A new ebook released by Slotegrator has found that Latin America – a region now more commonly home to rapid economic development and regulatory overhaul – presents a whole host of opportunities for those looking to expand their global footprint. Slotegrator wrote the following account for SBC News about why interest has piqued in many of the region’s emerging markets, …
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Ben ‘Noxville’ Steenhuisen (pictured above, right), Senior Software Architect at Bayes Esports, and Niklas Weber, copywriter, takes a look at the three reasons why esports can transcend the stereotype of appealing to ‘younger’ bettors. The League of Legends World Championship 2021 (Worlds) has just ended. 16 teams from all across the world travelled to Iceland to compete for ultimate glory …
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Regulus Partners observes a week of bold anti-gambling lobby plays carried out in Commons, the House of Lords and UK media – undertaken to ensure that PM Boris Johnson maintains his election pledge to drastically reform the UK gambling sector. The heat on gambling was turned up again this week as the Peers for Gambling Reform and the Gambling-related Harm …
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Operators can, and should, be doing more to treat players fairly, writes Pavlos Sideris, Director of Double Up Media, as he explains the benefits of ‘fair promotions’ for both the player, as well as an operator’s bottom line. The past several years have seen a dramatic change in the way operators advertise their promotions. Some have reduced the frequency of …
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The decision by Manchester United to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will not have come as a surprise to many fans, nonetheless, it created stir within sports betting markets. Reports on Thursday that Ralf Rangnick would assume the position on an interim basis have not silenced bookmakers, with many pricing ‘Next Permanent Manager’ odds – a market that commentators have observed …
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Tetiana Vozniuk (pictured, below), Investment Manager in JKR Investment Group, gives her view on why investors must step up and take more of a global approach towards diversity, rather than inciting a ‘tug of war’ between genders. It seems as if the gender equality issue has been on top in media and society for the past couple of years. And …
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Land-based operators should consider enabling cash payments for online accounts, should they wish to create a successful omnichannel business, according to Funanga. Many of the world’s biggest betting companies have hugely successful physical businesses as well as digital brands. As a rule, they are usually run in parallel rather than in concert. Historically, they have catered to different customers with …
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Micro betting can be a great way to fill the downtime, both in the absence of events to bet on and if the gameplay itself is just ‘boring’. That was a view expressed by PandaScore CEO Flavien Guillocheau in the final part of an exclusive series on the power of data in esports. Click in to read the first two …
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I don’t know about you, but I very much welcome the very considerably more open style of engagement with the outside world adopted by the Gambling Commission’s CEO in the time since Andrew Rhodes was appointed to that position in June this year. His public comments will not find favour with everyone. It would be highly surprising if they did. …
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Italy’s gambling incumbents have navigated another turbulent year, not just due to COVID-19 induced closures of retail outlets but also due to increased attention from the legislative and regulatory fields. Discussing Italian gambling developments and prospects at the Betting on Sports Europe (BOSE) event, Marco Castaldo, CEO of Microgame, Carmelo Mazza, CEO of OIA Services, Stefano Sbordoni, Managing Partner and …
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