportsbook? Gerard Starkey: The Festival of Sportsbook is a digital event hosted by Kambi which has been running …
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The Royal Decree 958/2020 on Commercial Communications for Gambling Activities – more commonly referred to as the advertising ban – remains a cause of substantial disagreement in the Spanish betting and gaming industry, the debate at the Gaming in Spain conference suggested. Mikel Arana, Director General of the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), used his keynote at the …
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Issue 26 of SBC Leaders Magazine takes a whistle stop tour of the world of betting and gaming, with features looking at the markets in Italy, Romania, Greece, Brazil and Japan, among others. The front cover interview takes us to Italy, where SKS365 CEO Alexander Martin details how the company coped with lockdown and the steps it has taken to …
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As DS Virtual Gaming launches a new Online Retail Solution, SBC News caught up with its Head of Business Development, Araksi Sargsyan, to find out all about it. In this interview, she explains what the product means for players and operators, who will now be able to use the virtual games specialist’s full range of online content in a retail …
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Prop trading firm PlayMeTech has this week expanded into igaming with the acquisition of a stake in online sportsbook and casino operator Alphabook. Launched in 2022, Alphabook has established itself as one of the fastest-growing crypto-friendly platforms, offering more than 750 sports betting markets and thousands of casino games to players around the world. Commenting on the acquisition, Group CEO …
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Menelaos Ladopoulos marks his promotion from Technical Director to Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Vermantia by telling SBC News about his new role and what lotteries, gaming and betting operators can expect from the specialist content solutions supplier in the near future. In the interview, the newly-appointed CTO discusses his journey to this leadership role, the company’s commitment to delivering …
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Within the Latin American region, operators are continuously looking to elevate their digital offering to consumers through modern poker content, writes Dmitry Starostenkov, CEO at EvenBet Gaming. However, it has become apparent that there are common mistakes that operators are making, leading to inferior offerings and non-profitable launches within the market. When starting anything new, especially in the business world, …
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Outsourced pricing and risk management services have delivered multiple positives for sports betting operators, but they have also created an environment in which many struggle to differentiate themselves from the competition. However, that is beginning to change and there are now ways that sportsbooks can utilise the latest iterations of outsourced services to develop strong local market offerings that really …
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Sporting Solutions has extended the agreement to supply its Odd Services to sportsbook and igaming platform provider FSB, in a deal that will take the two companies’ working relationship past the decade mark. The contract renewal will see Sporting Solutions continue to provide trading services across a wide variety of sports, in order to ensure accurate and reliable pre-match and …
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