As one year ends and another begins, a series of reflections and predictions are to be expected. However, despite the optimism that encompasses many as January commences, numerous challenges remain and emerging trends continue to provide various opportunities. In a two-part SBC News special, a selection of these, including player retention, emerging tech, markets of promise and much more, will …
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Standing out amid a sea of similarity is an issue that is tackled across each corner of the industry on a daily basis, as a constant jockeying for success delivers a range of innovations in a bid to climb above the competition. One such example is LSports, which aims to respond to “many concerns” expressed by numerous partners regarding the …
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Esports is recognising the critical role that data plays, with Bayes Esports looking to optimise this to ensure a consistently heightened level of performance is witnessed through 2024 and beyond. This was highlighted by CEO & Managing Director Martin Dachselt as one of a number of potential developments that will hit the ecosystem through the next 12 months. In addition to …
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The word ‘innovation’ is somewhat inescapable when working in the igaming industry. There isn’t a day when the term isn’t used on LinkedIn or in a press release announcing a new product launch. But what does it mean to be truly innovative? And have we reached a point where we’re innovating too much? In a roundtable discussion, GR8 Tech CEO …
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“There’s been a shift, but for the last year there has been a lot of insecurity within the operator space.” This began a recent deep-dive into the Brazilian and LatAm market in general as OKTO Commercial Director, Galina Bineva, adopted a Latin American focus during a recent sit down with SBC Media. Despite a plethora of global jurisdictions being on …
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If we were to look back at some of the key challenges for igaming companies in 2023, we might find that there’s been plenty of discussion around the topics of player engagement, retention and elevating the overall betting experience. But one solution that has been proposed numerous times is gamification – the idea of creating new layers of games / …
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Agnes Wasikowska, Director of Product at Bayes Esports, outlines the ways that sportsbooks can remove some of the complications associated with esports betting and how this can ultimately help build engagement with new players. Esports betting is showing immense potential for sportsbooks looking to expand their portfolio. With hundreds of millions of fans watching and selling out arenas for esports …
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AI is dominating discussions about the future of technology in a whole host of sectors, but it is still unclear how it will, or even if it can, be regulated effectively. To find out more, SBC News spoke to leading igaming lawyer Ron Segev, Founding Partner of Segev LLP, about why AI has a huge role to play in the …
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The FA has begun an investigation into Lucas Paqueta surrounding a potential breach of its betting rules, the BBC has reported. It is believed that the inquiry refers to the 25-year old Midfielder receiving yellow cards in West Ham games, with the bets being placed through bookmakers in Brazil. An £80m deal – which would see Paqueta join Man City …
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Epoxy.ai will debut its new SmartPicks offering this week after agreeing to roll out the plug-and-play solution with betPARX. SmartPicks will draw upon artificial intelligence and machine learning insights available on the Epoxy.ai platform to create “individualised” betting offers for players, as well as “unique bet suggestions based on a wide variety of variables”. The SmartPicks software will present players …
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