Valentina Diaco: These Are the iGaming Companies Getting AI Right

🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #255 with Valentina Diaco, Founder at Profit Matches.

AI has officially moved beyond hype. In 2025, it’s reshaping iGaming in real, tangible ways — from CRM and engagement to compliance, marketing, content creation, safe gambling, and game development.

In this episode, Valentina Diaco, one of the industry's most respected marketing and AI strategists, breaks down 10 AI companies that are already transforming iGaming today.

⏰ Timestamps:00:00 -

Intro00:23 - Sponsors message

02:09 - Welcoming Valentina & Profit Matches

04:52 - What AI Match is and why she built it

06:00 - Where AI in iGaming stands today

09:12 - AI: the real value is what you do with it

11:17 - Why AI fails in companies

12:30 - AI-to-AI economy & the future of data infrastructure

15:14 - AI agents & conversational interfaces

18:10 - The 10 AI companies reshaping iGaming

19:09 - Golden Whale: AI for UA, retention & bonus orchestration

23:40 - Field Stream AI: profitability engine for marketers

27:51 - Text.com AI: customer support & proactive assistance

33:15 - Let’s .IO: regulatory intelligence for compliance

38:11 - Gamblitude: AI-powered BI & data warehouse

41:58 - MaxFusion: AI content & UGC generation

46:47 - Mindway AI: responsible gambling detection

51:00 - insightplay.ai: conversational betting assistant

53:37 - Xenia AI: game development & personalisation

56:28 - Bettor Faster AI: development & automation agency

58:20 - Why companies resist AI adoption

01:00:16 - Biggest blockers: lack of capacity & too many tools

01:07:01 - The real cultural barrier

01:10:16 - The future: smaller, smarter, AI-native companies

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