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The UK and the Netherlands betting industries have a lot on their plate regarding payments at the moment, as policymakers in both countries prepare to initiate finance risk checks as an essential part of the customer journey.These are not the only countries where we’ve seen significant regulatory developments however, as this week the Financial Action Task Force removed four countries from its ‘grey list’ of countries with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks.This will be todays topic on iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, as Payment Expert's Callum Williams is joined by his colleague on Payment Expert, Editor Ted Orme-Claye and SBC News', Viktor Kayed to discuss just why grey matters. Host: Callum WilliamsGuests: Ted Orme-Claye, Viktor KayedProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.  

Following four years of speculation, UK Gambling appears to be exiting its regulatory purgatory as clarity begins to appear on its regulatory future. iGaming Daily reviews a frantic week of affairs for UK Gambling’s regulatory proceedings, as the government announces that £2 and £5 stake limits will be applied from September onwards… Elsewhere, the Gambling Commission announced that it will begin its pilot test on Affordability Checks as recommended by the Gambling Review’s white paper. Yet as UK Gambling nears its Spring resolutions, Parliament will debate demands to abandon financial risk checks deemed untenable for UK racing and intrusive on recreational customers.This will be the topic on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, where Martyn Elliott is joined by SBC News' Ted Menmuir.To read more about the discussions in today's podcast, click on the following links:https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2024/02/23/dcms-stake-limits-september/https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2024/02/22/ukgc-pilot-test-checks/Host: Martyn ElliottGuest: Ted MenmuirProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.  

As he says himself, every ship needs its captain, and our captain on today's episode of the iGaming Daily podcast sponsored by Optimove is SBC Noticias Journalist Fernando Noodt Molins, joined on the good ship iGD by SBC Noticias Editor Lucía Gando, and SBC Notícias Brasil's Isadora Marcante.Fernando first gets Isa's thoughts on a recent shakeup in the regulatory picture in Brazil, as José Francisco Manssur, special advisor to the Ministry of Finance, and the man responsible for handling the regulation of the sports betting sector has left the government. In the second half of the podcast, Lu and Fer chat about some major recent updates in Peru, as the Government seeks a new President to lead the General Directorate of Casino Games and Slot Machines (DGJCMT), following the removal of incumbent Eduardo Sevilla Echevarría, whose tenure was terminated yesterday by MINCETUR, Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.Some links mentioned on the podcast:https://sbcnoticias.com/br/espaco-juridico-guilherme-sadi-publicidade-das-apostas/https://sbcnoticias.com/peru-proceso-licitacion-inicio-featured/Host: Fernando Noodt MolinsGuest: Isadora Marcante, Lucía GandoProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.  

Jessica Welman returned from her Carribean cruise to a tidal wave of news in the industry, and hops into the iGaming Daily hosting chair to discuss as much of it as possible with SBC Media Manager Charlie Horner.Firstly, the month of February has not been kind to the daily fantasy sports industry, as the hits just kept coming for the likes of PrizePicks, Underdog, and others offering DFS+ content. Arkansas, Florida, and now Massachusetts have reached out to the operators to let them know they believe they are operating illegally in the state. What does this mean for the future of the vertical?Plus, what of Wynn resorts? One of the crown jewels of land-based casinos, but the company has all but washed its hands of the digital division. What happened to the Wynn Digital assets and why did this brand never catch on? Jess and Charlie tackle these two topics and a whole lot more as iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, once again turns its attention to the US industry. DFS links:https://sbcamericas.com/2024/02/16/underdog-fantasy-prizepicks-arkansas/https://sbcamericas.com/2024/02/13/prizepicks-pay-15m-for-banned-contests/https://sbcamericas.com/2024/02/15/prizepicks-underdog-betr-close-florida/https://sbcamericas.com/2024/02/21/lawmakers-georgia-fantasy-sports-bill/’Wynn links:https://sbcamericas.com/2024/02/20/wynn-michigan-online-casino-sale/https://sbcamericas.com/2024/02/01/betr-wynnbet-massachusetts-exit/ Host: Jessica WelmanGuest: Charlie HornerProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.  

Avid listeners of the iGaming Daily podcast would have been teased the start of our CRM-focused podcast with Optimove’s CEO, Pini Yakuel and today will see the start of this series. And on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, a first of two parts, James Ross is joined by Pini Yakuel, where the two discuss Pini's ventures into the boxing ring, James' rollercoaster Fantasy Premier League week and discuss Optimove’s 2023 Year-End letter to their stakeholders with Pini providing listeners with a educational foundation on the current state of CRM that will aid us moving forward in the series. Later in the show, Pini also offers a glimpse into Optimove Connect, a conference that's being held in London on March 20-21. To find out more about Optimove Connect, click on the following link:- https://connect.optimove.com/Host: James RossGuest: Pini YakuelProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.To get your Super Early Bird tickets for CasinoBeats Summit, click on the following link:- https://sbcevents.com/casinobeats-summit/tickets/

Branded slot games have been around for decades with its popularity catapulted by the rise of online casino. The compelling mix of popular franchises, iconic characters, and beloved pop culture is a recipe for success and an important onboarding tool for attracting and retraining new players.And this will be the conversation on today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, where James Ross is joined by Danny Lee, Business Journalist for SlotBeats, to go over all things branded slots. Host: James RossGuest: Danny LeeProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service. To get your Super Early Bird tickets for CasinoBeats Summit, click on the following link:- https://sbcevents.com/casinobeats-summit/tickets/

The closing days of February will see Sweden's Riksdag begin its review of Swedish gambling taxes, in which the Budget of 2024 has proposed to increase gambling’s base tax from 18-to-22% of income. Following a year of costly compliance adjustments, imposed on Sweden’s Gambling Act - Licensed operators believe that they have been left in the cold as a tax increase threatens to disrupt Swedish gambling once more. Meanwhile in Germany, sports betting trade association Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has called on the Bundeslander to support its calls for the “realignment of Interstate online gambling laws in 2024”. The trade body reiterates its warning to Bunderlander that the Interstate market faces a 50% exposure to the blackmarket, and that deficiencies will be exposed this summer as Germany hosts the UEFA Euro 2024 championships… However, is anybody listening?This will be the topic on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, where Martyn Elliott is joined by SBC News' Ted Menmuir.To read more about the discussions in today's podcast, click on the following links: - https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2024/02/16/dswv-gluneurst-deficiencies/Host: Martyn ElliottGuest: Ted MenmuirProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.  

Today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, will be slightly different than usual as James Ross will be looking at a future series that is set to launch under the iGaming Daily banner. Joining James to discuss this is Optimove’s CEO and founder, Pini Yakuel, who will be joining James on a monthly basis for our special CRM focused podcast.Host: James RossGuest: Pini YakuelProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.  

SBC Americas has been back on the litigation beat in recent weeks after a case between a former employer and employee came to light. DraftKings sued its former SVP of Growth Michael Hermalyn after accusing him of plotting to steal company secrets and move over to rival operator Fanatics, just days before Super Bowl 58 - the biggest betting day in the US calendar. Hermalyn denied these claims and the Massachusetts District Court ruled that he can work for Fanatics, but he is prohibited from using DraftKings information and intel.But this case raises questions about non-compete clauses in contracts and how sportsbooks can protect themselves from competitors taking their staff. And this will be the first half of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, where James Ross takes the helm while SBC Americas' Editor, Jessica Welman, enjoys here much deserved cruise, and is joined by Charlie Horner. Then in the second half we’ll hear from SBC New’s Viktor Kayed who sat down with Betsson’s CEO, Pontus Lindwall, to go through the firm’s latest financial results. To read more on the topics discussed on today's podcast, click on the following links:- https://sbcamericas.com/2024/02/06/draftkings-hermalyn-fanatics-lawsuit/- https://sbcamericas.com/2024/02/08/hermalyn-draftkings-fanatics-tro/ - https://sbcamericas.com/2024/02/08/hermalyn-draftkings-lawsuit-response/- https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2024/02/15/betsson-jubilee-2023-results/Host: James RossGuests: Pontus Lindwall, Charlie Horner & Viktor KayedProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.  

This weekend saw the conclusion of three different tournaments on three different continents - in North America, the NFL season came to an end with the Super Bowl, an ocean away AFCON gripped African audiences, and in the Middle East the Asian Cup final saw Qatar claim the trophy.With the betting industry’s global extent being the largest it's ever been, the commercial, media and marketing potential of these tournaments is at an all time high. This will be the topic of today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, where James Ross is joined by Callum Williams and Kieran O’Connor from the Insider Sport team.To read more on the topics discussed in today's podcast, click on the following links:- https://insidersport.com/2024/02/14/super-bowl-lviii-draws-in-123-4m/- https://insidersport.com/2024/01/16/afcon-continues-to-present-opportunities-for-brands/Host: James RossGuests: Callum Williams & Kieran O'ConnorProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.