Interviews

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Gor Mnatsakanyan: Denmark licence is another ‘feather in the cap’ for BetConstruct

Denmark

The Danish market presents a whole range of new opportunities for BetConstruct to expand its global footprint. And according to Gor Mnatsakanyan – the company’s Regional Director for Germany – this new licence gives BetConstruct the chance to become a leading force within the Danish gambling space. In an interview with SBC News, Mnatsakanyan walks us through the licensing process …

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A question of trust: EveryMatrix on why ‘every detail counts’ for lottery sportsbooks

A question of trust: EveryMatrix on why ‘every detail counts’ for lottery sportsbooks

Interest in sports betting from national lottery operators has remained consistent in recent years, with such companies across Europe and further afield maintaining sportsbook offerings and in turn requiring extensive support from the sector. EveryMatrix has been at the forefront of this convergence between lotteries and sports betting, particularly in Europe, where it has provided its solutions to several World …

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Menelaos Ladopoulos: Vermantia leading the way on innovation and customer service

Vermantia CEO Menelaos Ladopoulos

Menelaos Ladopoulos marks his promotion from Technical Director to Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Vermantia by telling SBC News about his new role and what lotteries, gaming and betting operators can expect from the specialist content solutions supplier in the near future. In the interview, the newly-appointed CTO discusses his journey to this leadership role, the company’s commitment to delivering …

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Simon Lidzèn: We’re on the Fast Track to the future of CRM

Simon Lidzèn, Fast Track CEO and co-founder

Following the announcement that Fast Track integrated OpenAI into their CRM platform, Simon Lidzèn, Fast Track CEO and co-founder, spoke to SBC News about how this new feature is helping operators to “work smarter, not harder”. The new capability, which was showcased for the first time at ICE, promises to create “human-like”, multi-level marketing campaigns that can be localised to …

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Varun Sudhakar, BetDEX: Betting ‘one of the few bright spots’ amid crypto uncertainty

Varun Sudhakar, BetDEX: Betting ‘one of the few bright spots’ amid crypto uncertainty

Compounded by the downfall of FTX, crypto volatility and prices last year will have left investors feeling pessimistic. Varun Sudhakar, Founder and CEO of crypto-betting exchange BetDEX, explained to SBC News that in spite of this, crypto-betting continued to buck this trend, particularly from a customer-relations standpoint. Appealing to the crypto confident customer In an interview ahead of the expansion …

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‘Players want that content’ – EveryMatrix bringing commercial lessons to lottery

EveryMatrix overcomes Germany hurdles to hit €65m profits

In partnering with a raft of lottery organisations, EveryMatrix has entered a different world to the more commercially-oriented betting and casino landscape from which it emerged. But it transpires that lotteries too are now operating under different circumstances. Frank Cecchini, the firm’s Head of Lottery Sales, observed in an interview with SBC Media that lotteries ‘have been forced to look …

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Abios’ Anton Janér: an incredible journey and an even brighter future

Abios’ Anton Janér: an incredible journey and an even brighter future

Esports data and statistics specialist Abios notched up 10 years of trading last month. Here we speak with Abios Co-founder and CTO Anton Janér who shared his thoughts on reaching that milestone, as well as some of the key developments that have shaped the company en route. Congratulations on reaching your tenth anniversary. Can you tell us more about the …

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Peter Korpusenko: TVBET is keeping its finger on the pulse for new markets and developments

Peter Korpusenko: TVBET is keeping its finger on the pulse for new markets and developments

The first three months of 2023 have been jam-packed with new developments for TVBET, and the remainder of the year looks to be incredibly promising as CEO Peter Korpusenko plans to take the company in a new direction. In a catch-up with SBC News, Korpusenko discussed some of the player-favourite titles that will be revamped for players before touching upon …

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Spotlight Sports Group: going above and beyond the odds with content hubs

Spotlight Sports Group: going above and beyond the odds with content hubs

Rob Black, B2B Sales Director at Spotlight Sports Group, provides insight into the company’s content hubs product and how its capabilities help take the strain out of delivering a content-rich experience for bettors. Rob, by way of introduction to the content hubs product, can you provide some background into the capabilities of Spotlight Sports Group’s content hubs? The real beauty …

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Cheltenham Festival: a roaring success or room for improvement?

SBC News Cheltenham Festival: a roaring success or room for improvement?

Cheltenham Festival is arguably one of the biggest events in the betting calendar. With 200,000+ bettors descending on the racecourse over a five day period, and even more watching the racing unfold on TV, is it an attractive proposition for sports betting companies? Conleth Byrne, Product Director at SIS, and Alex Beecham, Managing Director of Checkd Media, gave SBC News …

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