Digital ID can allow bettors to have more control over their information, creating a sense of ‘trust’ between operators and the players. That’s according to Caroline Steele, Senior Client Director – Gaming at 1account. Discussion on ‘The opportunity for Digital ID in a physical world’ panel at this week’s SBC Digital Payments conference quickly turned towards the challenges associated with …
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We put the latest football player prop products under the microscope in conjunction with Stats Perform and Degree 53 The first in a three-part series for SBC News features Ladbrokes’ Five-a-Side game Click here to read part 2 of the series on Boylesports‘ Player and Team First Markets Click here to read part 3 of the series on Sky Bet‘s …
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Sam Milton, Commercial Manager at Trustly, on revolutionising the deposit and withdrawal experience for land-based gaming operators through Scan N Play. Across consumer sectors, there’s growing demand for cashless and contactless payment methods. As casinos, gaming halls and betting shops start to open back up, that same demand will apply for land-based gaming. While card-like apps have begun to fill …
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GambleAware has pledged that it will deliver an ‘integrated approach‘ to help the UK’s public health and community stakeholders minimise problem gambling harms across all levels of society. Publishing its ‘Organisational Strategy’ this morning, GambleAware outlined the charity’s new ‘five-year strategy’ aimed at bolstering its social directives relating to the research, education and treatment (RET) of problem gambling and its …
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In the last year, we have seen a substantial rise in the uptake of ‘egames’ such as virtual betting markets and esports. According to BetInvest, this rising demand for egames inspired their team to supply a product that combined the excitement and anticipation of real sport events with a modern approach – offering its network of operators an alternative to …
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Certification is the “bread and butter” for igaming platform providers with ambitions to participate in regulated markets, said GiG’s General Counsel Claudio Caruana, who added that certification can guarantee speed to market for partner operators and attract key interest from those aspiring to enter a new market. As part of an exclusive interview for SBC News, Caruana (pictured above) also …
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The deal makers pushing for Betway owner Super Group to merge and list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) have outlined the firm’s objectives to dominate US sports ‘entwined media and wagering-related future’. Alongside its SPAC partner Sports Acquisition Corp (SEAH), Super Group’s executive team presented the firm’s NYSE IPO ambitions pursuing a minimum corporate valuation of $4.75 billion. …
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Since my last “Licensing Expert” article for SBC News, the stand-out issues in UK gambling regulatory terms have been (a) the circumstances giving rise to the UK Government’s 20 April announcement of an independent review into the collapse of Football Index and (b) the sudden unexpected departure of Neil McArthur from his position as Chief Executive of the Gambling Commission …
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In the latest updates of the Google Play Terms of Services, the technology giant announced the welcome development that it will allow real money gambling apps in 15 additional jurisdictions effective from 1 March, writes Stuart Godfree, Managing Director at mkodo. With much of the industry previously restricted to Apple’s platform, this move triggered many operators to reconsider its app …
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Acquiring Rekatochklart was a ‘natural step’ towards Better Collective becoming the leading sports betting media group in Sweden according to Casper Lind Jensen (pictured below), Head of Better Collective Stockholm. For this month’s Better Collective Spotlight, Lind Jensen explained how adding the Rekatochklart brand to its portfolio can help create a better product for punters, while also allowing the Danish …
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