

iGaming Daily
SBC Media
A daily podcast delving into the biggest stories of the day throughout the sports betting and igaming sector.
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Jun 9, 2023 • 25min
Ep 035: Sky is the limit for EFL
This week witnessed betting operator Sky Bet secure five more years of title partnership with the English Football League. Under the new deal, Sky Bet will continue its previous 10-year commitment until at least the 2028/29 season, during which time the sports betting firm will contribute 50% more to the EFL overall development. . There is also a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) being drafted between the entities, revolving around safer gambling and social responsibility. And this will be the discussion on today’s iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, where James Ross is joined by SBC’s Joe Streeter and George Harborne.To read more on the topics discussed in today's podcast, click on the following link: https://sbcnews.co.uk/sportsbook/2023/06/07/sky-bet-efl-renewal/https://insidersport.com/2023/06/06/pga-tour-and-liv-golf-agree-settlement-to-merge-after-years-of-disruption/Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

Jun 8, 2023 • 25min
Ep 034: School's Out (for sportsbooks)
It’s that time of year when college students across the US are partying the hardest as graduation season is upon us. But college students have been in the news for much less savory reasons recently, notably the relationship between colleges and sportsbooks.Today’s iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, sees Jessica Welman and Charlie Horner of SBC Americas discuss the termination of Caesars’s deals with both LSU and MSU, as well as an NCAA study that explored the popularity of sports betting among the college student population.Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

Jun 7, 2023 • 20min
Ep 033: The good and bad of Chile and Peru
At the end of 2022 there were three countries from Latin America that had everyone on the edge of their seats - Brazil, Chile and Peru. We all know that the first one is taking its time to regulate the sports betting industry and in recent iGaming Daily episodes we discussed some of the provisional measure details and other developments, but today we’ll be dedicating this space to the other two, Chile and Peru.Both have approved different projects in the last few months and some are completely different from each other, for good and bad reasons.In Chile’s case, betting was pretty much confirmed as illegal and deals between bookmakers and football teams are on their way to be banned.Joining James Ross to discuss all things Chile and Peru on the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, are Lucía Mouriño, Head of B2B Latam at SBC and Fernando Noodt, Business Journalist at SBC Noticias.For information on the topics discussed in today's podcast visit https://sbcnoticias.com/ Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/From 31 October to 2 November, industry experts from throughout Latin America will descend on the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Miami, for SBC Summit Latinoamérica.Click on the following link to find out more about the event - https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-latinoamerica/

Jun 6, 2023 • 27min
Ep 032: Should slot streamers be Twitching?
In October of last year, the online casino streaming landscape changed following Twitch’s introduction of a new set of rules due to concerns of consumer protection. At the time, Twitch noted that, before the new rules, safeguards around gambling content were being circumnavigated and the platform stressed that, post implementation, it would issue bans on content from websites offering slots, roulette or dice games that are not licensed in the US or other jurisdictions that provide sufficient consumer protection. In the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross, along with CasinoBeats and SlotBeats's Business Journalist Danny Lee will discuss the future for streaming in the igaming sector.Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc where one panel, entitled 'Sports & sponsorship landscape - growth markets and partnerships', will explore newer markers, as well as discussing how to increase properity in the European market. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/Host: James RossGuest: Danny LeeProducer: James RossEditor: MC Killick-Calver

Jun 5, 2023 • 23min
Ep 031: Betting’s volume to be turned down in France & Holland
The close of May witnessed the foreseen announcement that France and Holland are set to impose further marketing and advertising restrictions on their respective gambling markets. From July the first, Dutch operators will have to navigate the unspecified complexities of the ‘ban on untargeted advertising’ enforced across all media platforms. Meanwhile in France - the ANJ has published its guidelines and recommendations to limit operators' brand coverage and exposure via sports sponsorships.On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross is joined once again by SBC’s Ted Orme-Claye, Senior Journalist and Martyn Elliott, Senior Media Manager.To read more on France and Holland's marketing and advertising restrictions, click on the following lists:- https://sbcnews.co.uk/sportsbook/2023/06/01/anj-tightens-french-betting-sponsorships-rules/- https://sbcnews.co.uk/marketing/2023/05/26/ksa-untargeted-ban/Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc where one panel, entitled 'Sports & sponsorship landscape - growth markets and partnerships', will explore newer markers, as well as discussing how to increase properity in the European market. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/Host: James RossGuests: Ted Orme-Claye & Martyn ElliottProducer: Mollie ChapmanEditor: Mollie Chapman

Jun 2, 2023 • 23min
Ep 030: Sports betting nipping at North Carolina's Tar Heels
North Carolina is on the cusp of being the latest US state to legalise commercial sports betting after both chambers pushed through HB347. Yet, one final hurdle must be overcome as the House must sign off on several amendments that the Senate made to the bill.On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Jessica Welman and Charlie Horner of SBC Americas discuss the components of the bill, how the legislation progressed, and what potential roadblocks there are in the way of HB347 reaching Governor Cooper’s desk.To find out more on the topic discussed in today's episode, click the following click - Senate Advances NC Sports Betting Bill Back to House (sbcamericas.com)

Jun 1, 2023 • 22min
Ep 029: A problem in the land Down Under
This week witnessed Crown Resorts and AUSTRAC agree to A$450m penalty over Anti-money laundering failings and SkyCity being instructed to appoint an independent monitor to oversee its Adelaide venue. The latest news down under continues a worrying trend of regulatory issues, investigations and fines in Australia, mainly relating to Crown and Star Entertainment.In today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross is joined by CasinoBeats Editor Craig Davies, who has been covering the issues since it first broke almost three years ago, to go through all things Australia and casino operations.To read more on Crown's AML fails, click the following link - https://casinobeats.com/2023/05/30/crown-resorts-austrac-a450m-penalty/Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc where one panel, entitled 'Sports & sponsorship landscape - growth markets and partnerships', will explore newer markers, as well as discussing how to increase properity in the European market. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

May 31, 2023 • 27min
Ep 028: Torn on Toney
On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Joe Streeter, Editor at Insider Sport, and Charlie Horner, Senior Journalist at SBC Americas, join James Ross once again in a follow up podcast to last week’s Ivan Toney episode. A mere 72 hours after last week's episode, the report from the hearing was published and, once shifting through the 25 page document, the reason for the length of the ban became more apparent. The trio will be going through the report and pinpointing some standout charges and looking more closely at what a medical expert stated about Toney.To read more on Joe Streeter's article mentioned in the episode on Crystal Palace's deal with Kaiyun, click the following link - https://insidersport.com/2023/05/31/crystal-palace-kaiyun-sponsorship/Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc where one panel, entitled 'Sports & sponsorship landscape - growth markets and partnerships', will explore newer markers, as well as discussing how to increase properity in the European market. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

May 30, 2023 • 21min
Ep 027: Premier League and betting relationship gone cold
Responding to political pressures, the Premier League has revised its relationship with betting and gambling.As reported by SBC, last week the digital data agency Horizm highlighted the low engagement generated by bookmakers paying multi-million-pound sponsorships compared to other sectors. In the latest episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Jessie Sale Senior Journalist from SBC News and George Harborne Director SBC Sponsorship join James Ross to talk more on the 'low digital value' and its correlation with football clubs as the industry begins its long farewell with the top tier of English football.To read more on Jessie Sale's article on Horizm's break down on football sponsorship opportunity, click the following link - https://sbcnews.co.uk/featurednews/2023/05/24/bettings-lack-of-digital-value-horizm-breaks-down-footballs-sponsorship-opportunity/For more information on SBC Summit Barcelona, click the following link - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

May 29, 2023 • 19min
Ep 026: Brazil & Colombian match-fixing implications
iGaming Daily has moved on from CasinoBeats Summit and turned its focus to Latin America, which has experienced quite a few match fixing issues when it comes to football, or soccer if you are listening in the US. Previous episodes have briefly touched upon it when focusing on Brazil but following an incident with a second division Colombian team, the Notícias team thought it would be the right opportunity to dive into this a little more. Joining James Ross is joined by SBC's Head of B2B Media LatAm Lucía Mouriño and Isadora Marcante, Business Journalist at SBC Notícias Brasil.From 31 October to 2 November, industry experts from throughout Latin America will descend on the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Miami, for SBC Summit Latinoamérica.Click on the following link to find out more about the event - https://sbcevents.com/en/sbc-summit-latinoamerica/


