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SBC Summit 2025 increases regional focus and zeros in on tech

8 September 2025 at 5:05am UTC-4
SBC Summit 2025 is set to refine the conference experience this year, with a greater emphasis on emerging and global markets and the introduction of a new technology stage. The ...

Edge Markets: Could a single-use Visa card be the answer to gamblers’ payments woes?

4 September 2025 at 11:50am UTC-4
Every now and then, an idea comes along that is so simple, it’s a wonder that no one has done it before. There are countless online payments providers for gambling, all with ...
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Former GVC boss Kenny Alexander among 11 charged in connection with fraud investigation

28 August 2025 at 12:15pm UTC-4
Former GVC Holdings Chief Executive Kenny Alexander has been charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to bribe between 2011 and 2018. He is among 11 individuals to ...

Sue Schneider: Holding the door open for igaming innovators

8 July 2025 at 9:22am UTC-4
There are few people in the igaming industry better placed to advise on its future than Sue Schneider. With more than 40 years in gambling, and the past 30 of those focused on ...
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Brazilian igaming panel calls for more certainty in the market

7 July 2025 at 7:54am UTC-4
BetMGM Brazil Head of Legal Eduardo Ludmer and Super Afiliados Head of Affiliates Pedro Lucas have both called for more certainty in the Brazilian market as they reflect on the ...

New Zealand’s closed licensing regime presents ‘good test case’ for better regulation

3 July 2025 at 11:56am UTC-4
BetComply Co-Founder and Chief Compliance Officer Mike de Graaff has voiced optimism over New Zealand’s impending igaming regulation, which limits the market to just 15 licenses ...

GLI bolsters headcount to keep pace with the growth in gaming

20 June 2025 at 7:13am UTC-4
Gaming Laboratories International has added more than 150 to its headcount this year, and plans to hire more as it bolsters its delivery teams to keep up with the rapidly ...

Games Global Chief Financial Officer Tim Mickley resigns

16 June 2025 at 8:41am UTC-4
Games Global Chief Financial Officer Tim Mickley has resigned after more than four years in the role. Mickley joined Games Global’s executive leadership team in January 2021 ...
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Thai government rules out igaming as part of the Entertainment Complex Bill

5 June 2025 at 7:21am UTC-4
The Thai government has confirmed that igaming will not be part of its Entertainment Complex Bill. Speaking at a press briefing at the Ministry of Finance’s 150th Anniversary ...

Beyond the spin: IGT focuses in on omnichannel

30 May 2025 at 6:50am UTC-4
If there was one theme that came to dominate this year’s SBC Americas Summit, it was omnichannel. And, as IGT are masters of that particular art, I sat down with head of ...

Blackstone initiates sale of ICE organiser Clarion Events

22 May 2025 at 7:29am UTC-4
Private equity firm Blackstone is reported to be in the process of selling Clarion Events, the international trade show organiser behind ICE. Blackstone acquired Clarion, which ...

BetHog: Prospecting on the crypto gambling frontier

19 May 2025 at 8:15am UTC-4
In 2007 Nigel Eccles launched an online political prediction market called Hubdub, which by 2009 had evolved into the fledgling daily-fantasy-sports platform FanDuel ...

Operators admit true omnichannel success remains elusive

15 May 2025 at 5:20pm UTC-4
Despite omnichannel being the buzz word of this week’s SBC Summit Americas, a panel of operators and data suppliers agreed Wednesday that a truly seamless omnichannel formula ...

Lori Kalani outlines ambitious responsible gambling agenda for DraftKings and beyond

15 May 2025 at 12:25pm UTC-4
DraftKings Chief Responsible Gaming Officer Lori Kalani has pledged to “work [herself] out of a job” as she strives to get 100% of the operator’s customers familiar with its ...

BetPlay, TAPPP and DirecTV pioneer betting direct from live TV broadcasts

14 May 2025 at 9:12pm UTC-4
Colombian operator BetPlay has teamed up with interactive payment provider TAPPP and satellite television provider DirecTV to launch the first in-broadcast betting experience ...