In our ‘Golden’ 50th episode, Martin Britton, who is the MD for GLI EMEA, joined us to talk through what the future holds for the industry in new and developing markets around licensing and testing requirements. In other news, the guys discuss the continued UK National Lottery licensing fallout between Allwyn and Camelot, along with SPACs, changing faces and controversy at Lottery.com and more regulatory oversight for Entain to deal with down under. Don’t forget to like rate review and subscribe and check out our back catalogue at https://bigbettingbalagan.com/ and our YouTube Channel - https ..read more

An expert panel of Bingo specialists including Angus Nisbet (Playtech), Andrew Steddy (PlayOJO) and affiliate expert Sue Dawson joined us today examining and educating on this core, but often overlooked vertical in the industry. We discuss the value, trends, M&A, technology and global opportunities it is driving in what was a fascinating session. In other news the Super Bowl, UKGC, Camelot, bet365 and activity in Argentina and across LATAM also get the Balagan treatment ..read more

The Big Betting Balagan turns 2 today (!) and to celebrate we have a bumper edition focussing on iGaming in the US with DC based John Pappas who is a Public Affairs & Government Relations expert. He talks us through activity in New York as well as what to expect in the US in 2022 and beyond, including iCasino and why the rollout has been slow. He also updates on some interesting developments in California. In other news WynnBets pending sale, more activity over at Playtech as well as with UK National Lottery bidders Camelot and Allwyn all get the Balagan treatment. We also discuss the meri ..read more

In the final episode of the year, we reflect on the major news stories that grabbed the headlines in 2021. This included the many Billions spent on M&A, the rise of the SPAC, NFT and huge numbers being generated in the US, plus our old nemesis COVID. We also look forward to 2022, picking up on iGaming in the US, unsustainable marketing, launches in LATAM, in-house technology and regulatory clarity in the UK and beyond. In more up to date news, activity at Playtech, 888, PlayUp, Clarion and the Gambling Commission all get the Balagan treatment. Happy Holidays to all our viewers and listener ..read more

Pini Yakuel, CEO of the leading data & marketing company Optimove, and who work with many major brands in the industry joined us today to chat through his background and how AI & Data science is changing everything. In a packed news section Camelot’s latest numbers, the on-going bidding war for Playtech, further M&A for Flutter and trouble in Florida are all covered. We also discuss the likes of SEGA and ESPN making moves into the space and in a final piece of breaking news Lee defends his racing tipster record ..read more

Recorded in front of a live audience at the recent Betting on Sports conference in London, we were joined by Chris Elliott from Wiggin LLP who updated us on the likely outcome and impact of the forthcoming White Paper on the pending UK Gambling Act review. In other news we discuss the Aristocrat and Gopher bidding war for Playtech, along with an update on the ‘Safer Gaming Week’ initiative and problem gambling stats. Also Super Group / Betway strategy of increased soccer sponsorship in the face of media and regulatory pressure to decrease exposure all get the Balagan treatment ..read more

Given they say life starts at 40 (!) the guys bring you another busy show previewing their upcoming live pod at the #BOSEUROPE conference in London on the 11th November at 2pm (UK). We are also joined by Dennis Algreen, Marketing Director from SBC who provides more insight into that event. Full details can be found here: https://sbcevents.com/betting-on-sports-europe/. Don’t worry if you can’t make the live broadcast as it will also be dropping across all our channels including https://www.youtube.com/thebigbettingbalagan shortly afterwards. In other news, the Melbourne Cup, Flutters Q3s and s ..read more

James McLoughlin from Boom Entertainment joined us today chatting about the value opportunity in the US around 'free to play' content alongside real money. We also covered activities in New York and what he saw at G2E. In the news roundup, Entains impressive numbers and Germanys lack of iGaming licensees alongside low staking limits and high taxation get the Balagan treatment. Lee also updates on the UK National Lottery License bid as it (finally) approaches the finishing line. Don't forget to like, rate review and subscribe ..read more

VP of Global Events at the American Gaming Association, Meredith Pallantee, joined us today, updating us on what the AGA are up to and what they have planned for next week’s G2E conference in Vegas. In other news, the Draft Kings / Entain bid and Endeavour buying Openbet from SG get the Balagan treatment. The regulatory position in the Netherlands and further fallout following the demise of Football Index plus a quick review of the recent SBC Barcelona conference are also discussed. Don’t forget to like, rate, review and subscribe ..read more

Stuart Tilly (Esports Entertainment), Alejandro Kowalski (Mobadoo) & Mark Cole (Dragoni) joined us today discussing all things Esports. During the chat, the guys got under the skin of its crossover to traditional betting and gaming through to Covid’s legacy, M&A, Regulations, Crypto and what the next generation are looking for from Esports and beyond. In other news, the battle for William Hill, 888s US performance and ESPN looking to enter the space all get discussed, also some surprising insights into scratch card take up. Lee & Dan also look forward to upcoming live events they w ..read more