James Ross
Multimedia Editor at SBC Media
Appears in 94 Episodes
Ep 077: Building more allies for women in gaming
Luck be a lady today on iGaming Daily, brought to you by SBC Summit Barcelona, as Jessica Welman takes a break from the news to discuss a topic of equal importance - h...
Ep 076: Lottery giants Allwyn and Groupe FDJ making noise
The lottery sector faces inbound changes that will reshape the make-up of global gambling’s most stable and ever-present business segment. 2024 will see Allwyn Interna...
Ep 073: Attempted changes for Brazilian betting & Chile moving backwards
Last week, iGaming Daily discussed the recent news that Lula signed the provisional measure that paves the way for regulated sports betting in Brazil.Since then, multi...
Ep 071: Flutter & Fox collaboration graded F and BetMGM on 'path to profitability'
Flutter Entertainment and the Fox Corporation announced the phased closure of the pair’s joint sports betting business, almost four years after the entity first came t...
Ep 068: Brazil on regulated sports betting home stretch via Lula signature
Earlier this week, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva signed the provisional measure that is set to regulate the sports betting industry in the country.While the Congres...
Ep 061: Interims come into play for H1
Hollywood may be in the midst of an actors and writers’ strike. Yet, for those seeking drama and intrigue, SBC recommends tuning into Gambling companies upcoming inter...
Ep 059: I predict a Rio(t)
Brazil is often introduced as a sleeping giant, but many fail to see that it’s already awake and almost fully working.While it’s only pending a set of rules, operators...
Ep 058: The Commission’s hot summer
Attention turns to the UK Gambling Commission, as last week executive director for policy development Tim Miller announced that the regulator was ready to publish its ...
Ep 049: iGaming insights you can Bank on
Thursday's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, will see us ride a wave of innovations and discover the latest payment trends in iGaming. At th...
Ep 048: Betsson scores Boca Jrs front-of-shirt sponsor
Sponsorship deals are increasingly common between football teams and sportsbooks in Latin America, and sports betting regulations in the city and the province of Bueno...
Ep 046: Creeping in... Regulatory Surveillance
Previously under reported – ‘regulatory surveillance’ has crept up on the igaming industry’s lexicon and agenda during 2023. A somewhat frightening and all-encompassi...
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 gambl...
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 monito...
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, j...
Ep 023: CasinoBeats Summit - day one
The conference schedule waits for no one as many from the industry jump on a flight to sunny Malta with the CasinoBeats Summit currently underway at the Intercontinent...
Ep 022: Ivan Toney and football's relationship with gambling
Last week witnessed Ivan Toney, the Premier League striker who plays for Brentford Football Club, handed an eight month suspension after admitting 232 breaches of the ...
Ep 020: Slow and steady for Brazilian sports betting
iGaming Daily returns to Brazil as the country finally experiences sports betting movement with the release of its provisional measure. The podcast will also catch a f...
Ep 018: Taking the PGSI
This week the UK’s National Health Service, the NHS, published the second part of its 2021 Health Survey for England that describes gambling participation and the prev...
Ep 017: Not so quiet on the Western regulatory front
Alongside the UK government publishing its long-overdue White Paper - the first quarter of 2023 saw further legislative reforms announced in the markets of Spain, Fran...
Ep 016: Aristocrat turns to NeoGames after Playtech rejection
After Aristocrat's lengthy $2.7bn pursuit of Playtech collapsed in early 2022 following the latter's shareholder rejection, the ASX-listed firm today entered into a de...