Interviews

Understanding what is happening on the ground is any given market is often said to be one of the keys to success in the gambling world and nowhere is this more evident that on the continent of Africa. Across the sub-Sahara from the Francophone west to the English-speaking countries of East Africa and down to the Portuguese-speaking eastern coastal regions, …

Having commissioned PwC to complete a two-phase research programme into the behaviour of remote gambling, with a view to indicate and shed further insight on gambling related harm and risks. Marc Etches Chief Executive of the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT), details the importance of the study for a changing and more challenging market ________________ SBC: With the recent emergence of …

SBC gains first hand insight on the current legal conditions and context of eSports by Bryce Blum, Director of eSports at Unikrn. A lawyer and avid gamer Blum is at the centre of operations for Unikrn, a competitive platform aiming to take lead in the burgeoning eSports market, leading the operators business development and legal initiatives. Bryce further maintains a full-time …

SBC spoke to MRG Systems, a company renowned for cutting edge display technology predominantly in the betting shop environment, to discuss what the firm’s plans were in the face of industry consolidation. SBC: MRG Systems were up for sale last year, but nothing seemed to progress. What happened? Are you still up for sale? MRG: The short answer is that …

Amid changing and more challenging market conditions, the industry’s overall reputation and political agenda has become a prominent issue for all betting operators. SBC and EIG met with Gareth Davis William Hill Chairman to gain insight on how debate and government discussions are progressing for the industry as a whole. With 38 year executive career, Davis former CEO of Imperial …

Martin Fransson, founder of SpiffX, discusses price movements in odds and the unique opportunity that his exchange brings to the market to those who monitor those changes. How was SpiffX developed? The founders of Spiffx have extensive knowledge in automated odds trading and have noticed that the gaming industry lacked instruments for effective trading. That is how the idea to …

Football integrity and the prevention of match fraud was a core topic at the 2015 Betting on Football Conference (#BOFCON) on 10 September. Team SBC spoke to Sportradar’s Director of Security Services Tom Mace, as the European football season gets fully underway, on how progress is developing in the fight to secure football’s integrity. Mace is responsible for leading the …

Bernard Casey is a gambling industry veteran who’s senior managerial at Sky Bet, Stan James and Ladbrokes amongst others. He’s now Chief Executive at My Club Betting, and SBC recently caught up with him to discuss the innovative approach they’re taking to personalising the betting market for customers, whilst lending a helping hand to sports clubs throughout the UK. _________________________ SBC: …

Favourit is a bookmaker with a difference based in Australia. The operator aims to capitalise on the burgeoning social aspect being incorporated into traditional sports betting; indeed it calls itself a ‘social online sports betting site designed like a social network.’ Favourit adds an option to challenge others players, and you’ll also be ranked alongside other users via the BetIQ …

SBC caught up with Chris Johns, one half of Q Racing – a professional tipster service that operates off the www.bettinggods.com site, to find out what makes a tipster tick. SBC: How did you get into the tipping game? CJ: I have had an interest in horse racing most of my adult life and subscribed to and bought many, many …