With stakeholders from a wide range of areas in the multi-dynamic environment of sports business, data remains an extremely important asset in various companies’ arsenals. Jens Melvang, Senior Product Manager at Stats Perform, spoke to SBC of the firm’s newly announced series of advanced football metrics with the introduction of live Opta Vision data feeds. For the 2022-23 football season, …
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FSB: how to solve the first-mover legacy tech conundrum
Becoming a first-mover in the US can have its advantages when it comes to gaining a competitive edge in securing market share. However, this may mean that companies adopt legacy technologies which ultimately cause headaches a few years down the road. In a conversation with SBC Leaders, FSB’s Bob Akeret, VP of Operations, and Mike Van Ermen, VP of Business …
Read More »Lee Willows: Funding debate threatens UK’s ‘world class’ treatment ecosystem
The debate surrounding gambling research, education and treatment (RET) funding has been heating up significantly ahead of the government’s Gambling Act review White Paper. A range of viewpoints have been expressed on the matter, and notably, calls for the introduction of a statutory levy to support RET operations have been rising, although with some differences as to how this would …
Read More »RETAbet and Oddin.gg: a vision for the future of esports
In the constantly changing online gaming world, there is a vertical which has been shown to have an upwards trajectory: esports. Once considered just the latest phenomenon in gaming, esports has now grown into a robust multi-billion industry with no sight of stopping. So when Spain’s RETAbet Group joined forces with esports provider Oddin.gg, the two planned to make significant …
Read More »Winning Post: Gambling Review split by the two voices of Public Health
Regulus Partners dissects the recommendations and musings of an open letter authored by the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) to DCMS, in which the organisation has provided conflicting guidance on how to establish a balanced public health approach to treat gambling harms… The threat to licensed gambling in Great Britain was set out in stark terms this week …
Read More »Yolo Group: Leading Africa’s crypto revolution
Albert Climent, Head of Africa at Yolo Group, discusses how innovative approaches and a crypto-first strategy is helping the operator lead the crypto entertainment revolution. Over the last few months, Sportsbet.io and Bitcasino have welcomed to the team a series of high profile global brand ambassadors from Africa, as we look to expand our footprint not only as the crypto …
Read More »Bayes Esports and Riot Games: levelling up esports
Amir Mirzaee, Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer at Bayes Esports, and John Knauss, Lead of Competitive Data Programs for Esports at Riot Games, discuss the ways in which the duo plan to level up the esports space and how data can help boost engagement with different esports verticals. Firstly, thank you for speaking to us! How do Bayes and …
Read More »Public health directors weigh in on RET funding war of words
The President and Vice-President of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) have written to Gambling Minister Chris Philp, making recommendations ahead of the Gambling Act review White Paper. Although the consultation period for recommendations informing the legislative overhaul ended on 1 April, Professor Maggie Rae (President) and Greg Fell (VP) expressed their viewpoint on developing a better public …
Read More »SBC to turn Barcelona into the centre of the international betting and gaming industry
SBC has announced the details of its biggest ever conference and exhibition, SBC Summit Barcelona 2022. The event with the unrivalled speaker line-up, scheduled for 20-22 September at Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc, will turn the venue into the centre of the international betting and gaming industry for the week, gathering leading industry experts and decision-makers from around the world. In …
Read More »BOSE: Keeping the doors open through retail innovations
Walk down any high-street in the UK and Ireland, and the chances of coming across a betting shop are very high – but it is no secret that the retail sector has been dealt some heavy blows over the past two years. Consistent lockdown conditions throughout 2020 and 2021 have starved many betting shops of revenues, whilst the growing popularity …
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