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Fanatics announced earlier this week that it would be buying PointsBet US for $150m. Making a big splash into the US sports betting market, Fanatics will gain market access into 14 US states as well as gain PointsBet's Banach technology. But what about the price tag? 

On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas and Charlie Horner, Senior Journalist at SBC Americas, discuss the terms of the deal and assess whether or not this is the start of major US market consolidation.

You can read the finer details by reading this report on SBC Americas: https://sbcamericas.com/2023/05/15/fanatics-pointsbet-us-acquisition/

SBC Americas also managed to speak one-on-one with Fanatics CEO Matt King at last week's SBC Summit North America - you can read everything he told us here: https://sbcamericas.com/2023/05/10/fanatics-betting-matt-king-interview/

This week the UK’s National Health Service, the NHS, published the second part of its 2021 Health Survey for England that describes gambling participation and the prevalence of at-risk and problem gambling. 

This chapter of the report looks at the types of gambling activities that Brits aged 16 or over have taken part in throughout the last 12 months. According to the NHS, this is defined as having spent money on a gambling activity. 

In today’s episode of the iGaming Daily podcast, Andrew McCarron, SBC’s Managing Director, joins James Ross to look over and provide his thoughts on some of the key findings of the report.

Click on the following link to read more about the latest NHS figures - https://sbcnews.co.uk/europe/2023/05/17/nhs-problem-gambling/

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/

Alongside the UK government publishing its long-overdue White Paper - the first quarter of 2023 saw further legislative reforms announced in the markets of Spain, France, Sweden, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands.

Ted Menmuir, Content Director at SBC and Ted Orme-Claye, Senior Journalist at SBC News, take to the mics to offer their takeaways from West Europe's never-ending transition of legislative developments and provide input on the regulatory directions of respective markets.

To find out more about all the breaking regulatory news in all European regions, click the following link to be directed to SBC News - https://sbcnews.co.uk/

At CasinoBeats Summit, taking place between 24-25 May at the Intercontinental Malta, delegates will be able to experience the Global Casino track that will include numerous roundtables focused on specific markets, including Africa, LatAm and Japan. In addition, there will be designated panels focusing on Sweden, the US, UK and Ontario, to name but a few. Click to following link to find out more -  https://sbcevents.com/casinobeats-summit/

After Aristocrat's lengthy $2.7bn pursuit of Playtech collapsed in early 2022 following the latter's shareholder rejection, the ASX-listed firm today entered into a definitive combination agreement with NeoGames, totalling approximately $1.2bn.

This is set to see the Australian-based company bolster its operations across various markets and is the focus of today's conversation on the latest episode of iGaming Daily.

Joining the conversation is Craig Davies, Editor at CasinoBeats and Ted Omre-Claye, Senior Journalist at SBC News, to reveal the details of the deal and ask the question - is $1.2bn a fair valuation for NeoGames?

To read more on the Aristocrat/NeoGames $1.2bn definitive agreement, click on the following link to be directed to the CasinoBeats article -  https://casinobeats.com/2023/05/15/aristocrat-purchase-1-2bn-neogames/

The topic of M&A activity will be hot on the CasinoBeats Summit agenda, which is taking place at the Intercontinental Malta between 23-25 May, during a panel session entitled - Deep dive into Investments and M&A. Click the following link to find out more - https://sbcevents.com/casinobeats-summit/

On the final day of SBC Summit North America, James Ross is joined by slots legend Anthony Singer, CEO of High 5 Games, who reminisces on his career while also delving into the future of slots.

Check out CasinoBeats to find out more about other news circulating the igaming & casino industry - https://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/

The SBC Summit North America kicks-off in New Jersey as James Ross is once again joined by SBC Americas Editor Jessica Welman, Charlie Horner, Senior Business Jouralist at SBC and Lucia Mourinho, Head of B2B Media LatAm in the hustle and bustle of the Meadowlands Center to talk about key takeaways from panel sessions of the day.

To read more on Jessica Welman's one-on-one interview with Fanatics Betting and Gaming CEO, Matt King, click the following link - https://sbcamericas.com/2023/05/10/fanatics-betting-matt-king-interview/

Between 9 May to 11 May, SBC Summit North America will be taking place, as well as the Player Protection Symposium, where industry experts from across the US will be speaking on various topics ranging from regulation and gambling advertisement across numerous states -  SBC Summit North America 2023 - Homepage - SBC Events

The iGaming Daily podcast hits the bright lights of New York City as James Ross is joined in the big apple by Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas, along with Senior Journalist at SBC Charlie Horner and Lucía Mouriño, Head of B2B LatAm.

In the latest episode, the three talk about each panel session they sat in on at the Player Protection Symposium, headline sponsored by Entain, and provided their key takeaways from the event, as well as what the trio are looking forward to the most at the upcoming SBC Summit North America.

Between 9 May to 11 May, SBC Summit North America will be taking place, as well as the Player Protection Symposium, where industry experts from across the US will be speaking on various topics ranging from regulation and gambling advertisement across numerous states -  SBC Summit North America 2023 - Homepage - SBC Events

In the year 2020, COVID-19 transformed how the gambling sector operated and the event side of the industry was no exception.

The following 12-18 months saw the industry shift its focus from in-person conferences to its online counterpart.

Today's episode of iGaming Daily, James Ross speaks to Natalie Lees, Senior Conference Producer at SBC, about adapting to an unprecendented period, the lessons taken from that period and how it is being adapted to future events now normality has resumed.

For further information on an array of events under the SBC banner, such as SBC Summit North America, CasinoBeats Summit, Canadian Gaming Summit, SBC Summit Barcelona, SBC Summit Latinoamérica and more, click the following link -  https://sbcevents.com/ 

Puerto Rico is a region in North America that gets underappreciated as a gambling opportunity.

On the latest episode of the iGaming Daily podcast, Joe Streeter, Editor of Payment Expert and Insider Sport, takes the reins of hosting duties today and is joined by Lucía Mouriño, Head of B2B Latam and Ferndando Noodt, Business Journalist at SBC Noticias, to talk more about the region and the opportunity it holds for gambling operators.

Check out SBC Noticias for all the latest breaking gambling news throughout Latin America - https://sbcnoticias.com/

From 31 October to 2 November, industry expert throughout Latin America will be decending on the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Miami, for SBC Summit Latinamerica. Click on the following link to find out more about the event - https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-latinoamerica/

Dissection of the White Paper continues on the iGaming Daily, as we take a closer look at a polarising subject in affordability checks. 

Integral to safer gambling frameworks, there’s a fine balance to be struck between social responsibility and not being overly intrusive and driving punters to the black market. 

On today's podcast James Ross is joined by Joe Streeter, Editor of Payment Expert and Insider Sport and Ted Menmuir, Content Director at SBC.

Check out SBC News to find out more information on the newly released White Paper - Gambling White Paper lands on RET levy, ombudsman, age restrictions and affordability (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/