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Darko Gacov: Why the CIS region is ‘the perfect choice’ for growth

Darko Gacov: Why the CIS region is ‘the perfect choice’ for growth

Following a series of regulatory developments across the region, eyes have shifted towards the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as a new frontier for the betting industry’s development. This region, according to Darko Gacov, Founding Partner at Singular, has been on everyone’s radar ‘since Adjarabet exposed the market to the world’, with the market’s potential growing bigger by the day. …

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Neil McArthur: Gambling Act reform will hold no grace period for inbound changes

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Neil McArthur, Chief Executive of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), has stated that the government and its regulatory agencies will take every opportunity available ‘to make Great Britain the world leader for safer gambling’. Opening the ‘Raising Standards’ conference at London’s Southbank Centre on the eve of the industry’s ‘Safer Gambling Week’, McArthur addressed the relationship between licensees and the …

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Sarah Robertson, Kambi: Fine tuning can see lotteries & sports betting become dance partners

SBC News Sarah Robertson, Kambi: Fine tuning can see lotteries & sports betting become dance partners

Requiring a deeper commitment of technology and software services, lottery operators have often proved to be difficult partners for sportsbook suppliers. Having recently won the contract to overhaul Belgium’s Loterie Nationale sportsbook capacities, Kambi Group Senior Business Development Director Sarah Robertson spoke to SBC News about why the sportsbook technology supplier is treating lotteries as a critical growth segment. SBC: …

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The importance of a customised payment widget for the client and end consumer

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The payment widget is the most important part of the customer journey, said Artem Sydorenko, Marketing Manager at exactly®.  In discussion with SBC News, he explained why his company allows full customisation of its widget for clients, which helps to minimise any doubts in the mind of the consumer. The most significant of these doubts, he added, arises when the …

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Don’t look back: Why betting expectations are changing at breakneck speed

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I remember scenes from my favourite TV series where placing a bet with pen and paper from the backstreets was a love affair for the sports bettor, writes Vermantia Commercial Director Spyros Stavropoulos. But can these fond memories actually cloud our judgement when it comes to new consumer expectations? While this old school filling out of a bet slip is …

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David Clifton, Licensing Expert: Affordability takes centre stage

SBC News David Clifton, Licensing Expert: Affordability takes centre stage

In the Gambling Commission’s March 2018 Online Gambling Review, published very shortly after Neil McArthur took over as its Chief Executive, the view was expressed that “overall, progress by the online industry to minimise harm has been significantly slower than we expected and required”. That set in motion a chain of events that has reached its zenith in the last …

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Winning Post: Sweden shows why black and white never works

SBC News Winning Post: Sweden shows why black and white never works

Swedish operators have appealed for the government to reject a further six-month extension for the ‘temporary’ online casino restrictions. Regulus Partners observes a near-total collapse in reasoned debate and policy development between all market stakeholders. ___________________ The Swedish government has proposed a six-month extension of the temporary restrictions to online casino (SEK5,000 /€485 weekly deposit limit; mandatory time limits; initial …

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