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Canadian operators have been waiting for months to see the outcome of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario's new advertising regulations, and now they have their answer. In a similar move to the one taken by the UK, but perhaps going even further, AGCO have ruled for no more athletes, celebrities or influencers that would likely appeal to minors.

What does that mean for operators in Ontario? And whose endorsement contracts may be done? We discuss this from multiple angles on the iGaming Daily podcast today, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, with host Jessica Welman joined by her colleague on Canadian Gaming Business Nick Ware, as well as SBC News Senior Journalist Ted Orme-Claye to discuss the key changes, what it means to existing deals involving the likes of Georges St. Pierre to Wayne Gretzky and Conor McDavid to Neymar, as well as what options operators have for endorsement deals going forward.

To read more about the regulations on Canadian Gaming Business or SBC Americas:
https://sbcamericas.com/2023/08/29/agco-ontario-igaming-ads-changes/

https://www.canadiangamingbusiness.com/2023/04/14/agco-online-gambling-ads/

https://www.canadiangamingbusiness.com/2023/06/02/olg-agco-advertising-review/

https://www.canadiangamingbusiness.com/2023/08/24/hard-rock-hotel-casino-ottawa-calls-on-jakob-chychrun-to-connect-with-canadians/

https://www.canadiangamingbusiness.com/2022/10/04/rgc-thinktv-responsible-gambling-psa/

In just a few short weeks, the industry descends on sunny Catalonia for SBC Summit Barcelona, visit https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/ for information, and of course to get your tickets.

Host: Jessica Welman
Guests: Nick Ware, Ted Orme-Claye
Producer: Anaya McDonald
Editor: Anaya McDonald

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With SBC Summit Barcelona a mere few weeks away, iGaming Daily continues to look into the event and what is set to be on show between September 19 to the 21 September. 

And today James Ross will be looking at something new for this year’s event, which sees a set of roundtable discussions across the event, where attendees will be talking about a range of topics from global markets, payments and compliance to the future of iGaming Bingo. 

Joining James Ross on the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, is Anna Arakelyan, Public Relations Manager at Casino.Online.

To find out more about SBC Summit Barcelona's roundtable and agenda, click on the following link:

- https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

Host: James Ross
Guest: Anna Arakelyan
Producer: James Ross & Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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Join 15,000+ delegates at our biggest ever conference and exhibition this summer in beautiful Barcelona! Game-changing content, as well as 4,500 operators, 1,500 affiliates, 450 speakers and 350+ exhibitors, the biggest name keynote speakers anywhere in the industry, an almost 40,000 square metre exhibition floor and world-class networking events every single night. Get your tickets now at https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

Publishing its full-year 2022/2023 Financial Results recently, Rank Group, the old-boy of UK Gambling scene, told of a ‘Very British Affair’ -  In which its Grosvenor and Mecca venues navigated a year of raising inflation, higher energy costs and the cost of living crisis impacting leisure and hospitality spend.

Yet despite booking £109 million in statutory losses, leadership of Rank is positive that it has overcome home impacts and that it will return to growth and profits in the new financial year for 2023/2024.

Speaking to SBC, written by Ted Orme-Claye, Rank’s CEO John O’Reilly expressed that the firm is a clear winner of upcoming White Paper changes, helping transform its land-based venues through some ‘modernising’ reforms.

So what are the real prospects for UK Gambling’s oldest boy entering a make-or-break 12-month trading period?

This is the question for the latest episode of the iGaming Daily podcast sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona. Host, James Ross is joined once again by Edward Menmuir and Ted Orme-Claye.

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

-https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2023/08/18/john-oreilly-rank-interview/
-https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2023/08/17/rank-books-statutory-loss/

Host: James Ross
Guest: Edward Menmuir, Ted Orme-Claye
Producer: MC Killick-Calver, Anaya McDonald
Editor: James Ross

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Join 15,000+ delegates at our biggest ever conference and exhibition this summer in beautiful Barcelona! Game-changing content, as well as 4,500 operators, 1,500 affiliates, 450 speakers and 350+ exhibitors, the biggest name keynote speakers anywhere in the industry, an almost 40,000 square metre exhibition floor and world-class networking events every single night. Get your tickets now at https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

With the Women’s World Cup coming to a close this Sunday, there has been a lot of attention on the commercial potential of the league, from betting to broadcasting to sponsorships and more.

But as the global event draws to a close, there are discussions around how sports stakeholders such as betting operators can maintain momentum and carry on leveraging the marketing possibilities of women’s football into the domestic season

Jessie Sale, Senior Journalist at SBC, takes hosting duties and on this episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, speaking to Jonas Linné, CEO of Forza Football, and he will be sharing his views on how companies can achieve this goal.

Host: Jessie Sale
Guest: Jonas Linné
Producer: Mollie Chapman
Editor: James Ross

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Join 15,000+ delegates at our biggest ever conference and exhibition this summer in beautiful Barcelona! Game-changing content, as well as 4,500 operators, 1,500 affiliates, 450 speakers and 350+ exhibitors, the biggest name keynote speakers anywhere in the industry, an almost 40,000 square metre exhibition floor and world-class networking events every single night. Get your tickets now at https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

On iGaming Daily, our main aim is to deliver you the biggest stories of the day and dissect them where we can.

However, it’s also a platform to raise attention and awareness to other happenings circulating the iGaming sector and today the show will be dipping its toe into the affiliate space on iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, as Host James Ross welcomes Natalie Lees, SBC’s Senior Conference Producer and an iGD debut with Julian Pitts, SBC’s Senior Affiliate Relationship Manager.

For more information regarding Affiliate Leaders, click on the following link:

- https://affiliateleaders.com/

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Join 15,000+ delegates at our biggest ever conference and exhibition this summer in beautiful Barcelona! Game-changing content, as well as 4,500 operators, 1,500 affiliates, 450 speakers and 350+ exhibitors, the biggest name keynote speakers anywhere in the industry, an almost 40,000 square metre exhibition floor and world-class networking events every single night. Get your tickets now at https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

Ahead of SBC Summit Barcelona, here at iGaming Daily we thought that it would be good to look closer into the topics that will be on display between September 19-21.

With that in mind, today's discussion will centre around convergence of gaming and sport-media and its role in the future of sports betting.

Joining stand-in host, SBC News' Senior Journalist Ted Orme-Claye, is Sam Sadi, CEO at Livescore who will be moderating a panel entitled - Game On: Unleashing the convergence of gaming and sport-media for the future of sports betting.

Sadi will be joined on stage by Paris Smith, Advisor at Pinnacle Sports and Erik Backlund, Chief Product Officer at Kindred.

Host: Ted Orme-Claye
Guest: Sam Sadi
Producer: Taylor Buckley
Editor: James Ross

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Join 15,000+ delegates at our biggest ever conference and exhibition this summer in beautiful Barcelona! Game-changing content, as well as 4,500 operators, 1,500 affiliates, 450 speakers and 350+ exhibitors, the biggest name keynote speakers anywhere in the industry, an almost 40,000 square metre exhibition floor and world-class networking events every single night. Get your tickets now at https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

Last week, PayPal embraced digital currencies with plans for a stablecoin being unveiled. What does this mean for the growth of digital currencies and how has it been received amongst key political figures. 

On potential plans, Dan Schulman, President and CEO of PayPal, stated on the coin: “The shift toward digital currencies requires a stable instrument that is both digitally native and easily connected to fiat currency like the US dollar.

Joining me, your host James Ross, on the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, is Joe Streeter, Editor of Payment Expert and the site’s business journalist Callum Williams. 

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

- https://paymentexpert.com/2023/08/14/maxine-waters-shares-deep-concern-over-paypal-stablecoin/
- https://paymentexpert.com/2023/08/08/paypal-launch-us-dollar-stablecoin/
- https://paymentexpert.com/2023/08/09/paypal-stablecoins-are-the-killer-app/

Host: James Ross
Guests: Joe Streeter & Callum Williams
Producer: MC Killick-Carver
Editor: James Ross

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Join 15,000+ delegates at our biggest ever conference and exhibition this summer in beautiful Barcelona! Game-changing content, as well as 4,500 operators, 1,500 affiliates, 450 speakers and 350+ exhibitors, the biggest name keynote speakers anywhere in the industry, an almost 40,000 square metre exhibition floor and world-class networking events every single night. Get your tickets now at https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

Domestic football is now back on our TV screens, and as always this has been accompanied by commercial potential and developments that have likely flown under the radar for some.

However, this of course is of massive interest to us at SBC - and the recent news that the Serie A betting data rights to the 2024/25 season will be going to tender particularly caught our attention.

It is not yet clear who will be bidding for the rights, but we can assume current holder Stats Perform will be keen to retain Serie A as part of its impressive international portfolio. But in a sport where fortunes change at the drop of a hat, how significant are the Serie A data rights in comparison to other leagues?

Joining Ted Orme-Claye, Senior Journalist at SBC News on the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, was SBC's Sponsorship's Director, George Harborne and Insider Sport Editor Joe Streeter.

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

- https://sbcnews.co.uk/sportsbook/2023/08/08/serie-a-betting-data/

Host: Ted Orme-Claye
Guest: George Harborne & Joe Streeter
Producer: James Ross & Taylor Buckley
Editor: James Ross

Make sure to like and follow the iGaming Daily LinkedIn page to be kept up-to-date with the latest episodes.

Join 15,000+ delegates at our biggest ever conference and exhibition this summer in beautiful Barcelona! Game-changing content, as well as 4,500 operators, 1,500 affiliates, 450 speakers and 350+ exhibitors, the biggest name keynote speakers anywhere in the industry, an almost 40,000 square metre exhibition floor and world-class networking events every single night. Get your tickets now at https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

The second quarter financial season is well and truly underway with results coming across the SBC Media news desk thick and fast.

On of those financials came from Bragg Gaming, which witnessed records tumbling for back-to-back quarters as the company reported a new revenue high in the second quarter of 2023.

And in today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross is joined by Bragg Gaming Group’s Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Yaniv Spielberg, to go through the firm’s latest Q2 results. 

To read more on Bragg's Q2 financials, click on the following link:

- https://casinobeats.com/2023/08/10/bragg-gaming-q2-2023-financial-report/

Host: James Ross
Guest: Yaniv Spielberg
Producer: MC Killick Carver
Editor: James Ross

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Join 15,000+ delegates at our biggest ever conference and exhibition this summer in beautiful Barcelona! Game-changing content, as well as 4,500 operators, 1,500 affiliates, 450 speakers and 350+ exhibitors, the biggest name keynote speakers anywhere in the industry, an almost 40,000 square metre exhibition floor and world-class networking events every single night. Get your tickets now at https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

This week Penn Entertainment shocked the sports betting setor as the firm ditched Barstool Media altogether and rebranding its existing sportsbook ESPN Bet as part of a multi-billion partnership.

This fall, the existing Barstool Sportsbooks in the 20 states where Penn operates sports betting will be rebranded as ESPN BET.

Joining Jessica Welman on the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, is Charlie Horner and Insider Sport's Editor, Joe Streeter, as the trio digest this blockbuster news.

For me information on the topics discussed in the podcast, click on the following link:

- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/08/08/espn-bet-penn-barstool-sportsbook-rebrand/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/08/09/penn-snowden-espn-bet-launch-november/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/08/10/survey-espn-bet-will-win-over-bettors/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2023/08/10/iger-disney-espn-bet-penn-comments/

Host: Jessica Welman
Guests: Charlie Horner & Joe Streeter
Producer: Taylor Buckley
Editor: James Ross

Make sure to like and follow the iGaming Daily LinkedIn page to be kept up-to-date with the latest episodes.

Join 15,000+ delegates at our biggest ever conference and exhibition this summer in beautiful Barcelona! Game-changing content, as well as 4,500 operators, 1,500 affiliates, 450 speakers and 350+ exhibitors, the biggest name keynote speakers anywhere in the industry, an almost 40,000 square metre exhibition floor and world-class networking events every single night. Get your tickets now at https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/