The SBC Weekly Digest for 05/03/21

Your weekly roundup of the most popular articles from SBC News, SBC Americas, CasinoBeats, SlotBeats….

Good week for…

PARIMATCH

Ukraine’s sports betting market has been diversified after Parimatch secured a licence to operate in the country.

FLUTTER

Flutter Entertainment has reported a successful trading year in the US, navigating the financial constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic to raise revenues to $6.1 billion.

Bad week for…

VEIKKAUS

Lottery and gaming operator Veikkaus has revealed a 32.6% fall in profits from the previous year.

GLASGOW

UEFA revealed that Glasgow, Dublin and Bilbao are all at risk of losing their hosting status for the upcoming European Championship.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“The pandemic put a spotlight on cryptocurrency – then threw gasoline on the fire of distrust in fiat currency, old financial models, and central policy.”

Blockchain specialist Scott Morgan reflected on how the pandemic has altered the climate for cryptocurrencies.

NUMBERS GAME

£100

Contactless payment limits in the UK will increase from £45 to £100 as confirmed in the Budget which was announced this week.

33,614

There are 33,614 ways to win in the slot TikiPop, which featured in the latest edition of Beyond the Reels as Marcus Honney discussed the game further.

16%

William Hill has posted a 16% drop in revenue to £1.32 billion with the operator citing a ‘turbulent’ trading period due to COVID-19 disruptions.

€2 billion

A PwC financial assessment estimated that Spanish La Liga clubs have lost out on more than €2 billion in income over the last two seasons.

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Ben Keith, Founder of Star Sports, spoke to GamblingTV about his love for greyhound racing and what he is anticipating for the betting industry.

Recommended Reading

Tim Parker, COO at superseven, emphasised that the industry needs to take a new approach to accountability.

Ed Adshead-Grant of Bottomline Technologies spoke to PaymentExpert about Open Banking’s growth in the UK and how it has been impacted by the pandemic.

Entain’s recently appointed CEO, Jette Nygaard-Andersen, asserted that she wants to see the company take a more ‘customer centric’ approach going forward.

Russell Yershon detailed the growing importance of influencer marketing within sports sponsorship and partnerships.

Artículos Recomendados

El Vicepresidente de Futbol Sites (Bolavip), Jordan Gnat, celebró la chance de unir, durante SBC Digital Latinoamérica, al mundo del deporte —especialmente del fútbol— con la industria de las apuestas, mientras las ligas y los clubes comienzan a entender el beneficio de esta conexión.

Graciela Garay, Directora de Ética y Cumplimiento de CONMEBOL, y por Julio Lansac, Oficial de Integridad de la organización, explicaron por qué asegurar la integridad en el fútbol es algo esencial para el deporte y para todas las industrias que lo rodean.