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The Thanksgiving holiday in the United States has long been considered a time not just for community and family but a time to reflect on how the country has historically treated its indigenous populations.

It is fitting then that this week on iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio, we are going to take a look at tribal relationships in California and Florida, namely what the latest news is regarding tribes and sports betting.

Joining Jessica Welman to talk about the tale of two coasts is Charlie Horner, who also provides his English perspective on Thanksgiving dinner.

To read more on the topic of today's podcast, click on the following link:

- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/11/17/florida-supreme-court-hard-rock-denial/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/11/20/west-flagler-scotus-writ-cert-extension/

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!

Over the past half a decade or so, Las Vegas has witnessed a heavy influx of sports events and establishments. 

Plenty of big sporting events have taken place in Vegas in the past from boxing bouts to MMA fights, golf, NASCAR etc. The city has several minor league teams too but no major sports team moved to Vegas until the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights were established in 2017.

WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces were next in 2018 after they moved to the city from San Antonio, then came the NFL’s Raiders from Oakland in 2020.

Last week, MLB’s 30 owners unanimously approved the move of the Oakland Athletics to the site of Tropicana Las Vegas, which will be completed by 2028 at the latest.

Not only that, but major sporting events are now taking place in the city. The Formula One Championship took over the city last weekend for the Vegas Grand Prix, and the Super Bowl will be in Vegas at Allegiant Stadium in February next year.

With Vegas essentially becoming one of the largest sports markets in the US, what kind of relationship is there between casinos in the city and sports?

This will be the topic of today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio, where Conor Porter is joined by his new Editor on CasinoBeats, Joe Streeter and ex-Las Vegas resident and SBC Americas Editor, Jessica Welman.

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

- https://casinobeats.com/2023/11/07/las-vegas-workers-strike-formula-1/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/11/10/las-vegas-strikes-off-wynn-cwu-deal/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/11/09/las-vegas-casino-workers-deal-caesars/
- https://casinobeats.com/2023/11/17/oakland-as-tropicana-las-vegas-move-mlb/
- https://casinobeats.com/2023/11/16/red-bull-racing-pokerstars-wheel-covers/

Host: Conor Porter
Guests: Jessica Welman & Joe Streeter
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!

As announced by Policy and Public Affairs Director, Tim Miller the Gambling Commission, will undertake a further seven consultations to progress its regulatory review of the recommendations made by UK Gambling’s White Paper.

Booked for a 12-week period, the UKGC’s plans to close its next series of consultations by February-to-March of 2024.

For UK gambling a fractious 2023 ends with no regulatory resolution as, despite consultations, the industry remains in the dark regarding its future terms of play.

As eyes turn to 2024, how will UK stakeholders respond to the consultations on “Responsible incentives, customer-led tools, RET contributions, data reporting, financial penalties, and financial key event reporting”.

This will be the conversations for today's episode of the iGaming Daily podcast, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio, where Martyn Elliott is joined by Edward Menmuir and Ted Orme-Claye to discuss the latest developments.

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

- https://sbcnews.co.uk/europe/uk/2023/11/15/ukgc-7-consultations-2024/

Host: Martyn Elliott
Guests: Edward Menmuir & 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!

A rare jaunt north of the border for Jess and Charlie on today's iGaming Daily, as attention turns towards Canada. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has fined two operators for negligence in complying with responsible gambling policies, with PointsBet Canada's recent fine following Apollo Entertainment's in August.

iGaming Daily broke out our resident Canada experts, with Canadian Gaming Business Editor Jessica Welman, and Canadian Gaming Business Magazine Editor Charlie Horner joining to discuss responsible gambling in Ontario, and how the operators are managing remaining compliant with responsible gambling policies, with the intense competition in the province.

PointsBet Canada's fine: https://www.canadiangamingbusiness.com/2023/11/09/pointsbet-responsible-gambling-agco-fine/

Apollo's August fine: https://www.canadiangamingbusiness.com/2023/08/14/apollo-entertainment-rg-agco-fine/

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

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!

Once again, football's relationship with betting is in the spotlight, after EFL Chairman Rick Parry took a seemingly unique stance among high-profile figures in the game, stating that EFL research reveals that there isn’t any evidence that ‘sponsorship leads to an increase in gambling or gambling harm’.

With this being one of the strongest public comments in support of betting sponsorships and advertisements, how valid a defence is the importance of the financial support the industry provides? To what end does the investment by Flutter, EFL sponsor Sky Bet's parent company, going to research and education, counteract the much publicised potential negatives around betting sponsors?

To discuss this, Insider Sport's Callum Williams hosts a special iGaming Daily episode, joined by Insider Sport editor and author of the IS story on the topic at hand, as well as SBC Sponsorship Director George Harborne.

To read more: https://insidersport.com/2023/11/09/efl-chairman-weve-seen-no-evidence-sponsorship-leads-to-increase-in-gambling/

Host: Callum Williams
Guests: Joe Streeter, George Harborne
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: Anaya McDonald

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 sports commission in Brazil approved a report from Senator Romário, former Barcelona and PSV forward and 1994 World Cup Winner, which includes longer times for licenses and interestingly, an amendment that bans advertising and sponsorships. Amidst a pushback from pro clubs, Goiás Senator Jorge Kajuru, himself a Sports Broadcaster, has guaranteed there will be no such restrictions.

To make sense of this, SBC Noticias' Fernando Noodt makes his hosting debut after many appearances on the other side of the desk, and is joined by our resident Brazil expert, Isadora Marcante of SBC Notícias Brasil. Isa takes us through the report, the reaction to the advertising restrictions, what happens next and the likely timeline of this moving forward.

To read more:

Elisa Marcante's piece on Kajuru's promise: https://sbcnoticias.com/br/kajuru-publicidade-apostas-futebol/
Isadora's interview with Tiago Gomes: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3f8007b4

Host: Fernando Noodt
Guest: Isadora Marcante
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: Anaya McDonald

For more Brazil, join SBC in Rio next February - 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!

Our resident casino experts flocked to iGaming Daily to continue the ongoing discussions about casino branding.

Outgoing CasinoBeats Editor Craig Davies is joined by SlotBeats' Danny Lee, and host Conor Porter to discuss the online casino lobby, the importance of branding, and how to stand out in the online casino world. Including how to compete with the "juggernauts" and the combination of branding, design and slot selection needed to attract players.

Host: Conor Porter
Guests: Craig Davies, Danny Lee
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: Anaya McDonald

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!

In today's episode, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio, SBC News Senior Journalist Ted Orme-Claye delved into one of the hallmarks of the UK sports betting industry, greyhound racing.

Ted spoke to Garry Nash, Managing Director of Premier Greyhound Racing to discuss the current state of the sport, how to make it more accessible for fans both at the track and at home, as well as discussing the general perception of the sport and some misconceptions, before going on to cover the regulatory landscape and political situation with regards to affordability checks, as well as Lord Lipsey's position as Chairman of PGR.

Host: Ted Orme-Claye
Guest: Garry Nash
Producer: James Ross
Editor: Anaya McDonald

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!

To conclude the week, iGaming Daily has a special guest to host the podcast to discuss responsible gaming throughout the sector.

Andrea McGeachin, CEO at Neosurf, takes control of hosting duties on the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Rio, as she is joined by Bill Pascrell, III, Partner, Princeton Public Affairs Group, to discuss how the two met and their RG passion and a call to action for payment firms to 'come to the table'.

Host: Andrea McGeachin
Guest: Bill Pascrell, III
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

This week also witnessed the launch of SBC's brand new industry initiative, the Player Protection Hub. The new home of player protection content, research, education and discussion. You can register by visiting playerprotectionhub.com, or by clicking the banner in the digital event platform, and head over after this session to join in the discussions

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!

This week, SBC Media launched its latest podcast series titled Behind The Badge, led by SBC Sponsorship’s George Harborne, and a rotating cast of SBC Editorial experts, the podcast will include conversations with sports teams across the globe about the commercial side of the industry.

As an iGaming Daily bonus episode, we present to you the first episode of Behind The Badge with Burnley Football Club’s Head of Commercial, Marcus Mellor. 

To keep up-to-date with Behind The Badge, click here, to be directed to the podcast's official LinkedIn page and make sure to follow. Additionally, subscribe to SBC's YouTube channel here to keep in the loop of all multimedia offerings.