The world’s most popular sport is proving a highly-effective promotional opportunity for Kaizen Gaming as it looks to grow in multiple markets around the world. In Issue 31 of SBC Leaders magazine, the Betano owner’s CCO Julio Iglesias Hernando explains how the brand became football’s favourite bookmaker. In a revealing interview, he details the importance of football, technology and branding …
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SBC Leaders Magazine: Lessons from FanDuel’s rise to the top
How to lead a company from an unpromising situation to market leadership is a secret most betting and gaming industry executives would love to learn. In Issue 30 of SBC Leaders magazine, FanDuel President Christian Genetski gives readers the inside track on how he and his colleagues managed to do just that. In a revealing interview to mark Genetski’s imminent …
Read More »Betting & gaming industry’s biggest compliance challenges revealed
The SBC Media Challenges in Compliance Survey, commissioned by leading identity verification platform provider IDnow, is published today, providing valuable insights on the international betting and gaming industry’s biggest issues around compliance, fraud and onboarding processes. ——————————————————— The challenges faced by betting and gaming operators’ compliance teams are many and varied. As the industry continues its move towards regulation in …
Read More »SBC Leaders magazine: Sky Betting & Gaming still thinking big
Sky Betting & Gaming may be sitting at the very top of the UK gambling industry, but as its Chief Commercial Officer Steve Birch tells the new issue of SBC Leaders magazine, the business still has big ambitions for further growth. In an in-depth interview – which covers the operator’s close relationship with other Flutter-owned brands, the evolution of its …
Read More »Player financial risk checks a major worry for gaming operators, survey finds
Obtaining the required personal financial information is the greatest barrier licensed betting & gaming operators face when onboarding players and the industry fears that mandatory affordability checks will make the situation worse, a new SBC study, commissioned by IDnow, has concluded. The finding emerged as part of the SBC Media Challenges in Compliance Survey, which saw senior compliance representatives from …
Read More »SBC’s Player Protection day to debate safer gambling best practice
The inaugural SBC Player Protection online conference on 8 November 2023 will feature a speaker line-up that includes safer gambling experts from Betsson, bet365, 888, Entain, Fitzdares, Kindred and PENN Entertainment. Part of SBC’s Digital Innovation Series, the conference is designed to encourage the sharing of knowledge and best practice on key responsible gambling issues, with the aim of helping …
Read More »Going for growth with Novibet’s George Athanasopoulos in SBC Leaders Magazine
Strategies for growth is very much the theme of the new edition of SBC Leaders Magazine, as cover star George Athanasopoulos, CEO of Novibet, explains his approach to expansion. In addition to detailing the company’s launch in Latin America and strong performance in Greece, he reveals the reason its plans to go public via a SPAC deal were cancelled and …
Read More »SBC Leaders Magazine: a North American special
With more US states opening up to a regulated gambling framework, and Ontario recently joining the fold, Issue 21 of SBC Leaders Magazine sets out to shine a spotlight on the developments taking place across North America. Kickstarting this edition of the magazine, Jan Jones Blackhurst takes us on the journey of her career – beginning with the dare that …
Read More »From football to esports: Betting on Sports Europe 2022 to examine industry’s key markets
The FIFA World Cup and the changing face of the markets for golf, tennis, horse racing and esports are among the topics set to be scrutinised by some of the industry’s leading lights at next week’s Betting on Sports Europe 2022 conference and exhibition. The event takes place at the home of English rugby, Twickenham Stadium, on 7 – 9 …
Read More »SBC Leaders latest issue goes live with new dedicated Canada section
The latest issue of SBC Leaders Magazine, number 20, is published this week with a brand new addition to the editorial format. In keeping with the magazine’s remit to pursue news and developments in new markets, it now includes a dedicated Canada section. Kicking off proceedings is an interview with Shelley White who shares her journey into the betting industry …
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