Ashley Lang: Breaking down the iGaming eco-system

🎙 Podcast #120 with Pierre Lindh and Pontus Lindwall, CEO of Betsson AB After reporting the best quarterly report in Betsson's history, Pierre invited Pontus to talk about performing so well during the current financial turmoil. Lindwall expresses his take on harmful gambling and how Betsson ensures safe gambling. Pontus Lindwall talks about Betsson's different entrance in the US market and why they didn't jump on the American B2C wagon. They also discuss the current German market, elections in Sweden, when will Betsson enter the Netherland's market and Pontus gives his recommendations on how to grow your career in Betsson. ABOUT PONTUS LINDWALL: Pontus is CEO of Betsson AB - one of the world's leading iGaming companies, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. It’s nearly impossible to talk about the Swedish iGaming wonder without mentioning Pontus Lindwall. As current CEO and former Chairman of the Board of Betsson AB, as well as founder and former CEO of NetEnt and former CEO of Cherry, Lindwall has helped lay the grounds to the modern Swedish iGaming market and made many of its gaming companies to market leaders in Europe. In addition to being one of the driving forces of the re-regulation of the Swedish gaming market, Lindwall is a passionate cyclist and DJ. _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD/Co-Founder at iGaming NEXT and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions. – Leading iGaming platform technology. Sponsored by: Pragmatic Play & Playson

1 Joulu 202227min

🎙 Podcast #119 with Pierre Lindh and Jose Micallef, COO at Bombay Group & Hub88 Pierre invited Jose to our brand new studio to talk about a particular way of how Yolo Group operates- building their ecosystem. They discuss the overall goals and visions of the many brand company, as well as one of their brands in particular: Bombay Group and their niche position in the live studio market. The unfortunate events of 2022 are also a big topic during this episode- the war in Ukraine and how Yolo Group acted with their office in Ukraine. As well as, the crypto crash and the effect it had on our industry. ABOUT JOSE MICALLEF: Jose Micallef has been in the online gambling industry for 13 years _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD/Co-Founder at iGaming NEXT and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions. – Leading iGaming platform technology. Sponsored by: Pragmatic Play, Bombay Group & Playson

30 Marras 202254min

🎙 Podcast #118 with Pierre Lindh and Steven Myers, Managing Director at Praxis Consulting and Advisory This episode is all about ESG- environmental, social and governance investing. Pierre sits down with Steve to talk why is ESG important, how the iGaming industry can become ESG compliant and the purpose of our industry in society. Myers explains the prime reason to be ESG friendly and how can it change our industry. ABOUT STEVEN MYERS: Steve Myers of Praxis Consulting and Advisory boasts over 20 years in the gambling industry, with 13 years as Managing Director, Development for the Genting EMEA region. He is a Senior Advisor on gambling for DRD Partnership, and Co-founder of Gaming Knowledge Centers, an initiative to bring together industry, regulatory, and academic research on gambling to create Myers Short Bio best practice globally. Steve works in iGaming and land-based environments for both public and private sector clients. Increasingly, his focus is on ESG and reputation of the industry. Steve is a graduate of the UNR Executive Development Program where he also taught, and has a Masters in Major Programme Management from the University of Oxford along with a Masters in Law. _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD/Co-Founder at iGaming NEXT and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions. – Leading iGaming platform technology. Sponsored by: Pragmatic Play, Bombay Group & Playson

29 Marras 202237min

- Gambling industry fights back against New York Times’ coverage of US sports betting sector - With special guest Steve Ruddock, iGaming Analyst at Gambling.com and Editor-in-Chief at Gaming Law Review ...and much more! The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Thursday at 3PM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Jake Evans & Conor Mulheir with occasional guests present the latest news in iGaming along with a deep dive into each topic. All listeners are invited to share their opinions and ask questions, making this a great way to catch up and dig deeper into the latest iGaming news

25 Marras 202249min

🎙 Podcast with Michael Pederson and Troy Paul, Co-Founder and CEO of SGG Media Michael returns with a very interesting guest to talk about using micro-influencers. What is a micro-influencer? Why use them instead of the macro-influencers like Kim K? A ll of this and much more are discussed during the podcast. You'll learn all about this new marketing landscape, how to utilize influencers in the iGaming space, social media as a marketing tool and streamers. ABOUT TROY PAUL: An entrepreneur with a passion for the legal Sports Gaming industry. Paul founded Sports Gambling Guides, an affiliate marketing website, after graduating from NYU. His team is constantly expanding their advertising partnerships and they are open to new opportunities _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is hosted by Michael Pedersen, CCO at Livespins and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions. – Leading iGaming platform technology. Sponsored by: Pragmatic Play, Bombay Group & Playson

23 Marras 20221h 5min

🎙 Podcast #117 with Pierre Lindh and Valentina Bagniya, Chief Marketing Officer at SOFTSWISS In this podcast Pierre Lindh sits down with Valentina Bagniya to discuss Brand Strategy. Listen as they take a deep dive into Brand Strategy, including how to build a strategy from scratch, the differences between the brand strategy in iGaming and other industries, and planning long-term brand strategy while trying to predict future changes ABOUT VALENTINA BAGNIYA: Valentina joined SOFTSWISS as CMO in 2020, having 15+ years of experience in marketing backing her up. In 2 years she has built a full-service B2B marketing department with over 30 employees. As Chief Marketing Officer, Valentina develops forward-thinking marketing and business strategies for SOFTSWISS and its products, supervises strategy execution and controls achievement of the brand’s marketing targets. ___ This episode of the iGaming NEXT podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD/Co-Founder at iGaming NEXT and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions. – Leading iGaming platform technology. Sponsored by: Pragmatic Play, Bombay Group & Playson

22 Marras 202239min

US Sports Betting Market Monitor: BetMGM most likely challenger to FanDuel’s US crown New York breaks monthly sports betting revenue record in October MaximBet shutters US sportsbook amid “challenging macroeconomic conditions” ...and much more! The iGaming NEXT Weekly News roundup is a weekly live stream held every Thursday at 3PM CET across all of our social media platforms. These sessions, hosted by Jake Evans & Conor Mulheir with occasional guests present the latest news in iGaming along with a deep dive into each topic. All listeners are invited to share their opinions and ask questions, making this a great way to catch up and dig deeper into the latest iGaming news

22 Marras 202245min

🎙 Podcast #116 with Pierre Lindh and Igor Samardziski, CEO of TrueLAB Games Studios, Investor & Tech Enthusiast Pierre sat down for an emergency podcast with Igor Samardziski to talk about the groundbreaking collapse of one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world FTX. In just a matter of days, the crypto market witnessed a complete crash of one of the most powerful players in the industry. "They all knew about it" - Samardziski told a very chilling backstory of FTX and explained what really went on during last week's chaos. He explained how the collapse inevitably came to this point- from the very questionable people behind the exchange to the lack of research conducted by its investors. ABOUT IGOR SAMARDZISKI: A highly proficient individual, specializing in gaming systems, start-up, operation and efficiency of Online Gaming and E-commerce business models, by expanding product verticals in new and existing businesses. Very entrepreneurial in spirit. Highly knowledgeable in every area catering to an online gaming operation such as Fraud, AMLO, Bonus Abuse and Advantage Play from both in-depth function perspective as well as management of resource and KPI's with focus on Customer Service & Operations resource management. Founder of Big Data BI analytic software (and logic models) with key focus on CRM, Churn Management and Customer Reactivation, Macro/Micro Segmentation models and in-depth player management. Executive consultant to development of Social Casino Games on the basis of volatility and hit rate metrics. Developed BringIt - an Affiliate Program with focus on recruitment and maintenance of key Affiliate partners. The affiliate marketing programs employed by our casino, sports, binary and bingo operations yield an average nROI success rate of 1.7 + per quarter. _____ This episode of the iGaming NEXT Podcast is hosted by Pierre Lindh, MD/Co-Founder at iGaming NEXT and is brought to you by: Pragmatic Solutions. – Leading iGaming platform technology. Sponsored by: Pragmatic Play, Bombay Group and Playson

14 Marras 20221h 24min