Tag Archives: responsible gaming

OpenBet: how player protection tools can educate Brazil’s financially vulnerable

SBC News OpenBet: how player protection tools can educate Brazil’s financially vulnerable

Dr. Michael Auer, Managing Director of OpenBet’s Neccton, examines how robust player protection tools can address the risks that Brazilians currently face in order to facilitate a safer experience Brazil’s regulated market is set to go live in less than a month and the first list of authorised operators has now been announced. As the noise around the market’s opening …

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OpenBet: why standardisation is the key to strengthening responsible gaming efforts

SBC News OpenBet: why standardisation is the key to strengthening responsible gaming efforts

While significant strides have been made, Dr Michael Auer, Managing Director at OpenBet’s Neccton, suggests there is a need for a uniform and proactive approach to player protection.  A call for standardisation The UK is largely viewed as a leader in responsible gaming best practices, but there is still no uniform approach among operators. When identifying problematic patterns of play, …

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Player behaviour: Fullstory guides operators through the risks and rewards

SBC News Player behaviour: Fullstory guides operators through the risks and rewards

Understanding player behaviour is one of the more complex challenges facing stakeholders in the gaming sector. Claire Fang, Chief Product and Technology Officer, and Andrew Fairbank, Vice President of Sales EMEA at Fullstory, explain more about the process and how the company can help clients deliver a better customer experience. SBC News: First off, can you outline to our audience …

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Enhancing player protection and compliance: insights from Bede Gaming and OpenBet’s Neccton

SBC News Enhancing player protection and compliance: insights from Bede Gaming and OpenBet’s Neccton

Speaking to SBC News, Dr Michael Auer, Managing Director of OpenBet’s Neccton, and Sarah Hitchcock, Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President, Bede Canada at Bede Gaming, discuss the integration of Neccton’s AI-driven responsible gaming and anti-money laundering solutions into the latter’s platform. They share insights on the value this collaboration brings to operators and how it addresses player protection …

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How vital is personalisation for acquisition and retention within sports betting?

SBC News How vital is personalisation for acquisition and retention within sports betting?

The increasing cost of user acquisition has proven to be a critical pain point for many across the sports betting ecosystem, with the addition of FTDs proving to be an increasingly challenging and costly exercise. In the concluding portion of a latest SBC News roundtable, the role of personalisation in acquisition and retention, as well as how the industry can …

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Gibraltar: Industry must control its own ESG destiny

SBC News Gibraltar: Industry must control its own ESG destiny

Set against the backdrop of the glorious Gibraltar sunshine, the third iteration of the Ethical Gambling Forum sprung into action this week aboard a superyacht whose name will be familiar to many across the industry – the sublime Sunborn. Beginning proceedings, Co-Founder Adrian Sladdin promised “something a little bit different”, before a tentative “be prepared” word of warning was offered …

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OKTO: solid partners & reliable, robust paytech key to long-term LatAm expansion

OKTO Commercial Director, Galina Bineva.

“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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Gaming in Spain: Responsible gaming carries costs, but technology is constantly improving

SBC News Gaming in Spain: Responsible gaming carries costs, but technology is constantly improving

Delivering the keynote speech at last week’s Gaming in Spain conference, Director General of the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) Juan García Espinosa underlined that incumbents must ensure that responsible gambling measures are upheld.  Espinosa pointed out that since the market opened up in 2013, with the DGOJ issuing its first online licenses, there has been a successful …

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888 puts responsible gambling at forefront with Andrew Anthony appointment

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Gaming and entertainment solutions provider, 888 Holdings, has named Andrew Anthony as its new Responsible Gaming Director, who has been tasked with aiding the operator’s player protection efforts. Anthony, who has worked for the operator for 15 years, will oversee 888’s responsible gaming division, with the aim to enhance player protection through the improvement of responsible gaming operations, systems and …

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Totolotek gets responsible gaming certification

SBC News Totolotek gets responsible gaming certification

INTRALOT’s subsidiary in Poland, Totolotek S.A., the longest operating company in Poland’s betting market, has received accreditation in responsible gaming by the European Lotteries Association (EL). The certification is a result of coordinated efforts and a reward to effective implementation of INTRALOT Group’s industry standards and CSR framework, implemented in subsidiaries of the Group worldwide. EL Responsible Gaming certification corresponds …

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