SBC Weekly Digest 18/10
Good week for...
EVOKE
Evoke reported its “first quarter of year-on-year growth since Q1 2022” as it deepened its focus on core markets.
ECUADOR
In a significant shift for the Ecuador market, the country has re-authorised the advertising of sports betting and gambling on media networks across the Andean nation.
Bad week for...
BRAZIL GAMING
Ahead of Brazil’s regulated betting market launch, some of the country’s politicians are concerned about the potential financial impact, authorising an inquiry.
PREMIER LOTTERIES
Premier Lotteries Ireland has been issued a fine of €23,000 by the Irish lottery regulator for a system error which occurred back in 2022.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“There are also way too many easy political points being scored by just implementing measures that have not been thought through to either increase the state budget or to score points with the public as gambling in general is still considered a moral grayzone.”
DailySpin CEO Eric Stööp provides analysis over the Italian gambling market and the threat posed by unregulated operators.
NUMBERS GAME
2
West Ham’s Lucas Pacqueta strongly denies allegations of breaching football betting rules after reports emerged that he faces two more charges from the FA.
8%
Entain expects EBITDA of between £1.4bnm- £1.9bn at the close of the year after the LSE gambling group outlined Q3 revenue growth of 8% in its latest report.
€65m
Codere SA has completed its Global Recapitalisation Programme, lowering the net debt of the Spanish gambling group to “approximately €65m”.
$192m
DraftKings was confirmed as handle leader in Indiana for September, with the Boston-based operator taking $192m in bets
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
During SBC Summit in Lisbon, OddsMatrix CEO, Tor Skeie speaks on the two major launches the company embarked on this year and how the EveryMatrix sports unit will look to build upon its impressive growth.
§Recommended Reading
Lisa Nandy, the DCMS Secretary, answered MPs questions around gambling related harm as the government takes charge of the Gambling Act review.
Betting and payments stakeholders discuss one of the industry’s biggest talking points, Brazil, and the importance of Pix in the country’s forthcoming gambling ecosystem.
Kambi has positioned itself as a ‘one-stop-shop of premium products’ for betting operators, the firm’s newly appointed Chief Commercial Officer, Sarah Robertson, explains.
SBC News analyses the French market landscape facing Française des Jeux as the company completes its takeover of Unibet and 32Red parent Kindred.
SBC NOTICIAS
SBC Noticias habló con Fernando Mármol, CMO de Grupo Orenes, quien será uno de los oradores destacados de la conferencia de SBC Summit Latinoamérica 2024.
En declaraciones a CasinoBeats durante SBC Summit, el director de Productos de iGP, Dirk Camilleri, explicó todo sobre su solución para juego online con crypto.