iGaming Daily

SBC Managing Director Andy McCarron steps in as host on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, recording live from New York, New York.

Andy is joined at Tribeca360 by SBC Americas Editor Jessica Welman and CasinoBeats Editor Joe Streeter at the Player Protection Symposium, on the eve of SBC Summit North America 2024.

The three discuss the Symposium, as well as the previous day’s inaugural Capital Markets Forum at the New York Stock Exchange in Freedom Hall.

Host: Andy McCarron
Guests: Jessica Welman, Joe Streeter
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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In the inaugural episode of Past Posting, from iGaming Daily, SBC's Sue Schneider, VP Growth & Strategy, Americas, makes her podcast hosting debut as she kickstarts her series that delves into names of the past to talk to the veterans and pioneers within the industry, to get a flavours of how things were and how it has evolved.

Joining Sue for the first episode, with Mark Blandford, Partner at Burlywood Capital, to discuss how his land-based adventure with Sportingbet, entering the internet space in the early days and the challenges that grew from non regulation to the present day. 

Host: Sue Schneider
Guest: Mark Blandford
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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Returning the iGaming Daily for another episode of Indigenous Voices is Kelli Weaver, VP North America - North America at SBC.

Following on from her last episode with Jacob Coin, Executive Advisor to Chairman-San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Kelli welcomes Jamie Hummingbird, Chair for the National Tribal Gaming Commissioners & Regulators, to discuss how technology has been welcomed in the tribal scene and the licensing process tribal regulators go through in comparison to States across North America. 

Host: Kelli Weaver
Guest: Jamie Hummingbird
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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This week, gambling social media exploded because of all things Skee-Ball. Just about everyone on X, formerly known as Twitter, had a hot take about an announcement from arcade venue Dave & Buster's that it would be working with Lucra to develop a skill game based option in its app for customers to compete on its games with real money on the line.

And while people were heating up online, the commentary from Fanatics and DraftKings as it relates to the court case of Mike Hermalyn got even more fiery.

These will be the topics on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, as SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman, is once again joined by her partner in crime, SBC's Media Manager, Charlie Horner.

To read more on the topics discussed in the latest episode, click on the following links:

- https://sbcamericas.com/2024/04/30/hermalyn-draftkings-fanatics-injunction/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2024/04/30/dave-busters-lucra-skill-partnership/

Host: Jessica Welman
Guest: Charlie Horner
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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Online casino legislation may have stagnated this year, but the US online casino and lottery industries are anything but passive. The market continues to grow with new entrants coming into states like New Jersey and Michigan, and operators starting to recognise the potential of iLottery in addition to iGaming.

On today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman, speaks with Greentube's Director of Global Sales and Key Account Management, Markus Antl, about how that market is growing as well as the unavoidable cannibalisation debate and what he sees as the latest developments in North America.

Host: Jessica Welman
Guest: Markus Antl
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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Signs of clarity come to the UK gambling space as both the Gambling Commission and Betting and Gaming Council offer a clearer insight into how affordability checks will be applied.

Announced this morning, the BGC and UKGC, in tandem, unveiled the establishment of a new voluntary code on customer checks’, which is said to minimise friction of financial checks and improve consistencies in know-your-customer duties.

In addition, the UKGC also looks set to implement some, quote on quote, ‘light touch’ affordability checks, with the intention of ‘boosting safety and choice for consumers’

This will be the topic of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove, with me your host, James Ross, am joined by SBC News’ Content Director, Ted Menmuir and CasinoBeats Editor, Joe Streeter.

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

- https://sbcnews.co.uk/sportsbook/2024/05/01/bgc-launches-interim-code-on-customer-risk-checks/
- https://casinobeats.com/2024/05/01/ukgc-to-introduce-light-touch-financial-risk-checks-from-august/

Host: James Ross
Guests: Ted Menmuir & Joe Streeter
Producer: James Ross
Editor: James Ross

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iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove welcomes a very special guest in Betsson's Pontus Lindwall, CEO of Betsson AB to the podcast to discuss their promising 2024 Q1 results.

Pontus joins Joe Streeter, Editor of CasinoBeats & SlotBeats to discuss a quarter headlined by impressive growth on the iGaming sector. Joe also asks Pontus about Betsson's Francesco Totti-powered launch in Italy, updates in LatAm and particularly Argentina, and how their M&A strategy has furthered their growth.

Host: Joe Streeter
Guests: Pontus Lindwall
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: Anaya McDonald

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The UK Gambling advertising discussion once again reared its head, this time at the House of Lords, and Martyn Elliott returns to the host's chair on iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, complete with a strong lineup of UK gambling industry experts to discuss the debate and debate the discussion.

Led by Lord Foster of Bath, reformists at the House of Lords demand that the government explain why the Gambling Review’s White Paper is scant on advertising policies and reforms.

Martyn and our two Teds, Ted Menmuir (Content Director & Editor, SBC News) and Ted Orme-Claye (Editor, Payment Expert & Insider Sport), analyse a further round of debates on the future gambling advertising , drawing contrasting opinion and mixed emotions from political stakeholders.

Host: Martyn Elliott
Guests: Ted Menmuir, Ted Orme-Claye
Producer: Taylor Buckley
Editor: James Ross

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We return to Brazil on today's episode of iGaming Daily sponsored by Optimove, as Isadora Marcante, senior journalist at SBC Notícias Brasil hosts Ari Celia, Director of Institutional Relations at Pay4Fun.

Ari, a veteran in the Brazilian market, takes us through the past, present and future of payments in Brazil for the industry and beyond, and the issues gaming companies and players have had with payment processing and digital wallets, financial regulation in Brazil and much more.

Isa and Ari also discuss the regulation, how this impacts payments and Pay4Fun, how regulation in areas such as payments and marketing will affect the operators, as well as discussing Pay4Fun's current operations, integrations and partnerships.

Host: Isadora Marcante
Guests:  Ari Celia
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: Anaya McDonald

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Jessica Welman returns to the host's chair for today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, joined by SBC Media Manager Charlie Horner to discuss some rampant legal action in the US and Canada. 

With the courts in Massachusetts and New York all over DraftKings like a cheap suit, Jess and Charlie are back to their strong suit, explaining complex litigation to the masses. 

With DK facing two class-actions questioning the operator's marketing tactics, who is bringing this legal action, and what is the result likely to be? 

Plus, the lowdown on PointsBet Canada's lawsuit in involving former NHL players in the second half of the show.

Read more on SBC Americas and Canadian Gaming Business

• https://sbcamericas.com/2024/04/18/draftkings-risk-free-class-action/
• https://sbcamericas.com/2023/12/11/ma-draftkings-class-action-bonus/
• https://sbcamericas.com/2024/04/01/draftkings-class-action-venue-change/
• https://www.canadiangamingbusiness.com/2024/04/19/nhl-alumni-association-suing-pointsbet-canada-for-breach-of-contract/

Host: Jessica Welman
Guests:  Charlie Horner
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: Anaya McDonald

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