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Robert Chvátal: SAZKA’s transformation has pushed the static boundaries of European lotteries

SBC News Robert Chvátal: SAZKA's transformation has pushed the static boundaries of European lotteries

Speaking exclusively to SBC Leaders, Robert Chvátal reflects on his eight tenure leading SAZKA Group, transforming the Czech operator into Europe’s dominant pan-national lottery operator that now targets winning the National Lottery’s 2023 stewardship by putting forward a generationally innovative bid to reinvigorate the UK’s lottery market.  ____________ SBC: Thanks for speaking with us. 2020 marked your eighth year of …

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Slotegrator: On the threshold of new emerging markets

Operators looking to enter new and emerging markets must keep a closer eye on regulatory changes, which can happen considerably quicker than more mature markets.

Operators looking to enter new and emerging markets must keep a closer eye on regulatory changes, which can happen considerably quicker than more mature markets. That was the view of Vadim Potapenko, Head of Sales at Slotegrator, who explained how the company’s jurisdictional services can “get the licensing process squared away”, leaving the operator to focus on marketing and operation …

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Efootball: Betbazar talks engagement, retention and this summer’s betting surge

Efootball

Italy wasn’t the only big winner from Euro 2020, with a stellar performance for Efootball setting the up and coming esports game up for a more prosperous future.  Betbazar CEO Alex Iaroshenko talks us through betting trends this summer, keeping players engaged ahead of the new football season and how stadium traffic might influence Efootball numbers. SBC: Now that the …

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Grassroots investments and new experiences: How Fitzdares is backing UK and Irish racing

Grassroots investments and new experiences: How Fitzdares is backing UK and Irish racing

Racing has come up against a number of hurdles in the last few years; funding cuts, racecourse closures and tax hikes are just a few of the challenges that the sector faces. But for William Woodhams, CEO of Fitzdares, one of the major obstacles that racing must overcome is the creation of stand-out experiences for punters. This, he told SBC, …

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Every sports content site is driven by video – why should betting be different?

video

A seasoned marketing executive who previously headed up the sportsbook division at 888 Holdings, Yuval Benyamini joined content platform WSC Sports in February 2021 as Head of Betting Business Development. Fast forward just a few months and we learned that WSC Sports had teamed up with Sportradar to launch the sports betting sector’s first ‘Live Video Notification’ push service.  We …

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BETER: Why Euro 2020 has sparked new interest in e-football

BETER's Chief Product Officer Alex Lobov revealed that the recent Euro 2020 tournament has sparked an elevated interest in e-football.

Traditional sports will always drive the esports industry, but there will soon be real competition in the popularity stakes, said BETER‘s Chief Product Officer Alex Lobov who revealed that the recent Euro 2020 tournament has sparked an elevated interest in e-football.  Speaking to SBC News, Lobov explained that BETER currently provides its clients with live streaming and monthly data and …

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Alina Yakirevich, Fonbet: Euro 2020 and overcoming the challenges of the pandemic

Alina Yakirevich, Fonbet: Euro 2020 and overcoming the challenges of the pandemic

New measures brought in by the Russian government will undoubtedly protect bettors while also increasing traffic for licensed operators “who pay taxes, support athletics with targeted deductions and sponsorship contracts” according to Alina Yakirevich, Marketing Director at Fonbet. Speaking to SBC News, Yakirevich drew attention to the fight against the black market, explaining that measures brought in by the Russian …

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Zohrab Karapetyan: How Digitain is supporting sportsbook partners for Tokyo 2020

Tokyo

From skateboarding to surfing, Digitain has ramped up the number of Olympic sports it is supporting for its sportsbook partners during Tokyo 2020. We spoke to Zohrab Karapetyan, Digitain’s Sportsbook Product Manager, about launching new initiatives to meet the growing Olympic betting appeal and mitigating the impact of time difference on turnover, particularly in Europe, before looking slightly further ahead …

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Bigger and BETER: New sports driving more engaging Setka Cup content

Setka Cup

By adding new sports to the Setka Cup tournaments roster, BETER is now delivering even more ‘fast’ and reliable content for sportsbook operators, said BETER’s Chief Product Officer Alex Lobov. We spoke to Lobov about strengthening its foothold in the fast sports betting niche through the addition of beach volleyball, risk management and countering the threat of match fixing, as …

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