SBC Weekly Digest 02/08
Good week for...
STAKE.COM
Further expanding its European profile, Stake.com has acquired the operating company of Italian betting brand Idealbet.it .
BALLY BET
Bally’s Interactive’s Bally Bet sportsbook followed its launch in Massachusetts last month with market entry into Maryland.
Bad week for...
REIGNMAKERS
DraftKings made the decision to close down its NFT Marketplace and NFT-based fantasy sports platform Reignmakers this week.
PLAYGON
A cease and desist order has been issued to Playgon Interactive over the firm’s live casino output in Las Vegas.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“In Brazil, fans prioritise emotions and passion over mere statistics. They seek content that goes beyond numbers, unlike fans in other regions who often focus heavily on data, especially in betting.”?
OneFootball’s Director of Partnerships for Brazil and Portugal, Murilo Lima, explains the keys to success to engaging Brazil’s extensive and passionate football fandom.
NUMBERS GAME
44%
Legalisation of online casinos in New York is not a unanimously supported idea according to a state senator, who shared a survey showing just 44% of residents are in favour.
$1.05bn
Although IGT revenue fell from $1.06bn in Q2 2023 to $1.05bn in Q2 this year, the casino and lottery technology company stated that this figure still met its exceptions.
领英推荐
39%
An increase in average monthly player numbers in Codere and Mexico drove 39% year-on-year revenue growth for Codere Online.
50%
A rise in unlicensed gaming operations in Pennsylvania led casinos to send a petition to the Supreme Court, considering the state’s ~50% slot machine revenue tax laws to be ‘unconstitutional’.?
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
SBC’s Sue Schneider hosts the latest SBC Leaders podcast, speaking with the OLG’s VP of Community, Sustainability & Social Responsibility, Catherine Meade, about the intricacies of Ontario’s gaming landscape.?
Recommended Reading
Insider Sport examines the reasons behind the UK Gambling Commission's warnings to Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace regarding their partnership with sponsor Kaiyun Sports.
Betsson’s Global SEO Lead Silvia Tavella explains why operators are becoming ever more reliant on SEO, as well as Artificial Intelligence’s impact on the sector.?
In the second part of his interview, Lottofy Chief AMl Officer and Payment Expert Summit speaker, Luiz Perez, gave an in-depth assessment of international anti-money laundering.
Players shouldn't get everything at once, says Aleksandra Andrishak, Editor-in-Chief of Slotsjudge, speaking to SBC News ahead of the Affiliate Leaders Summit.
SBC NOTICIAS
El director de desarrollo comercial de análisis de Tzeract, Tomas Ericsson, explicó más sobre la tecnología y la estrategia detrás del negocio de Kambi.
Hoy traemos el perfil de Shona ODonnell, Head of Strategic Events en Better Collective, que desde Londres nos comparte sus insights deportivos para el segmento Desde la Grada.