JKR Investment Group has already established itself as a key partner for international companies including BETER and Betegy that provide B2B solutions to the world’s biggest sportsbooks. But for both Alexander Gusev, the company’s CEO and Nikola Teofilovic, JKR’s Senior Investment Manager, the key to its success can largely be attributed to strong partnerships, industry expertise and a customer-first approach. …
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Better Collective Spotlight: Gaining a unique US position via Action Network
With more and more states weighing up the opportunities that betting regulation can bring, Marc Pedersen – CEO US at Better Collective – believes that the US is the obvious place for the sports betting media Group to continue its execution strategy. In this month’s Better Collective spotlight, Pedersen spoke to SBC about the ways in which Action Network will …
Read More »Using lived experience to shape Safer Gambling Training
Safer Gambling Training (a programme created by charities YGAM and Betknowmore UK) kick starts its series of features for SBC examining the critical discipline of improving education for all industry stakeholders. Ben Davies, Head of Safer Gambling Partnerships at Betknowmore UK, explains why learning from lived experience can fundamentally change betting’s algorithmic approach to engaging in the deep nuances of …
Read More »Peter Ekmark: The importance of data protection in the igaming space
Privacy is crucial when it comes to personal data. In some ways, iGaming draws many parallels with that of the financial sector and banking, said Internet Vikings CEO Peter Ekmark. He explained: “There are huge similarities [between the igaming space and financial sector]. In a way, a gaming company is exactly the same as a bank. You open an account, …
Read More »BetBooster: Providing pre-match and in-play engagement boost through LSports
BetBooster, an automated betting stimulation service developed by LVision and solely distributed by LSports, is generating close to 100,000 bets on average each month for its sportsbook partners. The product produces targeted sports insights for sports bettors, seamlessly mixed into the traditional sportsbook layout, with the information based on historical data, live incidents and AI analysis – covering both pre-match …
Read More »Justin Geiger, Spotlight Sports Group: Enhancing the sports betting experience with Superfeed
Three quarters of sports bettors prefer picks and projections over raw statistical data, said Spotlight Sports Group VP Sales Justin Geiger, as he discussed the recent launch of Superfeed – a feed turning data into digestible insights and verdicts for sports events. As part of an exclusive interview for Gambling TV, he also explained the product’s ‘make more events matter’ …
Read More »Bookies Corner: Fractious Eurovision is the spark to reignite entertainment markets
A year after its postponement, the Eurovision Finals return this Saturday (22 May), with European broadcasters anticipating a record-breaking audience for Europe’s live international pop contest. SBC gets the lowdown on what may well be the bookies most difficult market to price, factoring live contestants’ performances, controversial judging, cultural bias and as always Europe’s conflicting political relationships. _________________________ SBC: Following …
Read More »From 1994 to 2021: Reflecting on Fonbet’s major milestones
Since it was founded in 1994, Fonbet has grown from a company of three people to one of the largest players in the Russian betting market; gone are the days when it was using handwritten odds faxed in from Las Vegas as the main source of pre-match markets. Nearly 27 years on, Fonbet director general Alexander Paramonov helped us to …
Read More »Euro 2020: Delivering interactive betting value for football fans
We’re just three weeks away from a European Championship with a difference, although seeing England as short as 5/1 with some bookies is at least a sign that some things never change. As fans return to the stadiums, albeit on a reduced level, will we see a reversal of the near ‘wiped’ home advantage in fanless football? Hopefully not for …
Read More »George Stalev, Delasport: Staying one step ahead of technology trends
At a time when technology is constantly changing, George Stalev – Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Delasport – believes that companies must stay ‘one step ahead’ of competitors if they wish to stand out from the crowd. Speaking to SBC News, Stalev explained why ‘a technical approach is often the best way to solve a problem’ before touching upon the …
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