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May 22, 2023
Danish Gambling Authority Putting The Oversight Back In Regulation
An April 2022 review of the policies and procedures around safer gambling turned up a list of concerning trends that regulators have since been working hard to address. By and large, operators were found to be lacking in their overall efforts to protect their customers from gambling-related harm. The subsequent crackdown on behavior sets a […]
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May 17, 2023
PASPA Repeal: Five Observations of the Market Evolution
Since PASPA was repealed on May 14 2018, sports betting has been legalised in more than 30 states and iGaming in six, with the industry now firmly establishing itself in the US. The evolution of the sector over the last five years has been exhilarating as the market takes shape across numerous states. We spoke […]
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May 11, 2023
VIXIO’s Joe Ewens: “The White Paper is the Latest Development in a Story of Tightening Regulation”
Joe explains how the proposed changes and following consultations could affect industry stakeholders and the reception among gambling reform campaigners. He argues that the bottled-up introduction of important changes, such as affordability checks, stake limits and a statutory levy, will result in increased costs for operators as they face sterner scrutiny and are urged to […]
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May 11, 2023
Using SG:certified to Facilitate Collaborative Sustainability in the Gambling Industry
While notable strides have been made in recent years, regulators can still struggle to keep up with all of the latest developments in the global industry. As a result, operators have sometimes been able to circumvent the regulations and exploit loopholes in the law, leaving customers vulnerable to unethical or fraudulent practices. Even when regulators […]
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April 13, 2023
The Experts That Wagered on Ontario Now Weigh Its Impact
With predictions of it becoming one of the largest online gaming marketplaces in the next three years, we spoke to Antonino Barra (AB), Head of Sales at Altenar, John-Paul Rowland (JPR), VP Europe, Asia & Americas at BetGames and Nadiya Attard (NA), CCO at Relax Gaming about the impact Ontario will generate. What has made […]
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April 12, 2023
SG:certified Vanessa Simpson: “Don’t Get Fined”
The regulator fined William Hill more than £19 million, the stiffest fine it has ever imposed on an operator. According to officials, William Hill was found to have a series of recurring failures around safer gambling and anti-money laundering practices which the company says it has since addressed. William Hill’s failings were so “widespread and […]
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March 22, 2023
Gaming Realms’ CEO Mark Segal: “Beyond Slingo and Beyond Europe, Gaming Realms Is Set to Lead the Way”
Segal is a well-rounded industry veteran who has spent most of his career at Gaming Realms. He started as Chief Financial Officer in May 2013 and stayed in the role until his promotion to Chief Executive Officer in February 2023. Gaming Realms has been expanding rapidly, partnering with operators all over Europe and beyond, including […]
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March 20, 2023
Svend Aage Kirk: “Protecting Customers Requires a More Diligent Effort From the Operators Themselves”
More than 30 individual US markets combined to generate nearly $100 billion in total wagers for the 2022 calendar year, yielding more than $7.5 billion in revenue for operators. And a measurable increase in problem gambling. While legalization and regulation have provided a new layer of protection for bettors, they’ve also brought increased exposure to […]
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March 15, 2023
Web3 and iGaming – The Future?
With this in mind, what opportunities are there for the betting and gaming industry to become involved with what is being billed as the future of the internet? We spoke to several industry executives, to wit Dmitry Starostenkov, CEO of EvenBet Gaming, Daniel Heywood, CEO of NuxGame, and Suren Khachatryan, founder and CEO at Technamin […]
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March 15, 2023
Jelly CEO David Newstead: “Only Few True Innovations Have Made a Lasting Impact”
Our conversation with Newstead touches on what it means to run a startup studio and how innovation is a lofty aspiration for many new companies with the pesky habit of being elusive. Yet, Newstead is confident that Jelly is on track to deliver exciting new products for the iGaming industry that help shape its future. […]
