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Premier League sponsorships: Can ‘proactive action’ be taken on responsible partnerships?

Premier League sponsorships: Can 'provocative action’ be taken on responsible partnerships?

The Premier League’s decision to phase out gambling shirt sponsorships by the end of the 2025/26 season proved to be a significant moment for the sports’ storied history with betting partners. However, this has not deterred bookmakers from seeking to capitalise on the maximum visibility of the league while the opportunity remains. With the new season just a few weeks …

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Tally: Data clean rooms can help sportsbooks get ahead of the game

SBC News Tally: Data clean rooms can help sportsbooks get ahead of the game

Rupert Huelsey, Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Tally, looks at how adopting a smarter approach to marketing could pay dividends as sportsbooks cut back on lavish acquisition campaigns. Until recently, money was no object for the biggest sportsbook operators in the US sports betting space. Acquisition of bettors was the number one concern and the huge …

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Bookies Corner: Lionesses vs Team USA the blockbuster final for World Cup 2023

SBC News Bookies Corner: Lionesses vs Team USA the blockbuster final for World Cup 2023

No lazy summer for bookmakers, as once again they are tasked with pricing a FIFA World Cup tournament. England travel to Australia and New Zealand as the tournament’s joint-favourites alongside Team USA. Can the Lionesses deliver World Cup glory in what is guaranteed to be the biggest-ever sporting event for women’s sport… __________________ SBC: Following the success of last year’s …

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Rob Egan, The Unit: How free-to-play games continue to change

Martin Collins joins Soft2Bet growth plans as Chief Business Development Officer

Rob Egan, Business Development Director at The Unit, looks at how free-to-play games have transitioned from their earliest implementations and how player segmentation could be key to their future success Since operators first began to launch free-to-play (F2P) games, the entire landscape for the game type has changed. At that time, the focus was on using the games to acquire …

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Harris Hagan: Legal Eye… The Gambling Commission’s powers to come

SBC News Harris Hagan: Legal Eye… The Gambling Commission’s powers to come

The government has pledged to reorganise the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to become a more capable and intelligence-led regulator overseeing UK Gambling’s statutory remit and future challenges. David Whyte Senior Associate at Harris Hagan, provides his legal eye on which new or enhanced regulatory powers will be granted to the Commission and its impact on licensees adjustment to UK gambling’s …

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Why iGaming should embrace the ‘Learning LOOP’

SBC News Why iGaming should embrace the 'Learning LOOP'

Optimisation and automation have become key buzzwords for the iGaming industry in 2023…Golden Whale Production’s Claudia Heiling sheds insights on the development of GWP’s LOOPS to help operators further refine their business processes by unlocking the power of machine learning. In the rapidly evolving world of iGaming, if you’re not moving forward, you’re standing still – and while many companies …

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Codey Parsons, LiveScore Group: My Transgender Story

SBC News Codey Parsons, LiveScore Group: My Transgender Story

 Codey Parsons, Player Protection Analysts at LiveScore Group, share his deeply personal journey from a youth marked by confusion and struggle to the realization and acceptance of his transgender identity. This poignant and empowering journey illustrates the trials, complexities and triumphs of transitioning, underlining the importance of acceptance, understanding, and the need for a supportive workplace in a world that …

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Fergal Parkinson, TMT Analysis: ending the nightmare of convoluted onboarding

SBC News Fergal Parkinson, TMT Analysis: ending the nightmare of convoluted onboarding

Fergal Parkinson, Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder of TMT Analysis, writes for SBC News about achieving a balance between a smooth onboarding process and thorough KYC checks and how TMT Analysis’ Verify is bringing an end to that ‘nightmare’. A friend of mine went to the Derby at Epsom earlier this month: the 244th meeting of the world’s most historic …

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LSports – The Data Revolution: Adapt or Fade Away in the Sports Betting Industry

SBC News LSports - The Data Revolution: Adapt or Fade Away in the Sports Betting Industry

Writing for SBC, Dotan Lazar, CEO of LSports, takes a look at why sports data has become the new battleground for sportsbooks looking to stand out in a saturated market and the role that LSports plays in building that engagement with bettors through its latest promising  innovation. The reality that sportsbooks face today is challenging, to say the least. The …

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Same-game multis, visualisations and content: Stats Perform on the areas ripe for innovation

Stats Perform Stand

Last year, Stats Perform launched a new campaign to ‘light up your sportsbook’ with a huge focus on live streaming. Now, the company has identified three new areas that are ripe for innovation. In this second part of his interview with SBC News, Stats Perform Betting Product VP Nick Cockerill discusses the company’s plans to light up same-game multis, live …

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