Product differentiation and fan engagement are staples of today’s digital world, and such concepts must be embraced to ensure that organisations don’t get lost in the crowd, believes Jason Angelides, Founder and President of Epoxy.ai. In a wide ranging conversation on the show floor of the recent SBC Summit Latinoamérica, Angelides addresses the cost savings to be felt by correctly …
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Ron Segev: AI has huge potential, but companies must consider privacy and ethical concerns
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 …
Read More »BetConstruct: acquisition is important but retention is the difficult task
Acquiring players has become a big focus for many betting and gaming companies over the last few years. But what good is attracting a player to come and gamble on your site without ensuring that you have a strong retention strategy in place? From a financial perspective, retaining existing players is much more cost-effective than acquiring new ones. So it …
Read More »Retail resurgence, market changes and a pinch of data – SBC News’ Quotes of the Year 2022
Everyone loves a good quote, whether it be from a statesman, philosopher, songwriter or playwright, sometimes just a few words can cut right down to the true meaning of an issue. At SBC News, we can’t get enough of quotes, so we sifted through our features from 2022 to pick out 12 of the best covering a range of topics …
Read More »Thomas Smallwood, ESA Gaming: Cross-sell opportunities during Qatar 2022
Thomas Smallwood, Head of Marketing at ESA Gaming, discussed with Jessie Sale at Betting on Sports Europe (BOSE) the firm’s growing portfolio of mobile non-traditional games and how the upcoming World Cup provides the perfect opportunity for fan engagement. With a packed sports schedule in 2022, Smallwood agreed that now is the time for businesses to take advantage of these opportunities, especially for cross-selling and …
Read More »Suren Khachatryan: Technamin is tapping into the world of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the potential to transform the betting and gaming industry, and will likely take a leading role in data processing and player segmentation in the years to come. Technamin Founder and CEO Suren Khachatryan claims his company will be at the forefront of AI developments and is ready right now to embrace the myriad opportunities it presents. …
Read More »Northern Irish Betting Bill passes consideration stage prompting Committee recommendations
The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Bill has passed the consideration stage of the Northern Irish Assembly, paving the way for a long-awaited regulatory overhaul in the province. Sponsored by the Minister for Communities Deirdre Hargey, the Bill entered the First stage of the legislature on 14 September 2014, with the goal of updating regional betting regulatory oversight for …
Read More »NI Communities Minister calls for Mandatory Code of Practice on gambling venues
Northern Ireland Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has urged Stormont Assembly ministers to support amendments introduced to the “1985 – Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Bill”. Hargey has been charged with leading the overhaul of Northern Ireland’s gambling laws, which have remained unchanged for the past 35-years. This September, Northern Ireland’s assembly approved Hargey’s ‘first phase amendments’ required to update …
Read More »Northern Ireland betting overhaul enters first Assembly stage
The planned overhaul of Northern Irish betting and gaming regulations took another step yesterday, as the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Bill entered the Northern Ireland Assembly. Having successfully passed the first stage, the first phase of the regulatory adjustment focuses on land-based operations. If fully passed through the Stormont, the Bill will enact the most significant changes to …
Read More »Microgame: Italian operators must change their mindset if they are to survive
Italy’s hard-nosed gambling leadership has become adjusted to navigating the tribulations of a marketplace in constant state of flux, facing the year-on-year curveballs of increased taxes, blanket bans on advertising and tougher all-round compliance controls. Yet market leaders are in no-doubt that they are in the midst of a true paradigm shift. Following 2020’s unprecedented pandemic, Italian society is now …
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