Public interest in women’s sport is on the rise, with increased media coverage reflecting this. But is this upward trend mirrored in the betting world? SBC spoke to Valentina Francione (below, left), Online Business Manager at Kiron Interactive, and Nora Galstyan (below, right), Head of Compliance at Technamin, to see whether betting volumes in women’s sport are increasing in line …
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As North American betting stakeholders continue to expand their operations across the states and provinces of the US and Canada, many are looking to the established markets of Europe for guidance and support. This has included US-facing PointsBet, which recently announced the opening of a Dublin tech hub off the back of its acquisition of Banach Technologies. For the company’s …
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If you want to remain a key player in the betting and gaming market, you need to stay sharp – and according to Anastasia Vyshinskaya, Head of B2C at SOFTSWISS, you must be flexible to changing demands too. Speaking to SBC, Vyshinskaya outlines the main goals of the SOFTSWISS Managed Services team and the importance of being able to adjust …
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The industry’s frustrations with German gambling market reforms under the Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStv) regime have been well publicised. Across Europe, gambling PLCs have undertaken costly multi-million-pound platform/product adjustments to adhere to the GlüNeuRStv’s stringent technical standards on compliance and market rules. But despite reconciling online gambling within Germany’s federal legislative framework, the GlüNeuRStv remains unloved and scorned …
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High-street betting shops, like the many retail-based businesses, have taken a serious blow over the past two years – but that hasn’t dissuaded operators with an interest in the vertical. One such firm that has gone full-steam ahead with a UK retail rollout is BoyleSports, which has long pursued an expansion outside the domestic Irish market where it first began …
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A company with a global focus, Clever Advertising is comfortable with the ‘ever-changing’ regulatory environments and will continue to pursue expansion into new markets. That’s according to Marcos Oliveira, the company’s Chief Operations Officer, who spoke to SBC about the growing importance of affiliation, regulatory changes and the opportunities in new markets across the world. SBC: Tell us about your …
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Affordability has been one of the key talking points in gambling circles over the past year, eliciting positive responses from some stakeholders, but reservations from others. Although the Gambling Act review has once again been delayed, many reform advocates remain hopeful that enhanced affordability checks protecting the most vulnerable of players will be included in the regulatory overhaul. On the …
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Successfully making a market debut is a key challenge expanding operators must overcome, and strong technological support and coordination is paramount. In an interview with SBC News and GamblingTV, kwiff CEO Charles Lee, provided a breakdown of his firm’s tech stack and platform development and how this is applied to different market conditions. A Malta-based enterprise, kwiff is active in …
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Collaboration and proactive education initiatives around the potential risks of sports betting can help form the basis of a holistic athlete wellbeing program, according to Jim Brown, Sportradar’s Head of Integrity Services & Athlete Wellbeing for North America. Announcing the launch of the Athlete Wellbeing Program at SBC Summit North America, Brown began by giving an overview of what the …
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Banks may often be reluctant to offer payment services to high-risk industries such as the igaming sector. But according to Jens Podewski, payment solutions provider FinXP is making waves in the industry as a one-stop solution for gaming companies struggling to access payment and banking solutions. Speaking to Payment Expert, the FinXP Founder and CEO began by shedding light on …
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