Yesterday (17 October), Entain posted a positive Q3 trading statement, in which the FTSE100 gambling group cited confidence in achieving the year one objectives of its corporate reorganisation and new CEO Gavin Issacs reaffirmed the view that Entain should be viewed as a “highly attractive business”.

And this will be the topic for the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Host Martyn Elliott, SBC’s Project Director, is joined by Ted Menmuir, SBC’s Content Director, and Conor Porter, Senior Journalist for CasinoBeats, to delve deeper into the results.

The trio discuss how the group turned the corner in the UK, and if further growth could be hampered by potential tax hikes, whether its BetMGM joint venture is reaching a critical period and why Entian has such a positive position in Brazil ahead of the federal launch of the regulated gaming market in the country.

Finally, to end the episode, they consider what is next for Entain in the final quarter of the year and try to decide if the company has had a good or bad 2024. 

To read more about what was discussed in today's episode, click on the following links:

- https://casinobeats.com/2024/10/17/entain-q3-2024-uk-possible-tax-increase/
- https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2024/10/17/entain-q3-gavin-ceo/

Host: Martyn Elliott
Guests: Ted Menmuir & Conor Porter

Producer: Anaya McDonald

Editor: James Ross

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Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, is back with Charlie Horner, SBC’s Media Manager, for the latest episode of iGaming Daily supported by Optimove.

On the agenda for the duo is sweepstakes gaming, which was the hot topic throughout the recently concluded Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. In the wake of the event, members of the Indian Gaming Association and California Nations Indian Gaming Association appeared on a webinar sounding off on the vertical, equating both sweeps and DFS+ with vampires.

The duo discuss what the tribes are accusing sweeps of doing, why DFS 2.0 are being grouped in with sweeps and what course of action the tribes have. They also look at who else is talking about sweeps and what the general consensus is within the industry on the vertical.

After a short break, they then switch focus to look at a recent study released by the NCAA that found thousands of college athletes are being subjected to widespread public abuse on social media by “angry sports bettors”.

Jess and Charlie delve deeper into the results and ask whether this will finally change the minds of sportsbooks and regulators considering the NCAA’s repeated calls for a nationwide ban on individual prop bets for all college sports.

To read more about what was discussed in today's episode, click on the following links:

- California Tribes Reaching Out to Google About DFS, Sweeps (sbcamericas.com)
- Social Media Abuse Deeply Linked To Betting, Finds NCAA (sbcamericas.com)

Host: Jessica Welman
Guests: Charlie Horner

Producer: Anaya McDonald

Editor: James Ross

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It’s all about Brazil on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Fernando Noodt, Senior Journalist for SBC Noticias, was joined by Lucía Gando, editor of SBC Noticias, and Isadora Marcante, SBC’s Relationship Manager - Brazil, to discuss the latest updates from Brazil, as the country draws even closer to the opening of its regulated online gaming market.

The trio react to the message from President Lula who warned that he will “end” online betting and gaming in the country if the new regulations do not achieve the results expected by the government, which has created “insecurity” amongst operators. 

They also discuss the extensive list of authorised operators that has been released, the news that the government will try to block over 2,000 unauthorised sites and the ongoing issues in Rio de Janeiro as the Attorney General’s Office has filed a civil lawsuit to prohibit the operation of betting companies licensed by the state’s regulator, Loterj, outside of Rio.

To end the episode they switch their focus to the latest from Argentina where the government of Mendoza has announced that 25% of what is collected at the provincial level from gambling and betting will be allocated to mental health and addiction programmes. 

To read more about what was discussed in today's episode, click on the following links:

- Bloqueio de sites de apostas irregulares começa nesta sexta (sbcnoticias.com)
- Alckmin: "se a regulamentação das bets não for boa, proíbe" (sbcnoticias.com)

- Presidente Lula fala em "acabar" com apostas se regulamentação não "der resultado" (sbcnoticias.com)

- AGU visa restrigir operação da LOTERJ ao estado do RJ (sbcnoticias.com)

- Mendoza: 25% of the proceeds from gambling will be invested in Mental Health (sbcnoticias.com)

Host: Fernando Noodt
Guests: Lucía Gando & Isadora Marcante

Producer: Anaya McDonald

Editor: James Ross

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UK gambling faces a cold Autumn as this weekend news broke that reformist think tanks have urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to squeeze sector taxes.

All eyes will be on the chancellor on 30 October as she presents Labour’s first budget in 14 years. One think tank has proposed to double tax on ‘higher risk gambling segments’, whilst the other takes the blunt measure of doubling tax on remote gambling from 21% to 42%.

And this will be the topic of the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Ted Orme-Claye, Editor of Payment Expert, was joined by Ted Menmuir, SBC’s Content Director, and Joe Streeter, Editor of CasinoBeats, to discuss the latest developments in the story.

The trio recap the industry's reaction to the news, led by the Betting and Gaming Council, who decried the think tanks as playing “fantasy economics”, as well as consider whether the proposed increase could lead to an “exodus” of operators from the UK.

They also preview what they expect to see from Labour’s budget given a rocky first 100 days in charge for Keir Starmer and his party. 

To read more about what was discussed in today's episode, click on the following links:

- https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2024/10/14/reeves-squeeze-remote-tax-uk/
- https://casinobeats.com/2024/10/14/bgcs-grainne-hurst-slams-anti-gambling-campaigners-driving-tax-rise-speculation/ 

Host: Ted Orme-Claye

Guest: Ted Menmuir & Joe Streeter

Producer: Anaya McDonald

Editor: James Ross

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Casino affiliate website AskGamblers recently revealed that the majority of sports bettors are more inclined to place a bet on a hunch rather than using data.  Out of 1,000 regular UK sports bettors surveyed, over 54% said that they relied on intuition when wagering.

On the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, SBC News’ Senior Journalist, Viktor Kayed, sat down with James Ross, SBC’s Multimedia Editor, to delve deeper into the study and also perform a survey of James’ betting habits.

As well as talking about their own gambling habits, the duo also discuss some other talking points from the data including the fact that women are more likely to bet on instinct than men, the sport with the lowest success rate for bettors and that 70% of bettors would advise newcomers to conduct research before placing their first bet.

To read more about what was discussed in today's episode, click on the following links:

- Gut instinct more trusted than raw data in UK sports betting (sbcnews.co.uk)

Host: Viktor Kayed

Guest: James Ross

Producer: Anaya McDonald

Editor: James Ross

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Introduced by the Payment Systems Regulator in response to rising cases of authorised push payment (APP) fraud, starting 7 October, UK payment firms are now obligated to reimburse victims of APP fraud, with compensation capped at £85,000.

And this will be the topic of the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Callum Williams and Kieran O’Connor from the Payment Expert sit down to delve deeper into the new regulations and consider what they mean for the payments industry.

The duo discuss the rise of APP fraud, the reaction to the new regulations by UK payments firms given some called for the implementation of the rules to be delayed, and what social media firms are doing to combat fraud on their platforms. 

After a short break, the show crosses the Atlantic to Las Vegas. We hear from Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, and Lucía Mouriño, VP of Latin American Relationships at SBC, who were down on the ground at G2E.

One of the key themes at the conference was sweepstakes and Jess recaps an eventful panel session on the subject that became quite heated between those for and against the vertical.

To read more about what was discussed in today's episode, click on the following links:

- https://paymentexpert.com/2024/10/08/leaps-not-baby-app-fraud-regulations/
- https://paymentexpert.com/2024/10/07/uk-payment-firms-reimburse-app-fraud/ 

Host: Callum Williams & Jessica Welman

Guest: Kieran O’Connor & Lucía Mouriño

Producer: Anaya McDonald

Editor: James Ross

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Our LatAm gang are back for a blockbuster episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, as we not only discuss a huge story in one of Latin America's most traditional markets, but we also get a dial-in live from G2E, the morning after another epic edition of Vegas Baby, from two iGaming Daily favourites. 

Kicking things off, Fernando Noodt is in the host's chair, joined by SBC Noticias editor Lucía Gando to discuss a mindblowing story that has shocked the country and wider industry, as Enjoy, Dreams & Marina del Sol, the three top operators in the sector, have been accused of collusion related to permits for state owned casinos. What happened? What does this mean for the three company's involved and the Chilean industry at large? Fer and Lu will take you through a story you absolutely do not want to miss. 

And then in the second half of the show, podcast favourites Lucía Mouriño and Isadora Marcante dial-in live from Las Vegas where they are attending G2E and of course, Vegas Baby. 

Host: Fernando Noodt Molins

Guests: Lucía Gando, Lucía Mouriño, Isadora Marcante

Producer: Anaya McDonald

Editor: Scott Fulton

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Spooky season is almost upon us and to get into the mood for it, iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, welcomes back its resident SEO expert, Ivana Flynn to walk us through some of her SEO nightmares.

Joining Ivana are Warren Sammut, Head of SEO at Leapsquare, and Natalia Witczyk, International SEO Consultant and CEO of Mosquita Digital, who share their own stories of times when SEO problems made their professional lives harder than usual.

The trio discuss some of the main reasons why a website is not ranking, including some you may have never considered, as well as the tools that they use to try and avoid SEO horror stories. 

Host: Ivana Flynn

Guest: Warren Sammut & Natalia Witczyk

Producer: Anaya McDonald

Editor: James Ross

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On Friday, the shareholders of Kindred Group sanctioned the €2.4bn takeover of the Stockholm-listed gambling group by Française des Jeux (FDJ). First announced in January, FDJ’s takeover of Kindred will have a seismic impact on the landscape of European gambling, transforming its competitive makeup across the markets of France, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

And this will be the topic of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. Martyn Elliott, SBC’s Project Director, is joined by Ted Menmuir, Content Director for SBC, and Conor Porter, Senior Journalist for CasinoBeats, to talk about what the deal means for the Western European gaming market.

On the agenda is the industry's reaction to the deal, whether the acquisition changes FDJ’s profile and status in gambling and how the purchase compares to that of Flutter Entertainment’s acquisition of the Italian firm Snaitech. 

Although transformative, the acquisition carries significant frailties as FDJ’s buyout cannot hide Kindred's notable exposure in “stagnating Western European markets” and the trio also considers how FDJ will navigate Kindred’s growth challenges. 

To read more about what was discussed in today's episode, click on the following links:

- https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2024/10/03/fdj-completes-kindred-deal/

- https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2024/09/17/flutter-snai-playtech/ 

Host: Martyn Elliott

Guest: Ted Menmuir & Conor Porter

Producer: Anaya McDonald

Editor: James Ross

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On the latest episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, Charlie Horner, SBC’s Media Manager, was joined by Ted Orme-Claye and Kieran O’Connor from the Payment Expert and Insider Sport team to talk about what they learned from their time at SBC Summit 2024.

Focusing first on the Payment Expert Summit, Kieran speaks about some of the biggest talking points from a panel on open banking, which discussed the problems with open banking, adoption issues with the technology and what the future holds for open finance.

One of the highlights of the conference was an appearance by the skateboarding icon Tony Hawk, who was interviewed live on the Meo Super Stage. A key message throughout the talk was authenticity and the trio discuss what brands can learn from this message in terms of choosing the right ambassadors and also the overall theme of their marketing.

Rounding off the episode, Kieran and Ted recapped conversations they had with some of the key stakeholders within the UK horse racing industry about what innovations can be brought to the table to help an industry that has become somewhat “stagnant” in recent times. 

To read more about what was discussed in today's episode, click on the following links:

- https://paymentexpert.com/2024/09/25/payment-expert-summit-open-banking/
- https://insidersport.com/2024/09/25/tony-hawk-authenticity-marketing/ 

Host: Charlie Horner
Guest: Kieran O'Connor & Ted Orme-Claye
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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