Hearing different perspectives on diversity and inclusion can help highlight the areas in which the betting and gaming industry can improve. Hosting a roundtable discussion, SBC spoke to women who are relatively new to the industry to find out about their career development, their experience of the sector’s work environments and the advice they’d give to other women looking to …
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888 Holdings has detailed growth across a range of existing and current markets, but has underscored a need to focus on safer gambling in tandem with this expansion – particularly following its recent fine in the UK. Breaking down the company’s 2021 trading results in the 888 full year earnings call yesterday, CEO Itai Pazner focused on developments in Europe …
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If you are looking to take on the giant that is the US market, market share is key – something which can be achieved through an efficient, scalable user acquisition strategy. That’s according to Aidan Toolan, Co-founder and CEO at Fortuna Edge Media. Speaking to SBC, Aidan touched upon the ways that Fortuna Edge Media is connecting the dots between …
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As previously reported by SBC News, a two-week-long inquest into the death of Jack Ritchie, a 24-year old English teacher with a long-standing gambling disorder, ended on 4 March 2022 with the coroner concluding that ‘warnings, information and treatment’ for problem gamblers had been ‘woefully inadequate and failed to meet Jack’s needs’. Paul Greaney QC, who was instructed to represent …
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To mark International Women’s Day 2022, we spoke with a number of leading female figures from across the betting and gaming industry to find out more about their careers, advice that they’d give to news starters and what more the industry can do to make sure diversity and inclusion ‘get a seat at the table’ SBC: What attracted you to …
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German Sports Betting Association DSWV has hosted its annual conference, in which members have outlined that the federal GlüNeuRStv online gambling regime is ill equipped to deal with black market threats. 2021 saw German sports betting ‘stabilise to its 2019 pre-Corona level’ as licensed operators recorded €9.4 billion in wagers and contributing to €470 million in taxes. Despite the recovery, …
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Italian gambling has been notified of progress on the regulatory front, as state auditor Ragioneria dello Stato has approved the draft ‘reorganisation plan’ of the sector prepared by Italy’s Ministry of the Economy and Finance. Securing its progress, the plan has been forwarded to the government, which will review proposed amendments to ratify a bill that will be designated to …
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A 10-year long partnership is not only an achievement but a testament to the strong work ethic that Golden Palace exudes, writes Stanislav Silin CEO of Altenar, who reflects on the duo’s long-lasting collaboration. Golden Palace has revolutionised the way that gamblers interact with games, sports and entertainment as a whole – bringing gamers closer to international events and regional leagues …
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Stats Perform hosted one of the biggest launch events of the year this week, showcasing five brand new sports betting innovations. The sports data and sports betting technology firm also announced a rebrand of Watch&Bet, renamed and repurposed to Bet LiveStreams to reflect a new age of “interactive, hyper-entertaining, ‘built-for-bettors’ video”. Setting the scene on stage for an impressive show …
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Entain Plc’s leadership duo of Group Chief Executive Jette Nygaard-Andersen and Deputy-CEO Rob Wood have outlined their shared objective to showcase the FTSE100 business’ innovation capabilities during 2022. Innovation and organic growth were marked as ‘capital allocation priorities’ by Andersen and Wood, hosting yesterday’s Entain leadership conference call with investors and market analysts. The start of 2022 saw Entain maintain …
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