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Today’s episode is the long-overdue second part of our discussion with Optimove’s CEO, Pini Yakuel as part of our CRM-focused podcast. 

So James Ross and Pini decided, during the last podcast, that the duo should probably revisit the current state of CRM due to only managing to get through two topics but, in hindsight, providing a brilliant educational session for listeners of this CRM series that has created a building block for future episodes. 

In today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, James and Pini will dive more into Optimove's successes and failures over the last 12-months, mistakes marketers still doing in 2024, as well as aims and ambitions for the next 12-months. 

Host: James Ross
Guest: Pini Yakuel
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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Easter’s four-day break sees the global gambling sector return to the news that Canadian fintech and payments darling Nuvei has been acquired by PE Group Advent International for $6.3bn.

Going private, what will be the ramifications of Nuvei’s takeover be on gambling incumbents? Taking into account the fast rise of a multi-billion enterprise primarily built on servicing the high-risk payment and customer onboarding duties of operators such as Entain, Flutter, DraftKings and bet365.

Elsewhere, Italy’s ongoing reorganisation of its gambling laws, hits a stumbling block with regards to how federal rules can be applied across autonomous provinces who demand guaranteed protections and compensation to implement changes.

To read more on the topics, click on the following link:

- https://sbcnews.co.uk/technology/2024/04/02/nuvei-agrees-final-terms-on-6-4bn-sale-to-advent-pe/

Host: Joe Streeter
Guests: Ted Menmuir & Ted Orme-Claye
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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In the inaugural episode of Indigenous Voices by iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, SBC's VP Relationships - North America, Kelli Weaver, makes her iGD hosting debut in a sub-series that explores all the topics surround both the Tribal and First Nation sector.

Joining Kelli on today's episode is Jacob Coin, Executive Advisor to Chairman-San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, to explore differences between commercial gaming and tribal government gaming and how times have changed since the inception of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), plus more.

Host: Kelli Weaver
Guest: Jacob Coin
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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When Penn Entertainment offloaded Barstool Sports, the suits at the company inevitably exhaled thinking that the long list of PR gaffes were a thing of the past.

However, this weekend, Rece Davis created a problem of “Can’t Lose Parlay” proportions when his off the cuff remark about wagering on ESPN Bet blew up the internet. Is this just a public snafu or is this a matter that could result in regulatory fines? And, with this gaffe and the major betting scandals erupting out of the MLB and NBA, is the industry doing enough as a response?

We’ll discuss all that and more on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, as SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman, is joined by Dustin Gouker, Founder at Closing Line Consulting.

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

- https://sbcamericas.com/2024/03/27/us-sportsbook-unite-responsible-gaming/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2024/03/27/ncaa-end-prop-betting-college-athletes/
- https://awfulannouncing.com/gambling/rece-davis-joke-legal-sports-betting.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
- https://sbcamericas.com/2024/03/26/mlb-ohtani-sports-betting-allegations/

Host: Jessica Welman
Guest: Dustin Gouker
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

Remember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.

Throughout gaming, online casino games are one of the most popular hobbies around, with people from various generations and professions indulging in what's offered. They truly do stand the test of time. 

Yet why do these games remain so popular? The answer is quite simple, it’s the knowledge the iGaming sector has taken from its video game counterpart and incorporated various components to its success. 

And in today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, we’ll be looking at these successful integrations, as well as teasing an upcoming video interview with John Romero, game director, designer, programmer and developer of popular video games, such as Doom, Wolfenstein and Quake, to name a few, ahead of his keynote appearance at this year’s CasinoBeats Summit.  

Joining James Ross on today’s podcast is Ellis Davis, Marketing Content Writer at SBC, who conducted the soon to be released interview and, like James, is a huge video game fanatic.

To find out more about John Romero's keynote appearance at the upcoming CasinoBeats Summit, click on the following link:

- https://sbcevents.com/casinobeats-summit/

Host: James Ross
Guest: Ellis Davis
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

Remember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.

A busy morning saw markets updated with the respective full-year 2023 results of gambling giants Flutter Entertainment and 888 Holdings.

Flutter's revenue is going from strength to strength across most of its markets following a business transformation in 2023. Yet Flutter’s stellar metrics are dragged by corporate losses of $1.2bn. 

Meanwhile, 888 is now undergoing a proposed rebrand to become Evoke, as part of its Value Creation plan, as revenue for the operator improved driven by a shift away from dot com markets.

Once more, 888 posts consecutive year losses of £56m – as all eyes turn to how new CEO, Per Widerström, will turn around corporate performance and value.

Joining CasinoBeats Senior Editor, Conor Porter, to discuss the above, is CasinoBeats Editor, Joe Streeter, and Ted Menmuir, Content Director at SBC News.

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

- https://casinobeats.com/2024/03/26/flutter-entertainment-full-year-2023/
- https://sbcnews.co.uk/sportsbook/2024/03/26/flutter-fy2023-transform/

Host: Conor Porter
Guests: Joe Streeter & Ted Menmuir
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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iGaming Daily welcomes back Martyn Elliott fresh from a trip to Romania and Ceaușescu's Palace of the Parliament, and after visiting one of the great structure's from one of the most notorious Communist head's of state, Martyn chairs a relevant discussion on gambling surveillance.

The subject of the surveillance of gambling operators and their customer activities has crept-up once more on European gambling’s regulatory agenda. And with talk of covert agents in the Netherlands and 'centralised' control of gambling in Spain, Sweden and Germany, Martyn welcomes Ted Menmuir to iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, to discuss Big Brother's growing influence on the European industry.

To read more on the topic discussed in today's episode, click on the following link:

- https://sbcnews.co.uk/europe/2024/03/21/jansen-doubles-down-on-covert-ksa-agents-idea-to-better-monitor-online-operators/

Host: Martyn Elliott
Guest: Ted Menmuir
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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Joe Streeter returns to the hosts chair once again on the iGaming Daily podcast, sponsored by Optimove, as he welcomes Payment Expert & InsiderSport's Ted Orme-Claye and Kieran O'Conner, to discuss the buzz from this week's Pay360 conference in London, and what the payments industry are discussing.

The guys also speak about Nottingham Forest's recent points deduction, the new PSR (Profit & Sustainability Rules) for the Premier League, as well as the impact this deduction & subsequent appeal will have on trading rooms with the relegation odds in flux.

Remember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.

Host: Joe Streeter
Guest: Ted Orme-Claye, Kieran O'Conner
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

Jessica Welman welcomes Charlie Horner back to iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, to discuss iGaming's impact on land-based casinos, a debate from ten years ago that has recently raged back to life with a wide range of studies telling us a wide range of stories about iGaming’s cannibalization. With even labor unions inserting themselves into the debate, who is right and who is wrong? Join Jess & Charlie to help you work that out.

Remember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.

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

After the sun and champagne of Rio, the Noticias team return to the daily grind to update the latest news happening around Latin America on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove.

In the latest episode, Fernando Noodt and Isadora Marcante provide updates in Chile regarding iGaming and sports betting regulations and Brazil's match fixing investigation in sports betting update. 

Then, in the second half of the show, Payment Expert & Insider Sport's Editor, Ted Orme-Claye, dials in live from London to talk about his experience at Pay360 at the Excel Centre in London.

Read more on today's talking points;

Chile’s latest developments at the Finance Commission: https://sbcnoticias.com/juego-online-chile-accj-comision-hacienda/
CBF-SIGA join forces for integrity: https://sbcnoticias.com/br/cbf-siga-integridade-esportiva-acordo/
Romário pushes for creation of sports betting CPI: https://sbcnoticias.com/br/cpi-apostas-esportivas-definicao-membros/
Interview with BetGoals CEO Bogdan Andries: https://sbcnoticias.com/br/betgoals-ceo-bogdan-andries-entrevista/

Remember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.

Host: Fernando Noodt
Guest: Isadora Marcante, Ted Orme-Claye
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross