Mateusz Juroszek, the CEO of STS Group, Poland’s largest bookmaker which accounts for +51% of market share has shed light on the company’s strategic reorganisation, refocusing growth in its home market. Speaking to SBC, Juroszek cites confidence in the company’s ability to deliver its targets for 2023 and spoke candidly about its strategic long-term objective beyond Polish boundaries. “We are …
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Ahead of Kambi’s Festival of Sportsbook on 6-9 June, SBC News caught up with the company’s SVP Marketing & Communications, Gerard Starkey, to find out what delegates can expect from the 2023 edition of the event. SBC: What is Kambi’s Festival of Sportsbook? Gerard Starkey: The Festival of Sportsbook is a digital event hosted by Kambi which has been running …
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The term ‘UK market’ is bandied about a lot in business conversations. This can make it somewhat easy to forget that the country and its markets are spread across four nations – England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and last but by no means least, Scotland. For some businesses, taking a ‘regional’ approach has proven to be a huge success, as Paul …
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The Royal Decree 958/2020 on Commercial Communications for Gambling Activities – more commonly referred to as the advertising ban – remains a cause of substantial disagreement in the Spanish betting and gaming industry, the debate at the Gaming in Spain conference suggested. Mikel Arana, Director General of the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), used his keynote at the …
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The end of Counter-Strike Global Offensive, one of the largest esports titles in betting, is near. In the summer of 2023, CS:GO will become Counter-Strike 2, altering several key game mechanics. Abios’ Engineering Manager Peter Torsson, who has extensive experience within the esports industry, aims to shed some light on what we might expect from CS2. He also covers the …
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Years of debates across Europe have seemingly come to a close in recent months, as several countries finally reached some conclusions on the future of their betting regulatory frameworks. Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) anticipates that tighter regulations are on the horizon, however. The group’s latest BetTech Ecosystem report examining global betting and igaming trends took a specific look at UK …
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Andrew Rhodes has shed light on the imminent future of British gambling and how the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is ready to implement the changes of the White Paper following its final consultation phase. The headline speaker of Day-1 of The CasinoBeats Summit in Malta, Rhodes was interviewed by Licensing Expert David Clifton as he reflected on his tenure to …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has set out its strategic direction for the next three years, unveiling its Evidence Gaps and Priorities programme for 2023-2026. In the aftermath of the Gambling Act Review White Paper publication, the regulator has highlighted an ‘opportunity’ over the coming years to make UK betting and gaming safer, fairer and crime-free. Six aspects of the …
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Over the last few years, we’ve seen swathes of gambling operators eye up new opportunities across Latin America – a trend that is showing no signs of slowing down. To discuss the potential opportunities for sports betting companies across this region, LSports has launched a new report entitled ‘Opportunity knocks: all you need to know about the rapidly growing sports …
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With the Premier League withdrawing gambling sponsorships from the front of shirts from the 2027/28 season, the English top-flight will be looking for new sectors to fill the revenue gap left behind. Whilst the betting sector has generated millions for betting companies in terms of the cash payments of sponsorships, sports data and insights firm Horizm believes that other industries …
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