Obtaining the required personal financial information is the greatest barrier licensed betting & gaming operators face when onboarding players and the industry fears that mandatory affordability checks will make the situation worse, a new SBC study, commissioned by IDnow, has concluded. The finding emerged as part of the SBC Media Challenges in Compliance Survey, which saw senior compliance representatives from …
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Payhound: Reliability as a trust forming factor in the cryptocurrency space
Speaking to SBC, Payhound’s Managing Director Elton Dimech revealed why his company puts an emphasis on reliability and stability rather than market disruption when it comes to leaving a mark in the crypto space. SBC: For those of our audience unfamiliar with Payhound, give us an introduction to the brand and its key offerings. Elton Dimech: Payhound has emerged as …
Read More »Innovation: fuelling the industry’s growth or simply a buzzword?
The word ‘innovation’ is somewhat inescapable when working in the igaming industry. There isn’t a day when the term isn’t used on LinkedIn or in a press release announcing a new product launch. But what does it mean to be truly innovative? And have we reached a point where we’re innovating too much? In a roundtable discussion, GR8 Tech CEO …
Read More »Market Make-Up: French football sees battle on margin control…
In a new series, SBC Correspondent Jake Pollard dissects the intricacies of pricing European betting markets, for their unique and respective audiences. Supported by Propus Partners, Part 1 examines French football markets priced by a diverse cast of bookmakers, competing in a marketplace where margins and market share are impacted by markets offered, pay out ratios capped at 85% and …
Read More »Bets & Balance Sheets: Streamlining Transactions in the Gambling Industry
In the second of three Bets & Balance Sheets, Vasco Rodrigues, CMO at Aurum Solutions, is joined by Anschana Caravaca-Sasse, VP Specialist Markets at Kushki and Laurent Reysbosch, COO at Paytently. The trio delve into the evolving landscape of payment solutions within the gambling sector and discuss the financial benefits of adopting modern payment solutions, such as APMs, e-wallets, and …
Read More »Genius Sports: Driving dynamic, automated liability-based odds adjustments at scale
Thomas Holland, Product Director at Genius Sports, talks about betbuilders, risk management, and how innovations are driving change in sportsbooks in an exclusive interview with SBC News. SBC: Managing liabilities has become complex, with products like betbuilder creating exposure across millions of outcomes. How do you effectively manage risk in today’s world? Thomas Holland: Managing liabilities has always been complex, …
Read More »Retail betting shops in the UK and Ireland: the future is now
Alan Pepperell, Retail Director, Spotlight Sports Group, offers some fascinating insight into the changing face of the UK’s retail betting sector and how the industry is focusing on digitising horse racing in betting shops to make them a destination to enjoy live sports events. The betting shop revolution In the past few decades betting shops have seen several potential threats …
Read More »Styliana Kalogreadou: Motivational Engineering – much more than a buzzword for Soft2Bet
Gamification, or Motivational Engineering as it’s known at Soft2Bet, may well make it into the top five phrases for the gambling industry in 2023. And as gaming providers look for new and innovative ways to engage with players, it’s only going to become even more popular in 2024. But how many gaming companies can honestly say they’re ‘getting it right’ …
Read More »Digitain’s Margarita Cruz: Preparing for the LatAm opportunity
Latin America has emerged as one of the key growth areas for the sports betting and igaming industry, and the 2024 Copa América is likely to provide the perfect opportunity for international operators to make their mark in the region’s varied markets. Here Margarita Cruz, Senior Sales Director for platform provider Digitain, shares her expertise on what operators need to …
Read More »Nanocosmos: Powering the micro betting trend for everyone, everywhere, every time
Oliver Lietz, CEO of Nanocosmos, shared some interesting insights around micro betting and how his company is working to enable it by delivering real-time streaming 24/7/365 to reach anyone, anytime, anywhere. While the precise definition of microbetting may still be a matter of debate, one consensus is clear: thanks to real-time video streaming, it is fostering greater fan engagement than …
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