iGaming Daily

In the third episode of Bets & Balance Sheets, in collaboration with SBC Media and Aurum Solutions, Vasco Rodrigues, CMO at Aurum Solutions is joined by Robert B. Stoddard, Partner at KPMG and Paulo Andrade, Delivery Manager at Aurum Solutions.

The trio focus on the financial dynamics of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the gambling sector. Discuss recent M&A deals and their rationale, how consolidation impacts the competitive landscape and market share, and analyse the financial outcomes and potential risks of M&A activities in the industry.

To watch the full video of the podcast, along with the first two episodes, click on the links below:

• https://youtu.be/o832UDApHac
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EYQ89hfWHo&t=216s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxF_5D7FN4U&t=1s

Host: Vasco Rodrigues
Guests: Robert B. Stoddard & Paulo Andrade
Producer: James Ross
Editor: James Ross

The sporting calendar sets a unique tone during the Christmas period, with an influx of festive football combined with a plethora of other sporting fixtures that take centre stage for the holiday season. 

This presents a challenge for operators though, whether this be trading around the Christmas period or engaging new bettors. 

For today’s episode of the iGamingDaily, Conor Porter is joined by Ted Orme-Claye and Danny Lee to discuss the calendar at this time of year and what it means for sports betting and online casino operators.

Host: Conor Porter
Guest: Ted Orme-Claye & Danny Lee
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross 

Recently, the Premier League has announced it has agreed a landmark TV deal with domestic broadcasters to now cover more live games than ever before. 

The newly agreed broadcast deal will last until the end of the 2028-29 season and sees up to 267 live games to be shown per season, with Sky Sports landing the most games with 215 after being awarded four live rights packages. 

And this will be the topic on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio, as SBC's Insider Sport team, Ted Orme-Claye, Viktor Kayed and Callum Williams, talk through the Premier League's high-budget media rights deals with Sky and TNT and the impact of these partnerships across the sporting landscape.

To read more on the topic discussed in today's podcast, click on the following links:

• https://insidersport.com/2023/12/05/premier-league-record-broadcast-deal/
• https://insidersport.com/2023/11/10/sky-sports-amazon-premier-league-right/
• https://insidersport.com/2023/10/19/premier-league-270-games-rights-deal/

Host: Callum Williams
Guests: Viktor Kayed & Ted Orme-Claye
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

Next up for SBC Events is beautiful Rio, SBC Summit Rio will place a spotlight on critical aspects such as regulatory frameworks, localized product offerings, operator-media relationships, sports integrity, data rights, and sponsorship opportunities. Visit https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-rio/ for more info, and to get your ticket!

The Baby Boom, Generation X, Millennials and now Gen Z, names given to define different generations. 

However, it’s the latter of the four that has captured the attention of the igaming industry over the last 12-months.  

As fresh developments and tech innovation continue to accelerate across the globe, the challenges with attraction and retaining users soars to new heights.

And this will be today’s topic of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, as James Ross is joined by Conor Porter and Danny Lee of CasinoBeats.

To read more about the topic for Wednesday's episode of iGaming Daily, click on the following link:

- https://casinobeats.com/2023/12/06/roundtable-retaining-customers/
- https://casinobeats.com/2023/12/05/the-next-generation-of-customer/

Host: James Ross
Guests: Conor Porter & Danny Lee
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

Next up for SBC Events is beautiful Rio, SBC Summit Rio will place a spotlight on critical aspects such as regulatory frameworks, localized product offerings, operator-media relationships, sports integrity, data rights, and sponsorship opportunities. Visit https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-rio/ for more info, and to get your ticket!

Bonus bets, promo dollars, sign-up offers, extra action, whatever you do just don’t call them free bets. Whatever you call them though, promotional spending is a huge part of every US sportsbook, particularly when it comes to launching a new state. 

On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Americas Editor Jessica Welman, alongside her colleague Senior Journalist Charlie Horner, delve into promo spending to look at what sportsbooks are offering, what kind of bang they are getting from their buck, and why DraftKings could be in hot water for trying to give things away.

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

• https://sbcamericas.com/2023/12/11/ma-draftkings-class-action-bonus/
• https://sbcamericas.com/2023/12/11/kentucky-sportsbook-revenue-report-first/
• https://sbcamericas.com/2023/12/12/espn-bet-maryland-launch-revenue/
• https://sbcamericas.com/2023/12/01/ohio-sportsbook-revenue-oct-2023/

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

Next up for SBC Events is beautiful Rio, SBC Summit Rio will place a spotlight on critical aspects such as regulatory frameworks, localized product offerings, operator-media relationships, sports integrity, data rights, and sponsorship opportunities. Visit https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-rio/ for more info, and to get your ticket!

There’s winds of change happening across the gambling sector as Entain’s troubled 2023 looks set to bring in new leadership and Brazil’s ongoing sports betting bill gets stuck in limbo. 

And these two will be the topic of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, where James Ross is joined by Charlie Horner and Edward Menmuir for the first half of the show to talk about Entain. 

In the second half, Charlie and Edward will be replaced with SBC Noticias Brazil Journalist, Isadora Marcante, to walk through the latest update from the Brazilian Senate and the implications it could have moving forward. 

To read more on the topic's discussed in today's podcast, click on the links below:

- https://sbcnews.co.uk/sportsbook/2023/12/13/entain-ceo-steps-down/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/12/13/entain-jette-nygaard-andersen-resigns/
- https://sbcnews.co.uk/sportsbook/2023/12/13/brazil-betting-flip-flop/

Host: James Ross
Guests: Edward Menmuir, Charlie Horner & Isadora Marcante
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

Next up for SBC Events is beautiful Rio, SBC Summit Rio will place a spotlight on critical aspects such as regulatory frameworks, localized product offerings, operator-media relationships, sports integrity, data rights, and sponsorship opportunities. Visit https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-rio/ for more info, and to get your ticket!

The progress for getting new states to legalise online casino may have stagnated in 2023, but the iGaming industry itself's year growing and launching a wide range of new products, verticals, and partnerships.

One of the most active brands on that front was BetMGM.

On today's episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman is joined by BetMGM’s VP of Gaming Angus Nisbet, to talk about the brand’s busy 2023 and what to expect in 2024.

To read more on the topic discussed in today's episod, click on the following links:

- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/12/05/betmgm-2024-investment-year/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/11/09/mgm-q3-2023-earnings-call/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/11/09/betmgm-26-yoy-nfl-betting-growth/

Host: Jessica Welman

Guest: Angus Nisbet

Producer: Anaya McDonald

Editor: James Ross

Next up for SBC Events is beautiful Rio, SBC Summit Rio will place a spotlight on critical aspects such as regulatory frameworks, localized product offerings, operator-media relationships, sports integrity, data rights, and sponsorship opportunities. Visit https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-rio/ for more info, and to get your ticket!

Earlier this month, the Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine province of Santa Fe approved the regulatory project for online gaming and sports betting. 

Following a day of debate, which saw 38 votes in favour and six against, this regulation, promoted by deputy Fabian Bastia and first introduced by his party colleague Marcelo Gonzalez, has now been sent to the Senate in order to obtain full approval.

Yet, what does this regulatory project include, what impacts will it have if approved by the Senate and how does it compare to Argentina's neighbours Brazil, who are currently going through a similar process? 

This will be the topic to kick-start the week on iGaming Daily, where James Ross is joined by Fernando Noodt and Isadora Marcante.

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

- https://sbcnoticias.com/santa-fe-diputados-aprueba-regulacion/
- https://sbcnoticias.com/santa-fe-juego-online-apuestas/
- https://sbcnoticias.com/br/pl-ricardo-ayres-promocao-jogos-cassino-apostas/

Host: James Ross
Guests: Fernando Noodt & Isadora Marcante
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

Next up for SBC Events is beautiful Rio, SBC Summit Rio will place a spotlight on critical aspects such as regulatory frameworks, localized product offerings, operator-media relationships, sports integrity, data rights, and sponsorship opportunities. Visit https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-rio/ for more info, and to get your ticket!

Andrea McGeachin, CEO at Neosurf, returns in back-to-back episodes to conclude the week in Friday's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio.

Joining Andrea are Head of Group Payments at Pinnacle Sports, Isabelle Delisle and Rahul Das, Director of Payments at LiveScore, with all three previously participating on the Emulating ecommerce: Payment Leaders' acquisition challenge panel at the recent SBC Summit Barcelona Payment Innovation stage.

The discussion in today's podcast touches on sales in payments, the importance of honesty in the process and understanding the product.

Host: Andrea McGeachin
Guest: Isabelle Delisle & Rahul Das
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

Next up for SBC Events is beautiful Rio, SBC Summit Rio will place a spotlight on critical aspects such as regulatory frameworks, localized product offerings, operator-media relationships, sports integrity, data rights, and sponsorship opportunities. Visit https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-rio/ for more info, and to get your ticket!

Andrea McGeachin, CEO at Neosurf,  returns to take control of hosting duties on Thursday's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio, as she is joined by Vladimir Malakchi, the outgoing CCO at Evoplay, where the conversation started with Andreas' first encounter with Vladimir, relationships with people in the industry and what inspires each other.

To read the SBC Leaders article with Vladimir, click on the following link:

- https://issuu.com/sbc.global/docs/sbc_leaders_27_-_web?fr=sNTVlYTYyNzcyODc

Host: Andrea McGeachin
Guest: Vladimir Malakchi
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

Next up for SBC Events is beautiful Rio, SBC Summit Rio will place a spotlight on critical aspects such as regulatory frameworks, localized product offerings, operator-media relationships, sports integrity, data rights, and sponsorship opportunities. Visit https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-rio/ for more info, and to get your ticket!