“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 …
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From local to global: the story of Ukraine’s PokerMatch
A few weeks on from the fifth anniversary of PokerMatch, Ruslan Bangert – the company’s CEO – reflects on the journey from a modest local poker room to a globally recognised poker brand. Thanks to our innovative approach in marketing, we have climbed to the top of the highly respected popularity rating of poker resources, PokerScout, leaving behind acknowledged world …
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 »Winning Post: Process of elimination to Boyle down UKGC’s new governor
Regulus Partners examines the media speculation of who will replace Bill Moyes as Chairman of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) – a regulatory body in need of strategic reforms over PR messaging… The identity of the new chair of the Gambling Commission was the subject of fresh speculation this week as the Sunday Times published a short-list of candidates. The newspaper suggested …
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 »BetInvest: Using product development to stay ahead of the curve
In 2021 the sports betting business swiftly returned to a new form of normality, and with that, BetInvest has ramped up both its product development and content services in order to stay ahead of the market, writes Stanislav Mykhailov, the company’s Head of B2B Department. Last year’s events have expedited the progress that was already being made in key areas …
Read More »David Clifton, Licensing Expert: The calm before the storm…
Perhaps it’s due to the House of Commons adjourning on 22nd July for the summer recess, but equally it could be down to the easing of travel restrictions opening the door to foreign holidays once more now that the (hopefully) final pandemic lockdown has ended. Come what may, I can’t help but feel that the ding-dong war of words between …
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 …
Read More »Beyond Side Advantage: The Value of Picking a Map in CS:GO
Darina Goldin, Director of Data Science at Bayes Esports, takes a deep dive into the side advantage in CS:GO as she questions whether it is dictated by the game, or if there are other factors at play. At Bayes Esports, we enjoy analysing esports data to gain new insights into the games and improve our predictive models. We believe in …
Read More »Winning Post: How will China choose to control its ‘opium for the mind’
Regulus Partners examines the Chinese government’s crackdown on offshore gambling and real-money games, fulfilling its wider determination to control consumer behaviour and how CCP actions will impact the sector’s regulatory outcomes across Asia. China’s nineteenth-century battles with opium are one of the generally lesser-known but more profound undercurrents of modern history. Two wars with Britain were fought and lost, …
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