In one of the latest episodes of iGaming Daily, Martyn Elliott, SBC’s Project Director, was joined by Ted Menmuir, SBC’s Content Director, to discuss the latest developments in gambling as the industry winds down for its Christmas festivities. Earlier this week, Austrac – Australia’s financial watchdog – announced the launch of an investigation against Entain’s Ladbrokes and NEDs brands for …
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With 2024 shifting into third gear, Kambi had a lot to discuss about its new technologies and market ambitions going forward. Sarah Robertson, SVP of Sales at Kambi, met SBC Media’s very own Content Director Ted Menmuir at the recent ICE London event to talk about the sportsbook provider’s new motto “Together we are limitless” and some of the plans …
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A population of over 83 million people, Europe’s largest economy and a huge appetite for sports, especially football – all factors that should make Germany a haven for betting. However, as Ted Menmuir observed in a discussion with Dr Matthias Kirschenhofer, Executive Board Member of Sport1 Medien, at Twickenham Stadium, there has been a lot of negative press about Germany …
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Matt Shaddick, Head of Ladbrokes Politics, said that betting has “never really solved the problems around offering betting on constituencies” amid rumours of a UK snap election. Speaking in ‘Rare Breed – Betting on Politics’, the first in SBC’s new fortnightly ‘Betting on Sports webinar series’, Shaddick admitted that the difficulty in pricing 650 markets right makes them a “gold …
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Digital and retail payments, verification, compliance and fraud professionals working within the gambling industry now have a new business resource to help them keep up to date with the latest developments in the sector courtesy of SBC’s PaymentExpert.com. This new website joins SBC’s growing news network, which in the month of January 2019 attracted an audience of over 170,000 unique …
Read More »The revamped Excellence in iGaming show in Berlin (21st – 23rd October) promises to be the most important gaming conference in years, as numerous key topics and concerns will be covered on the show floor. EiG Berlin will be looking to bring to the forefront the biggest issues, factors and trends concerning gaming’s present and future. The expo will showcase …
Read More »The public and media backlash over the Paddy Power Oscar Pistorius Money Back Campaign, could not have come at a worse time for all UK gambling operators. Only this week The House of Lords has been debating further and more stringent advertising regulation of the sector. Furthermore gambling operators are being attacked daily by media commentators and politicians. Put simply …
Read More »The 86th US Academy Awards (The Oscars – to you and me!) are upon us, for this week’s cultural sections of the media have been debating the pros and cons of such heavyweight dramas such as current favourite Twelve Years a Slave and its contenders American Hustle, Gravity and Dallas Buyers Club. No doubt they are all worthy candidates to …
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