An enthralling World Cup that saw Argentina walk away with the most sought-after prize in world football proved to be hugely popular with bettors worldwide. Seemingly the world was backing Lionel Messi to finally win the only major title missing from his gleaming trophy cabinet, and the fact that he and Argentina proved them right ultimately added to the overall …
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Jonathan Felix Vilchez, Regional Business Development Manager at SOFTSWISS (Latin America), looks at the growing opportunities across the LatAm region as he gives a break down of what we can expect from each market over the course of the next 12 months. This year the gaming industry has managed to recover in full, and there is no better closing of …
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James Riley, Founder and CEO of 2mee, says that operators are struggling to connect with players, but there are technologies and solutions available that can change that… With ever-increasing competition across all arms of an operator’s online offering, brands are finding it increasingly challenging to be heard above the noise and differentiate themselves. If there’s anything the past couple of …
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Niklas Weber, Content Creator at Bayes Esports, analyses the challenges associated with broadcasting Battle Royale titles, explaining how companies might be able to ‘control the chaos’ by using prediction models. When we are thinking of the most popular game titles in esports, we think of MOBAs such as League of Legends and Dota 2, or tactical shooters such as Counter-Strike: …
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Regulus Partners reviews World Cup 2022 trends, which provides a clear narrative of sports betting’s new and old world markets colliding. Whilst going into extra time, Brazil fails to deliver on its federal sports betting law… France vs Argentina was hardly an unexpected final to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, nearly everything else was different. The time of year …
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A rollercoaster year has seen the Gambling Review contend with back-to-back government changes and a leadership overhaul at the Gambling Commission, as the industry is promised that the White Paper will be published ‘in the coming weeks’. Before a much-needed break, David Clifton dissects the final industry briefings by new DCMS Gambling Minister Paul Scully and UKGC CEO Andrew Rhodes …
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Writing for SBC News, NSoft journeys through the emergence of the online gambling space and the unique betting behaviours observed across the Balkan region. Until recently, there was a certain stigma associated with the gambling industry. But with advances in technology, a rising popularity of sports in mainstream media, the emergence of a sports-centric culture and rapid improvements in internet …
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A year of optimism ends in disappointment as Jair Bolsonaro’s inaction and electoral pandering come at the expense of Brazil taking its best shot to regulate a federal sports betting market… December 12, 2022, marked the last possible day for Brazil to approve it’s federal sports betting regime… A date which passed without a trace of legislative action. On reflection, …
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Regulus Partners details year-end frustrations as yet again, UK gambling scrutinises ministerial movements in the absence of no White Paper being published, providing no indication on the Gambling Review’s final outcome. This week offered cause for cautious optimism for those seeking a coherent outcome to the government’s review of gambling legislation, as the minister responsible, Paul Scully (Cons, Sutton & …
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Online slots remain the dominant product in online casino, but despite a huge number of titles available to players, there are no guarantees that growth will follow, says Pavlos Sideris, director of Double Up Media. New products such as live casino and innovations such as Megaways have proved very popular with players in recent years, but the volumequantity of content …
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