Interviews

Nick Hill – Sales & Marketing Director at EveryMatrix, details to SBC readers the development and launch of his company’s new Web API Technology a major release for 2016. As industry operators seek greater flexibility, deeper intelligence and further data competencies Hill details why EveryMatrix has focused on continued intelligent API development to meet client demands for a more demanding …

Vindicta Games’ Sim Betting Football went live on the Google Play Store last week with an iOS version expected in July.  SBC spoke to founder Davide Coppola about the launch and development of the world’s first ‘football betting simulation’ and his aim for it to become part of the burgeoning virtual sports offerings by bookmakers. SBC: Currently the game is …

Tom Seymour is the Commercial Director at Durham County Cricket Club (CCC), a former home for many greats of the sport including Mike Hussey, Kumar Sangakkara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Shoaib Akhtar. Current stars include England internationals Ben Stokes and Mark Wood. Just last week, the club announced that they had made a deal with Winner Sports to become its official betting …

March 2016 saw SIS change its data collection model for UK greyhounds, with odds and results now produced directly by track agents via a new mobile interface. Jim Proudfoot, Head of On Course Operations at SIS Betting, explains the changes. What’s prompted the switch to tablet data collection at greyhound races? We’re always looking at ways to improve our processes …

Benjamin Carlotti is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at DFS operator Oulala but he’s also the President of the recently formed International Fantasy Sports Association (INFSA). Team SBC spoke with him about why such a body is needed and the primary aim of providing a help hand to operators, the growth of the DFS scene in Europe and the potential of …

Pooja Capellos Head of Product at user testing agency Gutsy Ninja details to SBC readers the importance of industry stakeholders implementing effective user research and testing initiatives in order to improve operational conditions and practices for future industry growth. Capellos a former Unibet product and digital strategist details to SBC that with a more demanding consumer,  industry operators, suppliers and technology …

Golden Race CEO Martin Wachter will be in Amsterdam this week for the iGaming Super Show, with plans to showcase the firm’s cutting edge virtual products How have you prepared for the event? Our tenth anniversary as a company has seen us travelling around the globe a lot recently showing off our latest virtual product Real Fighting. We’ve been in …

Hennie Blaauw, Yggdrasil Gaming’s Creative Art Lead, discusses the process of creating a brand new title for the slot market and the freedom that the team has in the development. What’s the process for the design of a brand new game at Yggdrasil? How much input do you have? Does the design fit around the mathematics? Every game starts with the design …

Neale Deeley Managing Director of Gaming at Betradar details to SBC readers the fast yet understated growth of Virtual Sports content for betting operators. With ‘Virtuals’ becoming a more important market vertical within sports betting, Deeley sheds insight on product development for new client demands, adopting Virtual Sports strategies and future market impacts. ____________________________ SBC: Neale great to interview you, …

Diemo Albilt is Head of Affiliates at the LeoVegas Group and his main focus at the Super Show is actually the co-hosted Amsterdam Affiliate Conference. With a new sportsbook facility at LeoVegas, Albilt has much more to offer affiliates now. How we prepare for the event The Amsterdam Affiliate Conference is expecting thousands of delegates and a high percentage of them are affiliates. …