All Aboard the GVC Express
Hot on the heels of buying Portuguese online operator Bet.pt and posting better-than-expected Q3 trading stats, British gaming giant GVC Holdings is…
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Understanding the macro challenges within esports, Interview with Steven Salz, CEO at Rivalry
Further to our article earlier in the week, How can an operator prevent the sports bubble deflating?, we’ve taken a more macro…
How can an operator prevent the esports bubble from deflating? Harry Lang, Managing Director of Brand Architects and Ex. CMO, Pinnacle
Esports has experienced fluctuating growth for some time now, however, it’s widely accepted that this vertical is one of the most exciting…
Will Hill, M&A and Player Experience, In Conversation with Ralph Topping, Ex. CEO, William Hill
With the gambling giant Caesars Entertainment agreeing terms for Caesars UK to acquire the entire William Hill business for approximately £2.9bn (€3.17bn/$3.72bn),…
Ballad of William Hill, Part 2
For Thanksgiving or Christmas, like a rich and fattened festive bird, betting rivals are sharpening knives and appetites at the mouthwatering prospect…
Esports Success is Both More and Less
Guild Esports, the esports management company, backed by David Beckham, has slipped in early trading on its London Stock Exchange debut. Its…
Say Hello to My New V.V.I.P. Friend
It’s do or die, for gaming’s hitherto very lucrative V.I.P. schemes. Either they buckle down and tighten up–by running a full assessment…
Better Collective Acquires Atemi Group for up to 44 million EUR
Sports betting media group, Better Collective, has completed the acquisition of Atemi Group, for up to 44 million EUR. Atemi Group is…
How do you find the balance between product diversity and brand identity? Interview with Itai Zak, Ex CEO, SBTech and GoWild Gaming
As we see more and more countries develop an iGaming infrastructure in response to the recent months, we face an increase in…
Hard Rock International and Scientific Games poised for iGaming Expansion
Scientific Games Corporation was selected by long-term partner Hard Rock International to deliver its OpenSports™ and OpenGamingTM solutions across regulated markets in the U.S. Initially, Scientific…
ThePuntersPage Research, What Do The Results Mean For The Industry? Interview with Glenn Debattista, Head of Product, ThePuntersPage
We recently published findings from 100,000 monthly visitors to ThePuntersPage website in our article “Odds On Punters’ Delight, Research Report from ThePuntersPage…
William Hill Update: There’s Gold in Them Dare Hills
As coronavirus Covid-19 transforms, and in some cases devastates, the betting landscape, British gaming houses with their expertise in online and sports…
Fancy a Flutter, Everyone’s a Winner
Gambling’s rich pastures are proving to be a fertile hunting ground for superannuated UK Labour Party politicians. Only a week after former…
Nigeria: The benchmark for the future of African gaming? Interview with Mr Bashir Are, CEO, Lagos State Lotteries Board
Identifying and capitalising on growth opportunities is a continuous challenge for all business leaders. It’s no secret that land-based gaming has taken…
Disrupting the Status Quo of Virtual Events, Interview with Rafayel Badalyan, Chief Innovation Officer at BetConstruct
As the gaming industry powers through the global crisis and pivots wherever necessary to ensure the stability of revenue, meeting people in…
The Ballad of William Hill, Hunter or Hunted?
Corporate Raider or Hedge Fund Activist, bosses at UK heritage bookmaker William Hill are this week mulling their response to an audacious…
Playtech’s Brave New World
After disappointing corona-stressed H1 financials, gaming solutions giant Playtech is looking to expand operations in the US and Latin America big time….
Is Esports Corona Proof? Q&A with Eirik Kristiansen, CEO at Pixel.bet
One of the few glimmers of hope our industry saw during the lockdown was the rise of esports betting. Massive spikes in…
New Jersey’s New Dawn, The Future is Digital
In a clear indication of future-forward, the financial runes from the betting citadel of New Jersey are shouting: Digital. Online. Sports. This…
What you need to know about the US Market, Interview with Lloyd Danzig, CEO, Sharp Alpha Advisors
Its widely agreed that the US market has the potential to be the largest gaming economy on the globe. With recent events…
Odds On Punters’ Delight, Research Report from ThePuntersPage Released
Gambling industry Affiliate ThePuntersPage has conducted a betting preference survey among its 100k-plus monthly visitors to its website and mined a veritable trove…
The Future of US Sports Betting, Interview with John Levy, CEO at theScore
The phenomenal rise to success of theScore is no secret to the global gaming industry. From its humble beginnings as a small…
The Key to Future Affiliate Success, Interview with Jan Möller, Co-Founder, Oddspedia
Adjusting to the new iGaming landscape carved out by the pandemic has been an industry-wide challenge and has shown just how resilient…
The Future of M&A, Interview with Russell Mifsud, Head of Gaming at KPMG
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing impact on global financial markets, executing M&A deals can prove to be…
The Evolution of Online Lottery: Q&A with Elicia Bravo Garcia, Chairman of eLBA and CSO at Lottoland
It’s no secret that the evolution of the lottery market has developed at a rapid pace over the last few years, particularly…
The Affiliate Industry, Time to Level Up? Q&A with Jesper Søgaard, CEO, Better Collective
The iGaming affiliate market has seen much success and growth over the years, but when market leading operators such as Sky Betting…
The Future’s Here, It’s Just Not Widely Distributed Yet: Q&A with Jeremy Taylor, MD, Genting Online
One of the few product verticals to actually benefit from the Covid-19 lock down was online casino. New propositions such as live…
Ukraine, Player Engagement and Crossover, Sergey Portnov, CEO, Parimatch
With recent developments meaning regulated gambling is finally set to return to Ukraine in 2020, it’s an exciting time for Eastern European…
The Big Squeeze, European Regulation and Exciting News from Ukraine
Across Europe, the gambling industry is facing unprecedented change as government regulators shape up to crack down on gaming operators. In the…
The Future of Online Bingo, Interview with Savvas Fellas, Founder, MrQ.com and Lindar Media
After making a huge impact in the affiliate industry through Lindar Media, 2018 saw Savvas Fellas take the plunge to found the…
The Future of Lottery: Q&A with Nigel Birrell, CEO, Lottoland
Lottery, the oldest form of gambling in the world has clearly stood the test of time as it remains one of the…
The Future of the Italian Market: Q&A with Alexander Martin, CEO, SKS365
As we see Italy recover from the enforced sporting suspension, online casino popularity has risen by exponential amounts. But how is the…
UK Casino U-Turn
England’s casinos have been dealt a busted flush by the government’s eleventh hour decision to reverse an order to let them reopen…
The Future Of Self-Regulation: Q&A with Russell Mifsud, Head of Gaming, KPMG
Being future-focused and agile often means adapting to change before it arrives on our doorsteps. With self-regulation being one of the core…
The Future of Sustainable Gaming: Q&A with Yanica Sant, MGA, Head of International Affairs & Policy
As player protection and responsible gaming evolve at a quicker pace than ever before, keeping up with the changes can be tricky….
Ukraine Bet If You Want To
After a long and tortuous passage it looks like legalised betting is back on the books in Ukraine. The country’s Verkhovna Rada…
The Future of AI: Q&A with Angelo Dalli, AI & Technology Expert, Entrepreneur and Investor
With AI technology constantly improving and becoming more refined, you could say it’s becoming increasingly hard to keep up with this rapidly…
The Future Of Online Casino: Itai Zak Ex. CEO, SBTech and GoWild Gaming
“Mike Tyson once said that ‘everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth’ and Covid-19 has been like a…
Sweden’s Svenska Spel Still Standing
In a topsy-turvy financial half, battered and bruised by the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic like most of the world’s sports betting operations, Sweden’s…
Kenny Alexander to step down as GVC CEO
GVC Holdings PLC the FTSE 100 gaming group, has announced that Kenneth Alexander is to retire after 13 years as Chief Executive…
The Future of Esports Integrity: Q&A with Ian Smith, Commissioner at ESIC
Ian Smith gives his perspective on what type of framework is needed to ensure longevity …
Kenya: The Eye Cannot See What the Hand Doesn’t Hold
In Kenya, East Africa’s premier betting market, it’s not so much a U-turn as an S-bend. And the only certainty, it seems,…
Navigating The Future Digital Landscape: Ismael Diagne, ex CEO, River Game
As we emerge into the new era of a post lockdown market, the focus must now become firmly set on future proofing…
Q&A with Tyrone Dobbin, Managing Director at Sportingbet
We caught up with Tyrone to discuss the state of sports betting in South Africa …
Q&A with Lanre Gbajabiamila, Director General at Nigerian National Lottery Commission
We caught up with Lanre to look at the future of the Nigerian lottery market …
Betting on Experience
In a progressive and far-thinking move, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has established an “Experts by Experience”, or EbE, group to warn of the…
A New Online Beast in SA’s Gaming Reserves
In a major business shift that may transform South Africa’s gaming landscape, big beast casino operator Tsogo Sun Gaming, TSG, is now…
Hong Kong Ups The Prize Money
Racing Hong Kong has upped the ante and given a terrific boost to its prize purse — despite the odds of coronavirus…
Big Macau, No Cheese
Macau, South East Asia’s premier gambling hub, may be back in business but there’s mixed news on near-future revenues. It will be…
Return of the King
The Sport of Kings is back! Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing in the UK and Ireland have returned after a 76-day hiatus…