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With the 4th anti-money laundering (AML) directive likely to bring the betting industry within the regulated AML sector for the first time, and forthcoming data protection changes rendering gambling operators liable for huge new financial penalties for data protection breaches, SBC Events has brought together an expert panel to deliver timely guidance for chief executives, heads of marketing, compliance teams and …

Lysis Gaming Compliance has been confirmed as an Event Badge Sponsor for Betting on Sports 2016. Lysis Gaming Compliance, part of the Lysis group, provides compliance strategy, anti-money laundering services and consultancy to the gaming industry. The company provides qualified and experienced teams from a City of London headquarters and near-shore centres, delivering efficient and cost-effective KYC and FATCA processing, …

In its Corporate Business Plan for April 2016 to March 2017, about which I wrote in May – see http://www.sbcnews.co.uk/features/comment  – the Gambling Commission made clear that: amongst its strategic objectives was to empower and protect consumers and to raise standards across all gambling sectors to ensure safe and fair play for consumers and wider public confidence in the integrity of …

Secure Trading has been confirmed as a sponsor for the Networking Break on the first day of Betting on Sports (BOS). The company is also sponsoring the ‘New Faces’ panel, featuring representatives from Cyberplay, LeoVegas and Sun Bets. Established in 1997 and headquartered in London, Secure Trading has provided a specialist service to the gaming sector since its inception. A …

Adam Roland is the Founder and Director of Heavyweight Sports, a marketing PR agency focused on sports based in both London and Manchester. Adam will be speaking on the panel ‘Personality Profile – How bookmakers use the ambassadorial role to reach an audience’ at Betting on Sports this month (15th-16th) alongside Stuart Tilly of Argyll Entertainment and BetonBrazil, and the …

BetonBrazil has been confirmed as an Affiliate & Media Event Sponsor for Betting on Sports 2016! BetonBrazil.com is the latest gambling site to be launched by UK licensed operator, Argyll Entertainment, and features the name, face and voice of ex-Scottish International footballer turned award-winning broadcaster, Alan Brazil, as its brand ambassador. Stuart Tilly, CEO at Argyll Entertainment, shared his excitement over the conference …

One of the industry’s newest leaders, Marathonbet’s CEO Viktor Hoffman details to SBC why betting stakeholders have to challenge industry legacy values and operations to meet current and future consumer demands. Hoffman, a speaker at the Betting on Sports Conference (15-16 September London Grange Hotel), tells SBC readers that while some operators my find comfort in traditional operations, tomorrow’s winners …

Tain, one of the most established content and technical services providers in the online gambling industry, has been confirmed as a C-Level Dinner Sponsor for Betting on Sports 2016. Founded in 1999, Tain’s main strength lies in its range of in-house products, including a market-leading gaming platform, payment gateway, casino games, and a comprehensive sports book and odds feed. The …

Ahead of the Betting on Sports Conference (15-16 September), James Waterhouse Founder of Equotion details to SBC readers how ‘big data’ has impacted betting’s operational value chain. With all betting stakeholder’s demanding greater data efficiencies, Waterhouse tells SBC that industry players should seek to implement diverse data models and approaches in order stay ahead of competitive field. _______________________ SBC: James …

Following the International in early August of this year, for which the victorious team Wings Gaming came away with $9.1m (£7m) as a prize, esports betting experienced a notable surge.  Danish operator Danske Spil started out in esports in 2014. It also operates eOddset TV to accompany this with regular guests to analyse competitions and drive interest. We spoke to …