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SBC Summit Lisbon: Growing talent today for a better tomorrow

SBC News SBC Summit Lisbon: Growing talent today for a better tomorrow

Each business, no matter how small or big, grows alongside the talent working within. This rule expands to all sectors, including gambling itself. But what happens when we hire the wrong people?  Results slow down and morale plummets across the board, according to a panel of experts hosted at SBC Summit Lisbon by Martin Collins, Chief Development Officer with Soft2Bet. …

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Finland adds gambling expenditure to economic assistance rules

SBC News Finland adds gambling expenditure to economic assistance rules

KELA, the Social Insurance Institute of Finland has revised its policy on gambling and social benefits effective from October 2024. The Institute serves as the general provider of economic assistance and securities for Finnish communities and citizens. With the new policy, KELA will now examine both winnings and gambling expenditures when assessing economic support for individual recipients. Previously, KELA only …

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Interwetten partners with OKTO to offer cash-to-digital payments

SBC News Interwetten partners with OKTO to offer cash-to-digital payments

German igaming operator Interwetten has partnered with payment service provider OKTO to integrate the latter’s cash-to-digital payment solution. Following the integration of the OKTO.CASH solution within Germany’s gambling sector, further rollouts will soon be announced across the wider European region.   Customers using Interwetten’s services will now be able to make deposits into their igaming accounts using cash by leveraging OKTO’s …

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Wall Street Football: it takes more than technology to emerge as a market leader

SBC News Wall Street Football: it takes more than technology to emerge as a market leader

Giovanni Bertoli, Co-Founder and CEO of Wall Street Football, talks about the rise of the company to becoming one of the betting market’s leading brands and how a ‘startup mentality’ has been instrumental in helping it be more creative, responsive and innovative.  Wall Street Football’s stated mission is to develop technologies that valorize data at the intersection of sport analytics, …

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BetMGM new Chris Rock ad to promote brand in the UK

SBC News BetMGM new Chris Rock ad to promote brand in the UK

BetMGM has launched another advert featuring comedian Chris Rock, this time to help boost the operator to UK audiences.  The Leo Vegas-owned operator’s new ad, called the “Chris Rockin’ Locker Room Speech”, first ran on television, digital, radio and social platforms yesterday (17 October).  LeoVegas Group Director of Brand, Dan Towse, commented: “This new creative territory of the ‘Chris Rockin’ …

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Gambling Regulation Bill to be signed into Irish law

SBC News Gambling Regulation Bill to be signed into Irish law

The Republic of Ireland will overhaul its near-century-old gambling laws, as the Oireachtas has approved the Gambling Regulation Bill (GRB) to be signed into law by President Michael D. Higgins. The GRB underwent a decade of development and a two-year deliberation by the Houses of the Oireachtas, following its authorisation as a joint bill of Ireland’s Tri-coalition government. The government …

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DCMS: Protecting from harm whilst supporting the gambling industry

Paul Scully joins DCMS BGC

The Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has emphasised the government’s commitment to ensuring that players can continue to enjoy gambling as a pastime ‘without the harms’. Lisa Nandy – who has held the role since July 2024 – makes these comments following proposals by two Labour-backing think tanks pitching the doubling of gambling …

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Evoke bets on Core Market growth against UK drags

SBC News Evoke bets on Core Market growth against UK drags

Evoke Plc has reported its “first quarter of year-on-year growth since Q1 2022” – the period during which the LSE-listed gambling group expanded its business by completing the £2bn acquisition of William Hill. Q3 trading saw Evoke generate group revenues of £417m, up 3% on the 2023 comparative figure of £405m (+4% on a constant currency basis). Management highlighted that …

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FDJ projects new heavyweight status to end 2024 trading

SBC News FDJ projects new heavyweight status to end 2024 trading

Groupe Française des Jeux (FDJ) has reported revenue growth across all business segments ahead of incorporating the online gambling assets of Kindred Group Plc. On a year-to-date basis, the Paris Euronext gambling group’s corporate revenues stand at €2.09bn, up 12% compared to 2023 results of €1.87bn. French income, excluding international contracts and payment services, accounted for €1.9bn of corporate revenues …

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Veikkaus drives responsible gambling in selecting Optimove

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Finland’s national lottery operator, Veikkaus, has partnered with Optimove to leverage the firm’s CRM marketing solution. The deal with ​​Optimove – the only CRM marketing olution approved as an official European Lotteries Association Associate Member – aims to ‘elevate player experiences, loyalty and lifetime value’.  Saara Pekkonen, VP of Marketing at Veikkaus, commented: “This partnership with Optimove marks a significant …

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