In this episode, SBC Media Director Martyn Elliott is joined by Shawn Fluharty, Chair of the Better Gambling Forum. Together, they discuss how collaboration, regulation, and innovation are shaping the iGaming sector to drive sustainability, player protection, and responsible growth. Key Topics: The mission of the Better Gambling Forum and its global approach The importance…
The UK Government is considering a major shake-up of social media regulation, including a ban on under-16s using major platforms and potential restrictions for older teenagers. But could these measures help tackle another growing concern: illegal gambling operators targeting young people online? In this episode of iGaming Daily, Charlie Horner is joined by SBC News…
Stakeholders in the licensed gambling sector will be painfully aware of the marketing shenanigans by black market operators running free across major social networks.
For some time now, the case has been that all social media platforms – from X, through Facebook and Instagram, to TikTok – have seen an infestation of illicit gambling ads in one form or another.
Black market operators leveraging these communication channels to target domestic market consumers has been a widespread practice in the UK in particular, with even Google – although not your traditional social media platform – hosting lists of available unlicensed casinos.
It is obvious that these Big Tech companies have a significant role to play in curbing the multi-billion-pound black market.
However, in an exclusive interview with SBC, Tim Miller, Executive Director of Research and Policy at the UK’s Gambling Commission, sounded more frustrated rather than satisfied with the cooperation he’s seen from Big Tech over the ..
This episode explores Australia’s evolving gambling reforms, the political and social implications, and the challenges faced in implementing comprehensive regulations. Experts discuss: the delayed progress post-Murphy Inquiry; the influence of stakeholders; and the future of gambling regulation in Australia. Key Topics: Gambling reform delays post-Murphy Inquiry Political and economic liabilities of gambling industry Future regulatory…
This episode explores the recent developments in the UK illegal gambling task force, its objectives, and the ongoing battle against the black market in iGaming. Experts discuss regulatory challenges, the effectiveness of the task force, and strategies to combat illegal gambling activities. Key Topics:
Affordability has dominated headlines in Western gambling markets, notably as one of the most controversial mandates in the UK market.
Speaking on iGaming Daily, SBC Media’s Editor-at-Large, Ted Menmuir, revealed that financial risk checks were being billed as the highest technical safeguard and generational change as a result of a new era brought about by the White Paper implementation.
Whilst Menmuir acknowledged that this tagline is incredibly enticing as UK gambling embarks on sweeping changes, the test pilot has continued for several years. Menmuir noted that the feedback has been very limited to stakeholders, with efficiency and viability around the project still being unknown.
He outlined that this feels like an urgent vulnerability to the successful implementation of one of the key steps of the white paper. What has been established is that affordability and predicting or projecting an individual’s affordability is an ‘acute science’.
Menmuir cautioned that there has be..
Prediction markets have become one of the most disruptive forces in global betting, and Brazil has just drawn a clear line. In today’s episode of iGaming Daily, Fernando Noodt is joined by Leonardo Biazzi and Ana Maria Meneses to break down Brazil’s move to restrict prediction markets, block platforms and treat event-based derivatives as part…
In today’s episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Media Manager Charlie Horner is joined by iGaming Expert Editor Joe Streeter and special guest Duncan Garvie, CEO of BetBlocker, as the trio unpack the significance of its recent OHID funding win, the future of safer gambling provision in the UK, and the wider debate around regulation, scrutiny,…
Is responsible gambling actually holding the industry back… or is it the key to its future? In this episode of The Safe Bet Show, Martyn Lyker sits down with Fisayo Oke (Founder & CEO of Gamble Alert) to break down one of the biggest debates in the global gambling industry: player protection vs profit. From…
In today’s episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Media Manager Fernando Noodt is joined by SBC Media Director Martyn Elliott and iGaming Expert Editor Joe Streeter as the trio discuss whether current regulation, taxation and industry practices are unintentionally fuelling the growth of the gambling black market, and what needs to change to stop it. Tune…