Esports betting has been a hot topic since the global health pandemic first began earlier this year, with traditional bookmakers stepping into the sector for the first time to provide punters with alternatives to traditional markets. At SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital, a panel of experts took to the virtual stage to discuss the future of esports betting in Europe. …
Read More »
The UK gambling industry could export its safer gambling expertise across the world if the Government were to have some vision for the sector, according to Ralph Topping, the former Group CEO of the William Hill Plc who has been inducted into the Sports Betting Hall of Fame this week. In an interview for SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital, the …
Read More »
The biggest ever virtual event for the betting & gaming industry kicks off on 8 September with a stellar line-up of speakers, as top executives from DraftKings, Sportradar, GVC, Paddy Power, Parimatch, Coingaming, Pinnacle and Stanleybet share their insights with the SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital audience. Day one of the online conference and exhibition opens and closes with unmissable …
Read More »
The focus for operators in the European market should be on reactivation and retention, explained Victor Sevciuc, Head of Sales for Sports Betting and Gaming at Xtremepush, as he discussed the global betting landscape for operators looking to finish 2020 on a high. Ahead of the upcoming SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital, where Xtremepush will be exhibiting, we spoke with …
Read More »
The sports betting industry has been advised to prepare for the biggest virtual gambling event in history next week – SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital. SBC’s Founder and CEO Rasmus Sojmark is encouraging everyone to plan their week very carefully, otherwise they risk missing some of the expert insight that will be shared over the course of the week. He …
Read More »
Finding the right balance between live and automated support for customer service is an ongoing debate in the iGaming industry. While the process of ‘deflecting’ (to technology) for simple case resolution is now well established, the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) brought new challenges as well as creating opportunities. For example, finding that line where the issue at hand becomes …
Read More »
SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital is set to open with two of the sports betting & gaming industry’s most influential figures, when Carsten Koerl (CEO & Founder, Sportradar) and Jason Robins (Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder, DraftKings) take part in an exclusive In Conversation session. The theme of the event’s keynote, which is scheduled for Tuesday 8 September at 10am CEST, …
Read More »
The more that Italian sports betting and gaming operators embrace the omnichannel concept, the less they will miss traditional media advertising. That’s according to Marco Castaldo, CEO at Microgame (pictured left), who believes most of the money pre-advertising ban last summer was “spent ineffectively anyway”. We are looking ahead to next month’s SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital, where Castaldo is …
Read More »
Jonathan Smith, Founder of Sportsbook Training Services, is set to deliver a masterclass on In-Play Football Modelling at September’s SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital. The session, worth £200, is open to all delegates at the four-day virtual conference and exhibition, and is free to attend. Smith’s masterclass on how to build a simple league winner simulation in Excel was one …
Read More »
SBC Summit Barcelona – Digital will offer delegates something very different to the usual virtual event networking options when it hosts a live episode of the Big Betting Balagan Podcast on 11 September. The podcast is the invention of three betting and gaming industry veterans, Dan Phillips, Lee Richardson and Vigne Kozacek, who set out to create a forum for …
Read More »
SBC News Voice of the Sports Betting Industry