The SBC Weekly Digest for 29/01/21

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

Good week for…

YGAM & GAMCARE

Responsible gaming charities YGAM and GamCare have exceeded first year targets for the Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme.

FANDUEL

FanDuel and the PGA TOUR have collaborated in a new partnership which will see real-time highlights of TOUR events to US fantasy sport company’s Sportsbook app users.

Bad week for…

WHITE HAT GAMING

A UK Gambling Commission investigation into White Hat Gaming’s handling of seven customer accounts resulted in the company being ordered to pay £1.3 million in lieu of a financial penalty.

ESPORTS INTEGRITY

Bans were issued to 35 Australian CS:GO players by the Esports Integrity Commission following an ongoing investigation into betting related offences.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“So, a lot of people are getting online, they’re, you know, basically skipping the desktop process, just getting straight into the mobile phones. That’s why you know the biggest part of the market is mobile.”

Dimitri Belianin, Chief Marketing Officer of Parimatch International, spoke on how the Indian gaming market is becoming increasingly mobile.

NUMBERS GAME

180.9 million

December saw Tennessee continue its ‘history-making’ sports betting launch as it closed 2020 with the best two-month debut as it recorded $312.3 million in combined wagers.

Google has elevated its ‘Play Store’ developer terms and conditions, confirming it will allow real-money app downloads for a further 15 countries.

22.7 million

Conor McGregor racked up 22.7 million engagements following his return from retirement at UFC 257, according to statistics released by Nielsen Sports.

1.5%

Mastercard has confirmed to EU businesses that it will increase its charges on UK credit transactions from 0.3% to a maximum of 1.5%.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Sports Gambling Education’s latest Student Happy Hour Q&A webinar looks into all things Canada as it reviews various jurisdictional laws and the Maple State’s future involving legalised sport betting.

Recommended Reading

Scott Morgan, Founder of Crypto Integrity Tao, explored the evolution of the relationship between gaming and digital currency following the pandemic.

Following the release of Cluedo Cash Mystery, CasinoBeats spoke to Rob Procter, Content Specialist Director at Scientific Games, to discuss the latest title.

In the first edition of ‘Around the World in 80 Slots’, SlotBeats finds itself in the UK as James Marshall – CEO of Push Gaming – gives an in-depth view into player habits.

Speaking at SBC Digital India, Sunil Krishnamurthy, General Secretary of AIGF, noted that without a self-regulated market, gaming’s economic potential cannot be fully realised.

Artículos Recomendados

Luiz Eduardo Abreu Hadad, Director de Community Building en Cambiatus, habló con SBC Noticias y destacó que la implementación de las divisas digitales a nivel masivo es inminente pero advirtió que se necesitan regulaciones para que estas puedan ser más accesibles.

La tribu Mashantucket Pequot y LionGrove se han unido para reabrir El San Juan Casino de Puerto Rico, que pasará a llamarse Foxwoods El San Juan Casino tras una inversión de 12,5 millones de dólares.