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ICE 2016 – Impact of 4th money laundering directive

SBC News ICE 2016 – Impact of 4th money laundering directive

A panel of speakers in a Cybercrime, Security and Regulatory Compliance session at ICE 2016 have expressed concern about the revised customer verification and enhanced due diligence (DD) as part of the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The European Union 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive was officially published in June 2015 as a review on the 2007 regulations, covering all gambling services. …

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ICE 2016 – Virtual Reality vs Perception

SBC News ICE 2016 - Virtual Reality vs Perception

Virtual/augmented reality and its potential was a key theme with two of the speakers at one of the first panel discussions of the day at ICE on Tuesday. Amitabh Ghatak Head of Product Development at William Hill, Founder of Winistry Gerard Cunningham and Playtech’s VP of Product Strategy Liron Snir spoke on the topic of device innovation, and new devices that’ll transform …

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Gamification+ workshop comes to Brighton

SBC News Gamification+ workshop comes to Brighton

Gamification+ Ltd is delivering an interactive workshop on how to apply the cutting edge techniques of gamification to marketing. Gamification is the process of making activities more game like, and is a particularly useful way of applying game design theories to everyday situations, especially marketing. The workshop is being held at 68 Middle Street in Brighton, UK. The course will …

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ICE 2016 – Responsible Gambling Focus

SBC News ICE 2016 – Responsible Gambling Focus

Clive Hawkswood of the Remote Gambling Association has insisted the gambling industry is on the right road with self-exclusion policy, and cited the complexity of the issue for those expecting a quick fix. This came in response to Wanda Goldwag, Chair and Independent Standards Commissioner of the Senet Group, claiming that we are a long way from establishing effective policy. Self-exclusion …

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Peter Warman – Newzoo – Esports market intelligence is key

SBC News Peter Warman - Newzoo - Esports market intelligence is key

Newzoo is a global market research and predictive analytics firm which focuses first and foremost on gaming. Headquartered in Amsterdam, it releases regular reports and predictions on esports amongst many other topics. SBC caught up with CEO and Co-Founder Peter Warman ahead of his talk on esports at ICE Totally Gaming. Warman will be a speaker at the ‘Fireside Chat: …

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OpenBet unveils omni-channel racing campaign for ICE 2016

SBC News OpenBet unveils omni-channel racing campaign for ICE 2016

OpenBet will demonstrate the continuing development of its omni-channel product offering at ICE 2016. The sports betting and gaming industry software provider will launch its in-venue companion app, which takes omni-channel betting to the next level with the industry’s equivalent of ‘click and collect’. ‪Through the app players can see the full range of betting options available with live odds …

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Inspired releases first on demand Virtual Reality football product

SBC News Inspired releases first on demand Virtual Reality football product

Inspired, provider of Virtual Sports, Mobile Games and SBG Video Lottery, has announced the release of its premium all-new on demand and in-play Virtual Sports product, Rush Football 2 Live. Rush Football 2 Live is being showcased for the first time at ICE Totally Gaming 2016. Players will experience the a life-like virtual football betting experience and be able to watch non-stop matches …

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Mediatech’s Daniel Graetzer – How can operators embrace the omni-channel experience?

SBC News Mediatech’s Daniel Graetzer - How can operators embrace the omni-channel experience?

Daniel Graetzer of Mediatech Solutions takes a look at what omni-channel actually means for the gambling industry, and where it can make the most impact. While omni-channel is definitely one of the biggest buzzwords in today’s gaming world, don’t let it distract you from the opportunities it presents. 2015 brought us a constant stream of stories in the M&A columns …

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ICE Sports Betting Tours hot for eSports

SBC News ICE Sports Betting Tours hot for eSports

eSports is the hot topic that the betting industry is keen to know more about at ICE 2016. According to a survey of people registering for the Official ICE Sports Betting Tours, eSports is the number one area of interest this year, with over half of the attendees expressing an interest in finding out more about this burgeoning sector. SBC …

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