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This week witnessed Crown Resorts and AUSTRAC agree to A$450m penalty over Anti-money laundering failings and SkyCity being instructed to appoint an independent monitor to oversee its Adelaide venue.

The latest news down under continues a worrying trend of regulatory issues, investigations and fines in Australia, mainly relating to Crown and Star Entertainment.

In today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross is joined by CasinoBeats Editor Craig Davies, who has been covering the issues since it first broke almost three years ago, to go through all things Australia and casino operations.

To read more on Crown's AML fails, click the following link - https://casinobeats.com/2023/05/30/crown-resorts-austrac-a450m-penalty/

Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc where one panel, entitled 'Sports & sponsorship landscape - growth markets and partnerships', will explore newer markers, as well as discussing how to increase properity in the European market. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Joe Streeter, Editor at Insider Sport, and Charlie Horner, Senior Journalist at SBC Americas, join James Ross once again in a follow up podcast to last week’s Ivan Toney episode.

A mere 72 hours after last week's episode, the report from the hearing was published and, once shifting through the 25 page document, the reason for the length of the ban became more apparent.

The trio will be going through the report and pinpointing some standout charges and looking more closely at what a medical expert stated about Toney.

To read more on Joe Streeter's article mentioned in the episode on Crystal Palace's deal with Kaiyun, click the following link - https://insidersport.com/2023/05/31/crystal-palace-kaiyun-sponsorship/

Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc where one panel, entitled 'Sports & sponsorship landscape - growth markets and partnerships', will explore newer markers, as well as discussing how to increase properity in the European market. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

Responding to political pressures, the Premier League has revised its relationship with betting and gambling.

As reported by SBC, last week the digital data agency Horizm highlighted the low engagement generated by bookmakers paying multi-million-pound sponsorships compared to other sectors.
 
In the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Jessie Sale Senior Journalist from SBC News and George Harborne Director SBC Sponsorship join James Ross to talk more on the 'low digital value' and its correlation with football clubs as the industry begins its long farewell with the top tier of English football.

To read more on Jessie Sale's article on Horizm's break down on football sponsorship opportunity, click the following link - https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2023/05/24/bettings-lack-of-digital-value-horizm-breaks-down-footballs-sponsorship-opportunity/

For more information on SBC Summit Barcelona, click the following link - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

iGaming Daily has moved on from CasinoBeats Summit and turned its focus to Latin America, which has experienced quite a few match fixing issues when it comes to football, or soccer if you are listening in the US. 

Previous episodes have briefly touched upon it when focusing on Brazil but following an incident with a second division Colombian team, the Notícias team thought it would be the right opportunity to dive into this a little more. 

Joining James Ross is joined by SBC's Head of B2B Media LatAm Lucía Mouriño and Isadora Marcante, Business Journalist at SBC Notícias Brasil.

From 31 October to 2 November, industry experts from throughout Latin America will descend on the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Miami, for SBC Summit Latinoamérica.

Click on the following link to find out more about the event - https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-latinoamerica/

Promotional credit is often cited as a key way for operators to acquire customers in an incredibly competitive environment, but the topic has caused controversy in recent times over its tax status. Several state regulators are prohibiting operators from deducting promotional credit from their GGR, meaning they still have to pay taxes, whilst other states are taking a phased approach.

So, what's the big deal with promo credit and how will these changes shape the future of the sports betting industry?

On this Memorial Day's iGaming Daily, Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, is joined by Sue Schneider, SBC's VP of Growth and Strategy - Americas, and Charlie Horner, Senior Journalist at SBC Americas, to tackle this subject.

This week witnessed Massachusetts regulators vote to tax sports betting promotional credit following several months of debating and researching the issue. Click the following link to read more on the topic - MA Regulators Vote to Tax Sportsbook Promo Credit (sbcamericas.com).

James Ross is joined once again by the CasinoBeats team, who are on location in Malta, as they dive into CasinoBeats Editor Craig Davies's panel moderating debut, interesting sessions from the second day and provide their picks for this evening's CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards.

To read more on Senior Journalist Conor Porter's write-up on the UK market-focused panel, that includes the UK Gambling Commission's CEO Andrew Rhodes, click the following link - https://casinobeats.com/2023/05/25/uk-panel-customer-affordability/

Andrew Rhodes also provided details on how the UKGC will be implementing the UK government's white paper once the final consultation phase has been completed - https://casinobeats.com/2023/05/24/ukgcs-first-consultations-mid-july/

The conference schedule waits for no one as many from the industry jump on a flight to sunny Malta with the CasinoBeats Summit currently underway at the Intercontinental Malta.

Joining James Ross live on location is the CasinoBeats team that consists of its Editor Craig Davies as well as Senior Journalist Conor Porter and Business Journalist Danny Lee, who discuss the first day of the event.

To read a write-up from Craig Davies, click the following link to find out more about the SBC Leaders panel - CBS: operator’s are still falling foul of regulators - something's going wrong (casinobeats.com)

Andrew Rhodes, CEO of the UK Gambling Commission, will also be in attendance at the CasinoBeats Summit, taking place between 23-25 May, 2023, at the Intercontinental Malta, participating in a panel entitled - 'Fireside Chat with UKGC's CEO'. Click the following link for further information - https://sbcevents.com/casinobeats-summit/

Last week witnessed Ivan Toney, the Premier League striker who plays for Brentford Football Club, handed an eight month suspension after admitting 232 breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules.

On Tuesday’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross is joined by Insider Sport and Payment Expert Editor Joe Streeter, as well as SBC Americas Senior Journalist Charlie Horner, to talk all things Ivan Toney and the relationship with sports and gambling.

To read more on EPIC Risk Management's Ben McGregor comments on the Toney situation, click the following link - https://sbcnews.co.uk/sportsbook/2023/05/19/epic-ivan-toney-sports/

Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc where one panel, entitled 'Sports & sponsorship landscape - growth markets and partnerships', will explore newer markers, as well as discussing how to increase properity in the European market. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

A generational change has been called by Kindred Group as Henrik Tjärnström ends his 14-year tenure as Chief Executive – to be replaced by Nils Anden on an interim basis.

On today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross, SBC's Multimedia Editor, is joined by Ted Menmuir, Content Director at SBC and Ted Orme-Claye, Senior Journalist at SBC New, to talk about Tjärnström stepping down, the priorities facing Anden and the future of Kindred.

To read more on Tjärnström stepping down as Kindred's CEO click the following link - Nils Andén replaces Henrik Tjärnström as Kindred CEO (sbcnews.co.uk).

Andrew Rhodes, CEO of the UK Gambling Commission, will also be in attendance at the CasinoBeats Summit, taking place between 23-25 May, 2023, at the Intercontinental Malta, participating in a panel entitled - 'Fireside Chat with UKGC's CEO'. Click the following link for further information - https://sbcevents.com/casinobeats-summit/

iGaming Daily returns to Brazil as the country finally experiences sports betting movement with the release of its provisional measure. The podcast will also catch a flight to Madrid where SBC's Senior Media Manager Martyn Elliott provides details on why he's in the Spanish captial.

Joining James Ross to provide the latest updates in Brazil is SBC's Head of B2B Media LatAm Lucía Mouriño and Isadora Marcante, Business Journalist at SBC Notícias Brasil.

Check out SBC Notícias Brasil to find out more about the provisional measures mentioned in today's podcast - https://sbcnoticias.com/br/novos-detalhes-sobre-a-medida-provisoria-das-apostas/

For wider sports betting and igaming news throughout Latin America, check out SBC Noticias - https://sbcnoticias.com/

From 31 October to 2 November, industry experts from throughout Latin America will descend on the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Miami, for SBC Summit Latinoamérica.

Click on the following link to find out more about the event - https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-latinoamerica/