Marc Pedersen, SBC’s new affiliate correspondent, gives his insight into attending LAC and ICE 2014, from a media partner perspective. While ICE and LAC are two very different events, catering for different audiences, there is a universal truth behind both of them – making money out of gambling. Working for an igaming and sports betting portal – bettingexpert – our …
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SBC business correspondent Mark McGuinness caught up with businessman and industry entrepreneur Chris North to chat about his latest venture, GamCrowd which looks to disrupt the traditional way start-ups and existing companies seek funding and investment in the gambling sector. GamCrowd is a specialist igaming crowd funding platform, GamCrowd aims to bring better funding, industry knowledge, to entrepreneurs and investors …
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Paddy Power had an incredible 109 money-back offers during the course of January according to the latest monthly report from the leading online affiliate and betting service, FREEBETS.com. The bookmaker was one of only two of the 19 leading layers analysed by the FREEBETS.com team to promote more than 100 total offers during January. Betway had 104 and William Hill …
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Looking ahead to the upcoming Football World Cup in Brazil, team SBC interview’s ArsenalFan.TV’s, Director and Founder Robbie Lyle. Robbie sheds insight into why he set up his popular Youtube channel and website – ArsenalFan.TV, and how his young business has gained popularity through using social media channels. Robbie is a Surveyor by profession with experience of working in the …
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Guardian UK and Bettingexpert.com football journalist Jonathan Wilson believes that the impact of match fixing goes well beyond the immediate concerns of bookmakers and punters. Today, Jonathan Wilson tells us how the suspicion of match fixing can quietly erode sport’s ability to astound. The day that Liverpool drew 3-3 with Everton, I was at a dinner with a former Test …
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The 2013 Black Diamond Poker Open (BDPO) reached record levels with $1,200,000 in prize money and, this, 3rd year of the event is set to see prize money more than double with $3,000,000 up for grabs. Qualifying starts on Tuesday, 9 February. Why has the BDPO been so popular? Online tournaments are seen by many casual poker players as the …
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Reporting from the ICE 2014 conference floor, SBC catches up with A BET A Business Development Manager Jason Hardman to discuss A BET A’s mobile and SMS retail betting system. The newly launched betting system, will allow betting shop customers to have easier access to all markets and staff to better monitor betting activities The A BET A system aims …
Read More »Paul McNea Founder of Betfuze Mobile discusses mobile first retention strategies for igaming operators. McNea aims to give insight into the latest mobile player trends and retention strategies needed for mobile gaming. McNea advice’s the ICE2014 audience what igaming competencies can be transferred from digital operational teams to mobile focused retention units. McNea further sheds light on what gaming skills …
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Brendan O’Kane CEO of OtherLevels mobile analytic and data gives ICE 2014 insight into post user acquisition retention and optimization of users on mobile platforms. O’Kane focuses on retention of new user during their first 90 days of engagement with new mobile products. O’Kane states that this is a key area, where igaming operators need to focus further resources in, …
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Reporting from the ICE 2014 Mobile Gaming session floor, Geoffrey Dixon founder of research and insight consultancy Vivid Interface delivers a key study in mobile gaming habits and trends in the UK igaming market. The study conducted by Vivid Interface on behalf of Clarion Events aims to give tacit research into mobile gamblers and their customs. The study uses a …
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