2020 and 2021 saw pressures increase on operators’ ability to modify platforms to match market and regulatory demands. Observing arising complexities across the industry’s value chain, James King leads the development of Flows, an industry-tailored innovation platform designed to turbocharge delivery, automate workflows and reduce reliance on technical teams. SBC: Hi James, thanks for this interview. Your new venture Flows …
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Darina Goldin, Bayes Esports: Why is it so hard to create good betting odds?
Esports is data-driven like no other sport. Given a good data source, it is possible to have full information about a match at any given second, yet creating good reliable betting odds for esports remains a challenge in the industry, writes Darina Goldin, Director of Data Science at Bayes Esports. Some of that can be attributed to the relative novelty …
Read More »Marc Pedersen, Better Collective: Capitalising on the US market boom
Better Collective will use its experience from Europe to lay the foundation for its US market expansion, Marc Pedersen – CEO of Better Collective US – told SBC News. In this month’s Better Collective Spotlight, Pedersen discusses how the sports media publisher plans to drive acquisition and retention to its partners stateside, before shining a light on some of the …
Read More »Liv Biesemans, Kindred: No Google of gambling industry ‘anytime soon’
The past year has seen a number of major acquisitions – as well as some prominent failed ones – in the international betting and gaming scene, but the prospect of a ‘betting industry Google is not around the corner. This is according to Kindred’s Group Deputy General Counsel Liv Biesemans, who shared her views on M&A developments whilst also making …
Read More »N1 Partners Group: Moving to master the sports betting field with SOFTSWISS
The only disadvantage was its relatively recent release on the market, said N1 Partners Group Chief Product Officer Yaroslav Laptev, as he reflected on choosing the SOFTSWISS Sportsbook to grow its online gambling business. 12 months on from launching the first of its sports betting projects through Joo Sports, he told us why the flexible and simple to use solution …
Read More »Russell Colvin, FSB: Raising the retail bar
It’s been a transformative year for FSB generally in 2021 with the launch and growth of their retail product a key part of this success. Here, the company’s Head of Retail Russell Colvin explains how the provider has raised the bar with its retail solution. SBC: FSB has been making great strides in the retail sector this year with an …
Read More »Live streaming vs real event: where are we at?
Over the past year, we’ve seen video communication on an unprecedented scale, from remote work to virtual conferences and live-streamed events like webinars, town hall meetings, theatre and music. In the gaming world many casino visitors became online users. At the same time interactive live streaming turned into an important ally for operators who need to create engaging experiences online. …
Read More »Betsson, bet365 and Betradar celebrate triple successes at SBC Awards 2021
Betsson Group, bet365, Evolution, Betradar and GoldenRace were among the 34 companies to celebrate victories at last night’s SBC Awards 2021 ceremony at Evolution London. Hosted by Kirsty Gallacher and World Cup winner Marcel Desailly, the eighth edition of the SBC awards brought together an audience of betting and gaming industry professionals to recognise the achievements of the top-performing operators, …
Read More »BGC lauds industry’s ‘huge contribution’ in community and social initiatives
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has provided an overview of the gambling industry’s 2021 CSR initiatives, focusing on community outreach, economic and social contribution, promotion of equality and diversity, employee support and environmental initiatives. A number of prominent companies were highlighted in the report, including bet365 Group, Flutter Entertainment, William Hill, Gamesys and Entain, whilst BGC members in general …
Read More »Clever Advertising: Compliance should be strict not strangling
Compliance ruling should be “strict but not strangling” and regulators should be careful about implementing “overzealous” advertising rules that do more harm than good, said Luís Portela de Carvalho, Senior Legal Counsel at Clever Advertising. He spoke to SBC News about adapting to the ever-changing landscape for compliance, adding that while the regulatory work has become a challenge, Clever’s track …
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