Poker
April 16, 2021
PokerStars Names Neymar Jr Cultural Ambassador
Brazilian football star, Neymar Jr became a cultural ambassador for PokerStars. The appointment complements an existing collaboration between the footballer and the world-famous poker brand. Neymar Jr Becomes Cultural Ambassador for PokerStars PokerStars announced that it appointed Neymar Jr as a cultural ambassador. While the Brazilian football star has been a long fan of poker, […]
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April 6, 2021
Crucial Compliance COO Andy Masters: “We Understand How to Interlace Responsible Gambling with What Customers Need”
In a world of quickly growing regulatory challenges, having the right experts to depend on is essential to make your business succeed. Crucial Compliance is one of those partners that any sustainable and trusted gaming and betting business should seek out when trying to establish an offer that appeals to customers but also toes an […]
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March 30, 2021
Xace: “We Set Out to Win the Battle for This Industry”
Xace is a specialist provider of payment accounts to the gaming industry, enabling many underserved businesses and consumers to access products not available from high street banks. Xace accounts have been developed with iGaming, Esports and affiliate businesses in mind, backed by extensive compliance expertise specifically in gaming. By removing barriers for those requiring accounts, […]
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March 26, 2021
Keith Scott Whyte: “Efforts to Prevent Problem Gambling in College Students Should Be on Par with Efforts to Prevent Match-Fixing”
The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has recently published its Recommendations on Partnerships Between Higher Education Academic Institutions and Sports Betting Operators. As the name suggests, the NCPG is looking into the issues of problem gambling in young adults who, the report argues, are more susceptible to the pernicious effects of gambling. Therefore, institutions […]
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March 23, 2021
Poker Powher Managing Director Erin Lydon: “Those Are Life Skills that Apply to Every Table”
Poker Powher is an organization that has a simple goal: teach one million women “confidence, strategy, and decision-making through the game of poker.” It is a good plan and a particularly auspicious one at a time when more poker platforms are reaching out to their female audiences and looking to introduce more women to the […]
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March 18, 2021
AGR Rev Tim Costello on the Role of Cashless Cards in Tackling Gambling Addiction and Money Laundering
New South Wales and Australia have the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. A proposed gaming card could help minimize the impact of harmful gambling as well as bite deeply in illicit receipts that have been generated at poker machines all across the country. The card would ask players to register and charge […]
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March 18, 2021
Maxima Compliance COO Francesco Bianchi: The Secret to Certified Success
Taking a more integrated approach to certification and compliance is the only way to compete in a global and regulated iGaming industry, says Maxima Compliance COO Francesco Bianchi in an exclusive column for GamblingNews.com The spread of Europe’s ‘dot country’ regulatory model has been the single biggest change to online gaming over the past few […]
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March 18, 2021
Intelitics: “Our Goal is to Offer Operators a Platform that Will Allow Them to Acquire, Optimize and Scale all Traffic Types”
Intelitics is on a simple mission – bring big data to iGaming so as to allow companies to scale user acquisition intelligently. It’s not rare that we see companies set out on ambitious paths only to come short of the desired results. Intelitics, though, believes a solution is never too far at hand. The company […]
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March 16, 2021
A Look into Why Gambling Becomes Problematic and Addictive for Young People – And a Solution
[1] According to the NHS, the number of gambling related hospital admissions has doubled in the last 6 years. What happens within the minds of young people when they are faced with gambling, how does it become problematic and, how do they become addicted? From a treatment point of view, there is a lot of […]
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March 15, 2021
Betsson’s Global Head of Gaming Phil Lam on Importance of Pre-Marketing Games, Regulatory Compliance and Bespoke Gaming
Betsson is a big name in the iGaming and sports betting industry, operating over 20 brands with an established footprint in multiple jurisdictions. Today’s conversation focuses on Betsson’s ambitious objectives for 2021 and the company’s drive to create a bespoke gaming product that is aligned with customer needs, preferences and expectations. Betsson has made many […]
